Elizabeth Brown, president of Laguna Greenbelt Inc, writes that Orange County supervisors are thwarting the will of voters by considering a commercial development Tuesday for 100 acres near Irvine’s Great Park, arguing the area should remain largely a wildlife corridor.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Goldstein: OC Supervisors Should Rethink Proposed Ban on Cannabis Activities
Diane Goldstein, a retired police Lt. Commander who is now an executive board member for the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), writes that county officials are wrong to rely on simple bans of cannabis cultivation in Orange County because they simply spur black markets and crime. County supervisors are scheduled to take up the issue Tuesday.
Posted inPress Releases
Salute to Veterans: 5,000 people donated 9.7 tons of food at free community event on Veterans Day
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. COSTA MESA (Nov. 13, 2017) […]
Posted inPress Releases
Santa Ana Unites With 11 Founding Jurisdictions Supporting Proven New Model for Protecting Their Communities
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. SANTA ANA UNITES WITH 11 […]
Posted inCanyons, Fountain Valley, Government, Outdoors, Top Stories
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Robbins: Hate Rhetoric Alive and Well in Sunny Orange County
Mike Robbins, a 56-year Orange County resident who now lives in Anaheim, writes about the recent county push to move homeless encampments along the Santa Ana riverbed, questioning how officials can expect homeless people to move when they don’t have any other housing options.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
12 Cases of Legionnaire’s Disease, One Death, Reported in Anaheim; Disneyland Closes Cooling Towers
Disneyland has shut down two cooling towers at its theme park after a dozen cases, including one death, from Legionnaire’s disease – a serious respiratory illness caused by the Legionella bacteria – were reported in Anaheim.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Scharfe: The Military Chain of Command Keeps The Organization Strong
This Veterans Day, Rene Scharfe, who served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970, writes about the training and discipline he got in the military. Scharfe retired recently from the Sheriffs Department as a Correctional Services Technician.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Clow: Growing Up in a Military Family
To memorialize Veterans’ Day, Alan Dean Clow, a Public Defender investigator, writes about his family’s ties to the military as well as his experience in the Army in the 1970s.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Luster: Military Helps at Home
During Veterans Day, Jack Luster, a Navy veteran, who now works at OC Community Resources, writes about how his military experience went into disaster relief when he was active in the 1990s during Hurricane Andrew.
