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Wagner: In 2019, We Are Going to Kill Deadly Fires with State Funding

Community Opinion
By Donald P. Wagner | August 30, 2019

Orange County Third District Supervisor Don Wagner writes that fire season is fast approaching and fire safety is a top priority, detailing recent safety measures the County is implementing.

Hodgins: For Pacific Symphony, Carl St.Clair was the Right Man at the Right Moment

ARTS & CULTURE
By Paul Hodgins | August 30, 2019

Now marking his 30th season with the orchestra, the conductor arrived when its future was uncertain and has made connecting with the community a hallmark of his tenure.

Countywide Interest Grows in Westminster City Council Recalls

Westminster
By Brandon Pho | August 29, 2019

Two different campaigns target all five council members.

Acjachemen People and Allies Call For Construction of Putuidem Cultural Village in San Juan Capistrano

City Governments
By Miranda Andrade | August 29, 2019

Indigenous activists and community members are calling on the San Juan Capistrano City Council to move forward on the development of a cultural park they say was promised to them by the city, after the plan to create an open-air park to honor one of the area’s original villages, Putuidem, was suspended in April.

Anaheim City Council Talks Potential Angel Stadium Negotiations Publicly for First Time

Angel stadium
By Spencer Custodio | August 28, 2019

Anaheim City Council members talked about what they’d like to see in the upcoming Angel stadium lease negotiations over eight months after it voted to reinstate the lease.

After 3rd Court Ruling Against Them, Supervisors Try Again with Esperanza Hills Project

Esperanza Hills
By Nick Gerda | August 28, 2019

The same appeals court previously found the county’s environmental documents for the project failed to set standards for an evacuation plan; under-calculated water needs; and had an inaccurate map of protected land.

Rancho La Paz Seniors Lobby Fullerton and Anaheim For Help, Get Two Different Outcomes

Rancho La Paz mobile home park
By Spencer Custodio | August 28, 2019

Rancho La Paz seniors have been lobbying Fullerton and Anaheim city councils for nearly six months for help on raising rents. Seniors secured a rent subsidy from Fullerton. Anaheim decided to let the market runs its course.

Voice of OC Writers Share Their Top Picks for the Upcoming 2019-2020 Arts Season

ARTS & CULTURE
By Arts & Culture Staff | August 28, 2019

Let Voice of OC’s writers help you find the most interesting offerings in the new arts season. This year’s slate reflects the influence of a slew of new arts leaders in Orange County.

Celebrate the End of Summer and Beginning of Fall with Events This Week

News Briefs
By Arts OC | August 28, 2019

Weekly events listings, courtesy of ArtsOC.

Supervisors Want to Pick Lowest Rated Restaurant for Airport Spot

John Wayne Airport
By Nick Gerda | August 27, 2019

The move by Supervisors Lisa Bartlett and Michelle Steel is the latest by supervisors to pick a low-ranked vendor after county staff held a competitive bidding process.

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As of Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, the OC Health Care Agency reports 1,365 new cases, 64 new deaths (2,768 cumulative) and 1,677 current hospitalizations (437 of those in ICU). As of the weekly update on Jan. 25, a total of 178,016 vaccination doses have been given (118,732 first doses and 59,284 second doses).

COMMUNITY OPINION »

  • Ventura, Henderson and Tarallo: To the Executive Administration at Chapman University

    On January 13, John Eastman retired from Chapman University unscathed, after being put under fire for his involvement at the Capitol insurrection. President Daniele Struppa stated that Eastman’s retirement closed a “challenging chapter” for Chapman, but the university’s students think otherwise. In this open letter to the university executive administration, students from the Chapman Activist Coalition argue that Eastman is just one blip in the longstanding history of racism and inequality at Chapman University.

  • Kriz: Twenty Four People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in December

    Twenty four people died “without fixed abode” in OC in December, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis like the year before. Yes, we may have been lucky. The December death toll among the homeless is almost always high in OC because of rain and we had almost none this year. Still progress in opening new homeless shelters is being made and the OC BOS may be signaling that it’s ready take-on this problem with the commitment needed to finally bring it to resolution.

  • Mundekis: When an STR is Opened, a Home is Lost and a Neighborhood is Harmed

    Short Term Rentals (STRs) are portrayed as harmless ways for property owners to make money. The harm starts when the STRs open and bring problems into neighborhoods. More harm is caused when residents are pushed out of homes to convert homes to STRs. Banning STRs eliminates these harms.

NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.

A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as Orange County’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America. Learn more »

  • Santana: Orange County Secrecy Complicates Vaccine Rollout, County Outbreaks

Press Releases »

  • State of California Announces Extension of Southern California Region’s Stay-at-Home Order
  • OC Health Care Agency Deploys Mobile Field Hospitals to Help Alleviate COVID-19 Burden on the Local Health Care System
  • County Service Center Closed to General Public Due to COVID-19 Stay at Home Order
  • California Health Officials Announce a Regional Stay at Home Order Triggered by ICU Capacity 

YOUTH MEDIA »

  • Orange City Council Extends Glassell Street Closure in Orange Plaza Paseo

INSIDE THE NEWSROOM »

  • Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. Elected as President of First Amendment Advocacy Group CalAware
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