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Monthly Archives: February 2018

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OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean and Bay Rain Advisory

Press Releases
By tsears | February 28, 2018

 The Environmental Health division of the OC Health Care Agency advises swimmers that levels of bacteria can rise significantly in ocean and bay waters, close to storm drains, and the outlets of creeks and rivers during and after rainstorms.

Luis J. Rodriguez comes to Santa Ana’s Second Annual Art and Literature Festival 

By tsears | February 28, 2018

All the eyes of the region are turned on Downtown Santa Ana for its Second annual Art and Literature Festival. The city has welcomed a diverse mix of some of the finest writers, poets, thinkers and artists to come out and perform.

OC Supervisors Reject Most Proposed Limits on Taxpayer Mailers That Feature Themselves

Election 2018
By Nick Gerda | February 28, 2018

The proposed restrictions came amid concerns that supervisors have been using government resources to send what effectively are re-election campaign mailers.

County Finalizes Purchase of Building for Mental Health Services

mental health
By Nick Gerda | February 28, 2018

The proposed mental health center is seen by advocates and officials as a major step toward addressing a severe shortage of mental health service options in Orange County. There was no word Tuesday on when services will start at the property.

Santana: Riverbed Evictions Revealed Failed Homelessness Policies

homeless
By Norberto Santana Jr. | February 27, 2018

County supervisors this past month were able to offer more than 700 people camped out along the Santa Ana riverbed a viable option toward stability by granting them motel stays and case workers. So where were these services the past decade while the homelessness crisis exploded? Should County Supervisors remain the lead agency for response? Where do we go from here?

Most OC Cities Support Adding 2,700 New Homes For Homeless, Organizer Says

Housing & Homelessness
By Nick Gerda | February 27, 2018

If built, the 2,700 new units would be enough to house more than half of the 4,792 homeless people counted in Orange County during the latest official count in January 2017.

Local Residents Demand that Brea Olinda School Board Rename Fanning and Shut the Door on the Sundown Legacy

Press Releases
By tsears | February 26, 2018

On February 26th, 2018, Brea parents, teachers, and local residents will pack the Brea Olinda Unified School Board meeting to demand that the board rename William E. Fanning Elementary School. Fanning was a teacher, principal, and superintendent of Brea schools from 1914 to 1942—as well as a documented Ku Klux Klan member.

County Wraps Up Homeless Evictions at Santa Ana Riverbed

Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless
By THY VO and SPENCER CUSTODIO | February 26, 2018

Orange County Sunday wrapped up the eviction of hundreds of homeless people from camps along the Santa Ana riverbed, finding motel and other shelter for more than 700 and clearing away tents and canopies that lined the riverbank near Angel Stadium for at least two years.

On OC: Latest on OC Homeless Evictions From Santa Ana Riverbed Near Angel Stadium

On OC
By Norberto Santana Jr. | February 26, 2018

Reporters discuss homeless evictions along the Santa Ana riverbed, federal court actions and what comes next for homeless policy in Orange County.

County Expands Temporary Shelter Capacity at Bridges at Kraemer Place

Press Releases
By tsears | February 25, 2018

The County of Orange has expanded temporary shelter capacity at Bridges at Kraemer Place in Anaheim – providing accommodations for an additional 52 individuals inside the facility and an additional 13 individuals in two temporary structures on the facility property.

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As of Thursday evening, Jan. 21, the OC Health Care Agency reports 1,340 new cases, 38 new deaths (2,546 cumulative) and 1,935 current hospitalizations (517 of those in ICU). As of the weekly update on Sunday, Jan. 17, a total of 108,812 vaccination doses have been given (88,539 first doses and 20,272 second doses).

COMMUNITY OPINION »

  • Ventura, Henderson and Tarallo: To the Executive Administration at Chapman University

    On January 13, John Eastman retired from Chapman University unscathed, after being put under fire for his involvement at the Capitol insurrection. President Daniele Struppa stated that Eastman’s retirement closed a “challenging chapter” for Chapman, but the university’s students think otherwise. In this open letter to the university executive administration, students from the Chapman Activist Coalition argue that Eastman is just one blip in the longstanding history of racism and inequality at Chapman University.

  • Kriz: Twenty Four People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in December

    Twenty four people died “without fixed abode” in OC in December, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis like the year before. Yes, we may have been lucky. The December death toll among the homeless is almost always high in OC because of rain and we had almost none this year. Still progress in opening new homeless shelters is being made and the OC BOS may be signaling that it’s ready take-on this problem with the commitment needed to finally bring it to resolution.

  • Mundekis: When an STR is Opened, a Home is Lost and a Neighborhood is Harmed

    Short Term Rentals (STRs) are portrayed as harmless ways for property owners to make money. The harm starts when the STRs open and bring problems into neighborhoods. More harm is caused when residents are pushed out of homes to convert homes to STRs. Banning STRs eliminates these harms.

NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.

A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as Orange County’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America. Learn more »

  • Santana: Orange County Secrecy Complicates Vaccine Rollout, County Outbreaks

Press Releases »

  • State of California Announces Extension of Southern California Region’s Stay-at-Home Order
  • OC Health Care Agency Deploys Mobile Field Hospitals to Help Alleviate COVID-19 Burden on the Local Health Care System
  • County Service Center Closed to General Public Due to COVID-19 Stay at Home Order
  • California Health Officials Announce a Regional Stay at Home Order Triggered by ICU Capacity 

YOUTH MEDIA »

  • Orange City Council Extends Glassell Street Closure in Orange Plaza Paseo

INSIDE THE NEWSROOM »

  • Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. Elected as President of First Amendment Advocacy Group CalAware
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