Feet to the Fire Panelists – Daily Pilot Columnist Barbara Venezia and LA Times Executive Editor for Community News John Canalis – join Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. for this week’s On OC.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inAnaheim, Economy
Local Unions Clash Over Anaheim Wage Ordinance
Local worker unions are clashing over a ballot initiative in Anaheim that would raise wages to $18 an hour for employees of companies that receive city subsidies, a measure aimed at three luxury hotel projects that received over $500 million in tax rebates in 2016.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Mayors Seek State Audit of OC Homeless and Mental Health Money
The announcement came as county and city officials said the county is working on a proposal for adding shelters at three yet-to-be-named locations.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Brown and Worrel: A Bird’s Eye View of Irvine’s Disputed Veteran’s Cemetery
Laguna Greenbelt Inc., urges voters to approve the Veterans Cemetery land swap near the Great Park with the cemetery on what is now Strawberry Fields, after considering its impact to wildlife and open space management.
Posted inPress Releases
Nonprofit Group Files Lawsuit Against Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA)
Coalition to Save San Clemente, a public benefit nonprofit corporation, has filed suit in Orange County Superior Court today against the TCA and the County of Orange, alleging violations of the Coalition’s constitutional due process rights for the TCA’s failure to hold required public hearings on the Oso Bridge project.
Posted inAnaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Palma, Politics & Elections, Yorba Linda
North OC’s 39th Congressional Race Still a ‘Toss Up’
North Orange County’s 39th Congressional District has been labeled a competitive race by many pundits, but a Republican sweep still could happen because of name recognition and experience, according to UCI Congressional and Presidential elections expert Mark Petracca.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Over 60 of OC’s Sickest Homeless People to Be Housed with Health Services
The goal, officials said, is to help homeless people move off the streets, stabilize their health issues, develop positive relationships with other community members, and save public money in hospital emergency services and other costs.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Who Really Runs the OC Fairgrounds?
A $20 million consultant cost estimate to rebuild an equestrian center at the OC Fair and Event Center is drawing controversy and questions about a master plan for the future of the 150-acre property in the midst of Costa Mesa.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Peña: Why End Santa Ana’s Cinco Festival?
Santa Ana native, Pocha Peña writes that the recent decision to eliminate the Cinco de Mayo festival, a nearly 20-year tradition, is a mistake.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Norby: Reviving Redevelopment Abuses Won’t Help Homeless
Former Assembly member Chris Norby opposes reinstating redevelopment agencies in California and recalls the abuses that had impacts throughout the State.
