The County of Orange celebrated the completion of OC Animal Care’s new shelter with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 7. The new, modern OC Animal Care shelter at 1630 Victory Road replaces the aging OC Animal Care shelter in Orange built in the 1940s.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inOn OC
On OC: Election Season Kickoff
“Feet to the Fire,” a 2018 election series in partnership with the Los Angeles Times, starts this week. Co-creators, John Canalis, executive for the Los Angeles Times’ Community News section […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana District Elections Back on Emergency Agenda
The battle over Santa Ana district elections could be headed to court, with another attempt at an emergency city council meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today about getting the measure on the June ballot. The measure was rejected by the county’s Registrar of Voters after Mayor Miguel Pulido refused to sign the paperwork by last Friday’s deadline.
Posted inAnaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Candidates for OC’s Four Contested Congressional Seats
The crowded field of candidates running for four Orange County Congressional seats narrowed slightly Friday, as several candidates failed to file paperwork by the 5 p.m. deadline for their names to appear on the June 5 primary election ballot.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Candidates File to Run For DA, Sheriff & County Supervisor
Orange County’s top law enforcement jobs could be hotly contested races this year as four candidates, including District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, are running for DA and three contenders want to replace Sandra Hutchens as Sheriff.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Appoints New City Attorney After Long Vacancy
The Anaheim City Council unanimously appointed Robert Fabela as its city attorney, after lacking a permanent appointee to the position for more than a year.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana District Elections Appear Dead for June Ballot. But Maybe Not.
The county’s chief elections official rejected a last-ditch effort to put the district elections on the ballot, after the mayor refused to sign the necessary paperwork. A majority of council members also apparently held an illegal strategy meeting via group text messages.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Voters Will Decide in June on District Elections (Maybe)
After an emotional and contentious debate Tuesday, council members voted 4-3 to put the districting issue to voters in June. Mayor Miguel Pulido, who opposes the measure, apparently has refused to sign the paperwork needed to put the measure on the ballot.
Posted inPress Releases
Clerk-Recorder to Host 2nd Annual Passport Day at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana (Corrected)
CORRECTED Press Release: Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen invites the public to take advantage of Passport Day in Santa Ana to get their passports now and avoid last minute travel delays.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange County Has At Least $230 Million It Could Use to Address Homelessness
Orange County supervisors appear to have at least $230 million in unspent money they can use, in collaboration with other officials and community groups, to help address homelessness, a Voice of OC examination of county government finances has found.
