Resident frustrations boiled during a town hall meeting hosted by the Buena Park City Council to consider a temporary, regional homeless shelter just north of the city’s border with Anaheim.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative
Anaheim Mayor Sidhu, Backed By Council Majority, Makes Sweeping Changes to Public Meetings
The changes apply to the way agendas are set, board appointments are made by the Council, and public comments and audience decorum are maintained.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sen. Kamala Harris Left It to OC to Handle Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, former state attorney general, defended her refusal to launch a large investigation into the Orange County District Attorney for the jailhouse informant program and said the county could handle it, reported the New York Times.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: OC Judge To Rule Soon on Releasing Deputy Misconduct Records
After a ruling against police unions in Contra Costa late last week, Orange County this week could become the second jurisdiction to see a ruling in California over the heated legal battle to implement SB 1421, which opens select police misconduct records for public review.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Westminster
Little Saigon Tet Parade Marches On Despite the Rain
The Year of the Pig is celebrated in Little Saigon at the annual Tet Parade.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, Music, Top Stories
Carl St.Clair’s 30th Season with Pacific Symphony is Crammed with Favorites
Conductor’s milestone year “sort of planned itself,” he says.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Media Coalition Wins Right to Intervene Against Deputy Union Bid to Quash Release of Misconduct Records
Orange County Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott ruled Thursday that a media coalition led by Voice of OC, which includes the LA Times and Southern California Public Radio, has the right to intervene in court against a bid by the county deputy sheriff’s union to quash the public release of select police misconduct records.
Posted inIrvine, On OC
On OC: The Quest for a Veterans Cemetery in Orange County
Nick Berardino – president of Valor, the Veterans Alliance of Orange County and President of Heroes Hall Foundation – talks about the challenges facing what he calls America’s most disrespected minority, veterans, as well as the quest for a veterans cemetery in OC.
Posted inLake Forest, News Briefs
Lake Forest Completes Veterans Park Honoring the Military
Veterans Park in Lake Forest is complete after improvements were made to the park, formerly known as Village Pond Park, and statues were added honoring the five branches of the military.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: California Publishers Gear Up for Battle Over Public Records Access
Today, Voice of OC leads a media coalition in Orange County appearing before Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott to oppose a deputy sheriff union request to block public access to police misconduct records. While State Attorney General Javier Becerra and local elected officials have largely given way to local police unions fighting against the implementation of SB1421, this week news publishers from across the state attending the California News Publishers Association capital conference in Sacramento reasserted their strong support for the myriad of public records lawsuits being waged across the state as a media coalition.
