Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff offers insights into this week’s city council meeting. This week, Council members will consider the next action on the Museum House referendum petitions.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Smolar: Downtown Santa Ana Business District Reviews 2016, Looks forward to 2017
It was a landmark year of partnerships and growth for downtown Santa Ana, including being named one of the 5 best neighborhoods in America by the American Planning Association.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is Throwing Rocks the New Homeless Response in OC?
Last week county work crews pushed rocks in the way of a homeless tent city near Angels Stadium between the Santa Ana riverbed and the 57 freeway, prompting public protests, an ACLU lawsuit and numerous civic actions.
Posted inPress Releases
Rep. Correa Sends Letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Raids
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. For Immediate Release February 10, […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
ACLU Threatens Suit Over County’s Actions Toward Riverbed Homeless
As county officials move to push homeless people from an encampment next to the Santa Ana River, the American Civil Liberties Union has jumped into the fray with threats of legal action.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Council Votes to Abolish Sex Offender Ordinance
The Fullerton City Council this week voted to abolish the city’s ordinance that restricted where convicted child sex offenders can live as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by a man who claims to have been rendered homeless by such laws.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Council Kills Plan for Youth Programs
In a split vote, the council voted against a plan to issue $500,000 in grants for local youth programs. Council members on each side of the issue said the money is being saved for police.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Work Program for City’s Homeless
Mayor Tom Tait used his State of the City Address to announce “Better Way Anaheim,” a city program modeled after one in Albuquerque that provides homeless people with jobs like trash pickup and landscaping.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Overhaul All City Boards and Commissions
The Anaheim City Council this week narrowly approved a plan to dismiss all appointees to city boards and commissions so as to create more equal representation under the city’s new district-based electoral system.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Fair & Event Center Celebrates Grand Opening of Heroes Hall Veterans Museum February 15
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. Media Contact: Communications Department commdept@ocfair.com, […]
