Public meetings in Anaheim and Buena Park this week will discuss the design and environmental impacts of a 30-mile section of rail between Los Angeles and Anaheim, which is planned to carry passengers by 2029.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Homeless in the OC
More than 15,000 people are homeless in Orange County at some point during the year, according to the latest available figures.
Posted inPress Releases
Signature Flight Support Exits John Wayne Airport
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Signature Flight Support Exits John […]
Posted inPress Releases
Director of County’s Health Care Agency Appointed
Richard Sanchez, currently the Assistant Director of the County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA), will now lead the agency as Director beginning March 31, 2017. Sanchez was selected from a competitive public recruitment following the retirement announcement of present HCA Director Mark Refowitz.
Posted inNewport Beach, Outdoors
The Battle Over Banning Ranch Isn’t Done
Conservationists opposed to the Banning Ranch development celebrated a major legal victory last week with a California Supreme Court ruling that would require the developer to go back to square one and redo the environmental analysis for the project.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is This The Year OC Vets Finally Get Their Own Cemetery?
There are state and federal designations backing a site on the former El Toro Marine Air Base but no clear path to fund the $77 million construction cost. This Tuesday, Irvine City Councilman Jeff Lalloway and Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva jumpstart a stalled debate, advocating a plan to have the city fund more than half.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Health & Wellness
Holzmann: A Coalition of the Willing to Address Mental Health Care in Orange County
Addressing mental health needs in Orange County requires much more communication among stakeholders, writes activist Matt Holzmann.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Free-Speech Battle Heats Up Over Public Comments at OC Supervisors’ Meetings
County Counsel Leon Page is defending a ban on public commenters addressing supervisors by name, among other the ACLU claims is illegal. In response, ACLU officials say county supervisors will be set straight by the courts if they don’t change their policies.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton City Council Changes Its Mind on Which Council Members Run in 2018
The Fullerton City Council has reversed its initial decision on which two districts will be up for election next year and voted instead to allow Councilman Greg Sebourn to run in 2018.
Posted inFullerton, Top Stories
Fullerton to Temporarily OK Overnight Street Parking
Fullerton officials plan to temporarily stop enforcing a 47-year-old ban on overnight parking along city streets while a more permanent solution to the lack of space is developed.
