Another 23 people died “without fixed abode,” that is homeless in OC in January 2020. During this time, as always, there have been lights and shadows in terms of progress. The City of Fullerton approved 4-1 a new 150 bed Recuperative Care / Navigation Center for the homeless, while there have been rumblings about repurposing the County’s old Fairview Mental Health Facility to multipurpose development. Fr Kriz warns that if the Fairview Facility is diminished from its original purpose as a residential mental health facility, then it would be equivalent to saying that Orange County prefers to keep hundreds of its most afflicted, yes, at times most problematic people, sleeping on its streets rather than indoors where they can be helped.
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Posted inOC Feet to the Fire
Feet to the Fire Podcast: OC Democratic Party Chair Ada Briceño
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. recently interviewed Orange County Democratic Party Chair Ada Briceño just ahead of the March 2020 primary. Voice of OC will interview Orange County Republican Party Chair Fred Whitaker.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Questions Mount for Sheriff and DA About Systemic Errors in Preparing Criminal Cases
On Tuesday, it was publicly disclosed in Orange County Superior Court that sheriff officials kept a deputy in the field doing investigations months after they learned he made numerous false statements in police reports about evidence booking.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. to Moderate OC Supervisor District 1 Candidate Debate
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. will moderate a candidates debate this Thursday, Feb. 20, for the OC Board of Supervisors District 1 race.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
‘The Survival of Our Region’ Depends on Addressing Housing Crisis: A Q&A With Kome Ajise
Voice of OC spoke with Kome Ajise, the executive director of SCAG about how the plan was developed, and what’s at stake with Southern California’s housing crisis.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, Top Stories
Pacific Symphony’s New Season Includes a Collaboration with South Coast Repertory
Pacific Symphony’s 2020-2021 season is announced, marks the beginning of music director Carl St.Clair’s fourth decade with the orchestra.
Posted inTop Stories
Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address
To commemorate Presidents Day – set on the third Monday of February to honor President Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday and President Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday – it’s always worthwhile to re-read our first President’s farewell address. It’s always a gripping read and also amazingly relevant – note the warnings to the young American nation about the perils of partisanship as well as foreign interference in national elections.
Posted inCountywide, Government, NEWS, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
Orange County Gears Up for a New Approach to Voting
All the changes are under the watchful eye of county political activists, partisans and pros looking for the new model’s possible effects on voter turnout and whether those effects could shift the balance of power in the county’s local, state and national elected offices during a crucial election year.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Panoringan: Post-Valentine Love, Shiny and New Ways to Treat Your Significant Other
Here’s a selection of new and delicious destinations to give some Valentine’s love any day of the year.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Garden Grove, Irvine, Theater, Top Stories
Shakespeare OC Announces Its Demise
BREAKING NEWS: After a few tumultuous years of trying to keep Shakespeare Orange County alive, the current leadership is shuttering this long-standing Orange County institution.
