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If the permit is approved, Poseidon Water, the company proposing the desal plant, would clear a major hurdle after two-decades of pushing it near the final stretch.
OC’s coronavirus hospitalization numbers continue to be dogged by uncertainty, with the numbers of reported patients dropping over the past week.
Voice of OC’s investigative, news, arts, photography and graphics won top awards in this year’s Orange County Press Club awards.
A series of public hearings on a controversial desalination project are set to take place over two days.
The Braver Player’s youth theater company is determined to put on a show this summer, with a stage in the parking lot and spread out seating.
While that pandemic rages on in our community, the decision to actually strengthen the public health safety net – and other essential municipal services – is being made right now in our nation’s capital and the biggest obstacle has turned out to be the U.S. Senate majority.
Four months into the pandemic, OC Health Care Agency officials still struggle to get the public timely, accurate data about how many people are dying from or in the hospital.
Voice of OC is Orange County’s institution dedicated to getting the public involved in those discussions: reporting the truth and pushing agencies to allow for public participation.
This week, the panel decided to sue the state over restrictions for reopening schools, but they lack the power to control districts’ return options.
The move was proposed by supervisors’ Chairwoman Michelle Steel and approved unanimously by the other four supervisors.