The location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery may be decided in Superior Court as the result of a lawsuit filed by former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Adds Deputy Digital Editor
Voice of OC has added a deputy digital editor to its team, helping further enhance the newsroom’s social media, website, marketing and graphics efforts. Gabrielle Colón has joined the staff, […]
Posted inPress Releases
Coast District Leads in State With Environmental Initiatives
On Monday, November 13, Orange Coast College was one of six community colleges honored with a 2017 Excellence in Energy and Sustainability award presented by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors in Sacramento, CA.
Posted inPress Releases
Thomas Umberg Selected as Chair of the Veterans Treatment Court Committee – Justice For Vets Project
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. PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release […]
Posted inPress Releases
Concerned Citizens to take stand for nuclear waste safety Saturday, November 18, 2017 in Laguna Beach, 1:00pm
A gathering of intentional citizens will commence non-denominational prayer and focused meditation on Saturday November 18th, 1:00pm at the main beach in Laguna Beach.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Top Stories
County Opts For Hotel, Shops, and Market-Rate Homes, Not Homeless Shelter on Irvine Land
The impending legal battle with the city of Irvine could answer a question: Are government agencies subject to a local city’s land use authority when the agency builds a large commercial project on land it owns inside the city?
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Looking For The Best And Brightest
As part of a nationwide funding challenge led by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund and the MacArthur Foundation, Voice of OC is creating an advisory board of special civic leaders who will meet twice a year with the Publisher to talk about the future of Orange County and how the newsroom can best be equipped to meet the civic challenges ahead.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine City Council Votes to Sue County Over Big Commercial Development Near Great Park
The Irvine City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to sue the County of Orange over a huge development plan on 108 acres south of the Great Park, hours after the Board of Supervisors moved forward with the project.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
Public Not Told of Anaheim Legionnaire’s Outbreak Because Health Threat Was Over
The public was not notified of a recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Anaheim until reporters asked about it, because there was no ongoing public health threat, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA).
Posted inLake Forest, Politics & Elections
Boundaries of New Lake Forest Districts Befuddle City Council
Lake Forest City Council members seemingly narrowed their choice of district election maps from five to two, but, in a meeting that confused even council members, directed their map maker to draw at least six maps of the two basic plans.
