Isabel Becerra, CEO of the Coalition of Orange County Health Centers, writes that Orange County desperately needs Congress to reauthorize critical legislation funding local health care centers by Jan. 19, arguing that instability over funding threatens access to health care for Orange County’s most vulnerable residents.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Briceño: Women’s Rights, Front and Center in OC
Ada Briceño, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11 in Orange County, writes that the #MeToo movement has put a new focus on the upcoming Women’s March in Santa Ana on Saturday, Jan. 20.
Posted inPress Releases
Orange County Bar Association Installs Nikki Presley Miliband as 2018 OCBA President
Today, the Orange County Bar Association will install Nikki Presley Miliband as the 2018 OCBA President, along with the OCBA officers and board of directors. Ms. Miliband will be installed during the OCBA’s premier legal event, Judges’ Night, held at the Irvine Marriott.
Posted inSanta Ana, Transportation
Santa Ana Says it Broke State Law When Approving $1 Million Subsidy for Car Dealers
In a tense meeting this week, City Council members said in coming weeks they will re-approve the original agreement – including the use of emergency reserves.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Recreational Weed: It’s Legal to Buy at Licensed OC Stores, But Only in Santa Ana
In California’s new era of legal recreational pot, Santa Ana is at the forefront within the region.
Posted inFountain Valley, Lake Forest
Lake Forest Councilman Andrew Hamilton Recalled, Replaced With Retired Army Colonel
Former Lake Forest City Councilman Andrew Hamilton sat at the dais one last time Tuesday night to say farewell after residents recalled him through a vote earlier this month and replaced him with retired U.S. Army Colonel Tom Cagley.
Posted inIrvine
State Accountancy Board Issues Critical Report of Irvine Great Park Audits
The California Board of Accountancy issued a scathing report on two separate audits of spending and contracts for Irvine’s Great Park and is recommending the accountant firm that performed the audits have its license suspended.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Westminster
Allegations of Corruption by Former Westminster Police Chief Now Available in Vietnamese
Last month, hours before city hall closed for the holidays on Dec. 22, the city of Westminster released an explosive complaint written by its former police chief, Kevin Baker.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Billionaire Tom Steyer Pledges To Mobilize Orange County Millennials for 2018 Elections
A new get-out-the-vote effort funded by billionaire Democrat and environmentalist Tom Steyer will mobilize millennial voters in Orange County ahead of this year’s elections for the four congressional seats now held by Republicans.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Steinmetz: Westminster School District Needs Fair Representation for All Parents
Westminster resident Claudia Steinmetz, who is also PTA President for a local school in the Westminster School District writes that school board members are letting parents and kids down in District Two by not holding an election this year. Steinmetz charges that the move is all about protecting incumbents, not getting better education or representation. She wants parents to join her speaking out at the next school board meeting on Jan. 18.
