Nick Berardino, a longtime union activist in Orange County, OC Fair Board member and U.S. Marine Vietnam combat veteran, writes that Irvine voters should endorse Measure B to create a veterans cemetery at a Strawberry fields site near the 405 and 5 freeway interchanges.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Oliphant: Deny Developers and Defend Irvine’s Quality of Life, Vote NO on D
Wesley Oliphant, an Irvine resident from Portola Hills, argues that important civil liberties, like the rights to petition, will be eroded if Measure D passes. He explains that voting No on Measure D protects the basic and essential rights of Irvine voters.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Federal Judge Sets June 13 Deadline for OC Cities to ID New Shelter Sites
The judge, David O. Carter, pointed to Santa Ana and Anaheim residents and businesses who, he said, are grappling with hundreds of homeless people who formerly lived at the Santa Ana riverbed but now are in their cities due to a shelter shortage.
Posted inOutdoors, Press Releases
Gerardo Mouet Named Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine Department
Long Beach City Manager Patrick H. West named Gerardo Mouet as the City’s Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine. Mr. Mouet brings 28 years of local government experience in various leadership positions including overseeing parks, recreation and community services operations, human resources administration, and city-wide functions in budget development and contract administration.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Mobile Unit Planned for OC Needle Exchange
In a move lauded by public health advocates, organizers of the county’s only needle exchange program, which was shut down in January, are working to reopen it and take it on the road.
Posted inTop Stories
Remembering Orange County’s Korean War Casualties
Fifty-nine U.S. Military members from Orange County died in the Korean War out of a total 2,611 California casualties, according to the National Archives.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, Politics & Elections
Experts: It’s Rohrabacher in November Against One of Three Top Challengers
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) and either Republican Scott Baugh or one of two Democrats are likely to advance past the June 5 primary, local election experts say.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Three Law Enforcement Veterans Compete for Orange County Sheriff
Undersheriff Don Barnes, Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington and Los Angeles District Attorney detective Duke Nguyen are all vying for the Sheriff’s seat on June 5.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Performance Auditing Offers a Real Look Under The Public Sector Hood
As Orange County Fair Board members consider a Performance Auditor to look under the hood, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. offers a review of how the revolutionary – now virtually extinct – auditing approach worked at the County of Orange and it’s potential use on a state property.
