Irvine City Councilman Jeff Lalloway said Monday he will ask the City Council to approve Orange County’s first veterans cemetery in its original site near the center of the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro after voters overwhelmingly rejected a land swap that would have moved it to strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Publisher Guest at KPCC Major Donor Annual Brunch
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr, was a featured speaker during KPCC’s annual major donor brunch on April 29. Santana was in a panel along with New York Times […]
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Orange County Primary Turnout Highest in 16 Years
Orange County voter turnout in the June 5 primary election was the highest in 16 years with 38.4 percent of active registered voters casting ballots, according to the latest estimate by election officials.
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Voice of OC Staff Join UC Irvine Community Reporting Panel
Voice of OC Community Health Editor Amy DePaul and Reporter Nick Gerda participated in a UC Irvine journalism panel discussion on May 17. The panel, titled “Community Reporting: Finding, Pitching […]
Posted inFullerton, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Fullerton Delays Agreement With Homeless Housing Provider
Pathways of Hope will have to do at least three months of community outreach in Fullerton before the City Council considers an agreement to move forward on a homeless housing proposal on city-owned land.
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Democrats Possible Challengers For Four OC Republican Congressional Seats
Unofficial election results show all contested seats could be a Republican against a Democrat in the Orange County Congressional races.
Posted inAnaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, Government, La Habra, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Republican Tim Shaw Likely Faces Democrat Chaffee or Kerr in OC Supervisor Runoff
The latest results show Shaw slightly ahead of Democrats Doug Chaffee and Joe Kerr, with Shaw at 21.0 percent, Chaffee at 20.6 percent, and Kerr at 20.0 percent.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Rackauckas to Face Spitzer for DA; Barnes May Sail Straight Through for Sheriff
Voters sent mixed messages to Orange County’s scandal-scarred law enforcement agencies Tuesday, with incumbent District Attorney Tony Rackauckas scraping by with a 4 percent lead and a more decisive margin for Undersheriff Donald Barnes, who ended election night more than 20 points ahead in his race to become Sheriff.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Stanton, Yorba Linda
Josh Newman is Recalled, Ending Democrats’ Supermajority in State Senate
His replacement appears to be Republican former Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang. Both major political parties focused heavily on their sides of recall effort.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
One-Third of OC Ballots Remain to Be Counted, ‘Will Take Weeks’ to Know Results
The large share of uncounted ballots could end up affecting the outcomes of races that were close as of the end of election night. The election saw “record numbers for a midterm primary,” said Neal Kelley, the county’s top election official.
