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Dr. Saskia Boisot spotlights the Sharon Logan versus Orange County Animal Care lawsuit in a three part series updating where things stand today. Part 3 examines what has been done during the monitoring period and where the lawsuit stands today.
Mohammed Aly, a local attorney and founder of Orange County Poverty Alleviation Coalition, challenges Orange County Supervisors on their rhetoric toward the homeless, questioning whether recent statements by Supervisors Chairman Andrew Do and Supervisors Todd Spitzer have actually fueled violence against homeless individuals.
Orange County’s four Republican-held Congressional Districts that are targeted by the national Democratic Party failed to get clear Democratic endorsement recommendations for any of the numerous candidates, leaving it to next month’s state convention to help narrow the field of candidates heading into the June primaries.
Dr. Saskia Boisot spotlights the Sharon Logan versus Orange County Animal Care lawsuit in a three part series updating where things stand today. Part 2 focuses on the court ordered Settlement Agreement regarding monitoring of animal deaths at the shelter.
Attorney Brooke Weitzman Monday filed a federal court lawsuit in an effort to halt the county’s eviction of hundreds of homeless people from the Santa Ana riverbed, but the county immediately said it will continue telling people to leave unless a judge orders it to stop.
An innovative project aimed at speeding up commutes on the nation’s busiest stretch of highway started today as officials gathered to break ground on the I-405 Improvement Project, which targets a 16-mile stretch of freeway between Costa Mesa and the Los Angeles County line.
Gary Takesian, a documentary filmmaker and graphic artist living in Yorba Linda, writes about the recent deportation of Jorge Garcia, noting the collective American conscience needs a softening of the heart, standing up to the fact that breaking up decent families, regardless of their legally recognized status, serves no useful or rational purpose.
Dr. Saskia Boisot spotlights the Sharon Logan versus Orange County Animal Care lawsuit in a three part series updating where things stand today. Part 1 outlines the background leading up to the lawsuit.
Nearly one in five Orange County residents now is Asian American, the fastest growing racial group in the county.
Homeless people camped along the Santa Ana River slowly are packing up and leaving as a result of county evictions, but most said they are without a place to go and no backup plan.