Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva is taking action to bring veteran organizations and the City of Irvine together as partners, to fulfill the dream of an Orange County Cemetery to honor the Veterans who have served our nation.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Posted inPress Releases
LGBT Center OC is committed to hearing and learning from our community
The LGBTQ Center Orange County provides services to more than 12,000 individuals annually across a broad spectrum of culture, ethnicity, age, and economic background. Our life-affirming programs focus on empowerment, and our advocacy efforts focus on speaking out against hate and discrimination.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Pays Off 2016 Assembly Debt by Fundraising While Mayor
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu paid off his 2016 Assembly campaign debt and a portion of his 2018 mayor campaign debt by fundraising for both campaign committees beginning in December. It’s a move some local politics experts said is an example of loopholes in campaign finance regulations.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Gilio-Whitaker & Robles: When is Genocide Over in San Juan Capistrano?
Acjachemen tribal member Rebecca Robles and Dina Gilio-Whitaker of the Colville Confederated Tribes call on the San Juan City Council to approve a cultural park on a longtime city open space near J. Serra High School. The land is that is all that’s left from the Acjachemen people’s beloved village site in San Juan Capistrano.
Posted inPress Releases
Acjachemen People and Allies Hold Prayer Rally to Protect and Preserve Sacred Site in San Juan Capistrano
Join Acjachemen people and our friends on August 20, 2019 as we call for justice to preserve and protect the sacred site of Putuidem in the Northwest Open Space of San Juan Capistrano.
Posted inPress Releases
Legal Action Opposes Federal Approval of Southern California Dam
Conservation groups today filed a motion with federal energy regulators to intervene in opposition to a controversial plan to build a new dam in Southern California’s Santa Ana Mountains. The project, located on the border of Orange and Riverside counties, would include a reservoir and hydropower project that will cut through roadless areas, inundate forests and threaten endangered species.
Posted inPress Releases
Getting Elected 101 – ‘Candidate Academy’ for Orange County residents
The Dana Point Chamber of Commerce host’s their inaugural ‘Candidate Academy’ the first four Wednesdays in October 2019 for up to twenty-five regional participants considering a run for public office.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Homeless Deaths in OC Reach 113 For 2019
Fr. Dennis Kriz, Pastor at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, provides the July count for those who died on our streets “without fixed abode,” aka homeless. The fifteen people who died last month brings the total of people who died “without fixed abode” in Orange County to 113 since January 1, 2019.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery Apparently Died in Kansas, Not OC
A county statement last week that Woolery apparently died in Orange was not corrected until Voice of OC inquired Friday afternoon.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Orange, Top Stories
Chapman Professor is Developing a Docu-Series Aimed at Stopping Child Prostitution Before it Starts
Kelly Galindo has devoted several years to investigating the whos and whys of global sex trafficking. Originally, “our approach was rescue and reintegration. Now it’s more about prevention. If we can prevent it, we are saving not only years of turmoil for the victim, but also the taxpayers’ money. It takes a lot of money to restore a kid.”
