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Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
ACLU and County in Settlement Talks on Riverbed Homeless Suit
The ACLU claims county officials illegally trapped dozens of homeless people living along the Santa Ana River, which the county disputes. However, both sides were in support of canceling a key court hearing for Thursday as they appear to be seeking an agreement.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates Shame Supervisors for Actions at Riverbed
A stream of angry residents showed up to the county Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to demand that supervisors stop the evictions of homeless people who are camped along the Santa Ana riverbed until housing options are available.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Streetcar Apparently Still a Possibility in Anaheim
Last month, Anaheim City Council members thought they had killed any and all plans for a streetcar in their city. But this week, the Orange County Transportation Authority’s board made it clear that a streetcar on Harbor Boulevard is still up for discussion.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Veterans’ Stories Told Through Their Mementos at Heroes Hall
The inaugural exhibit at Heroes Hall, the new veterans’ museum at the Orange County Fairgrounds, features items soldiers carried with them in combat.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is the Fix in at John Wayne Airport?
A nasty fight over a fuel contract at John Wayne Airport could get even nastier today as county supervisors engage in a last-minute agenda scramble to re-approve a contract for a low-ranked bidder amidst calls for a federal probe into the process.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Aly: Arrested for #RiverbedRescue
With no place to go, homeless are removed by the county from their Skid River location. Yet as they are pushed out, it begs the question of where do they land?
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
ACLU Sues County Over Fencing of Riverbed Homeless Camp
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that by erecting a chain-link fence next to the Santa Ana River in Orange, county officials have unconstitutionally “imprisoned” 75 to 100 people living in a homeless encampment there.
Posted inUncategorized
Orange County Heroes Hall opening its first exhibit
This week, the county’s first veterans’ museum – Heroes Hall – formally opens the doors on its first exhibit, The Things They Carried, on Wednesday. Voice of OC produced a […]
Posted inEconomy, Garden Grove, News Briefs
No Longer ‘Garbage Grove,’ City Appears on the Verge of Hotel Building Boom
Garden Grove officials are increasingly confident the city will reach a crucial milestone this year, with hotel bed taxes on track – for the first time in history — to surpass sales tax as the city’s single largest revenue source.
