On Tuesday Jan. 2, the City of Costa Mesa filed legal action in Orange County Superior Court against the owner and operators of three large sober living homes operating in violation of the city’s ordinances.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inPress Releases
County Approves Purchase of Building for Behavioral Health Services
The County of Orange Board of Supervisors approved the purchase and sale agreement with Fountain Valley School District for purchase of an office building for the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) at 265 S. Anita Drive in the City of Orange.
Posted inPress Releases
Richard B. Ramirez is Running for Orange County Assessor
Richard B. Ramirez, Managing Appraiser with the Orange County Assessor, is announcing his candidacy for Orange County Assessor.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Government in 2017: Public Records Destruction, Contractors and Public Speaking Limits
Orange County’s five elected supervisors preside over $6 billion in public spending and pressing issues like homelessness, mental health and drug treatment, and how to balance spending between those programs and county jails, the Sheriff’s Department, and District Attorney’s Office.
Posted inIrvine, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo
2017 South County Wrap Up: Laguna Niguel Leadership, Wireless Control and District Elections
South Orange County had its share of challenges in 2017: a Laguna Niguel Mayor stepping down and eventually resigning from the council after being accused of bullying while he found contract cost overruns, two cities switching to district elections and a wireless firm contracting with various cities while making unclear promises of legal protections and taking a large percentage of revenue.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Safety, Security & Justice
2017: A Year of Upheaval in Anaheim
It was another year of political drama in the city of Anaheim, after an election upset in November 2016 tipped political power in Mayor Tom Tait’s favor.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff’s Department and DA’s Office the Focus of 2017’s Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
In 2017, with federal and state investigations underway, the spotlight turned to the Sheriff’s Department and why it took years for the department to turn over key evidence related to informants.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Mosko: Ticking Time Bomb at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Sarah “Steve” Mosko writes that Orange County residents need to support efforts to revoke the California Coastal Commission’s granting of a permit for storing nuclear waste near San Onofre State Beach.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: We Did It!
Voice of OC enters 2018 in a strong position financially after readers responded overwhelmingly to our annual year-end online fundraiser, helped this year by a special national matching grant program, called NewsMatch.
