Coronavirus is not known to be spreading in Orange County and health officials currently assess it is a low risk. They’re urging a series of preventative measures by the public yet the virus is triggering tense debates across schools and public agencies over how to best protect people.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Culture, Top Stories
This Year, O.C. Marks a More Muted Nowruz Than Usual
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated by a variety of organizations in Orange County.
Posted inTop Stories
Latest Election Updates Shows State Assemblyman Diep Could Join Brough on Sidelines this Fall
Assemblymen Tyler Diep and Bill Brough could be sitting out the November General Election after Diep was barely holding on to second place by 17 votes, according to Tuesday’s updated election results from the OC Registrar of Voters. Brough, who’s far behind in fourth place in the 73rd district, seems unlikely to catch up.
Posted inNEWS
CA Watchdog Proposes $27,000 Campaign Finance Fine on Newport Council Members
Diane Dixon, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is among the current and former Newport Beach City Council members who were found to have failed to properly disclose campaign finance efforts.
Posted inTop Stories
Irvine’s Great Park Fails Transparency Test
While city officials have touted the Park as the most transparent project of its type, questions still remain about how public money is being spent to develop Orange County’s largest public works project.
Posted inNEWS
Here are the Candidates Running in Santa Ana’s May Recall Election
Voters across Santa Ana will decide Iglesias’ fate on the council in the May 19 recall election, which was put on the ballot through a signature-gathering campaign financed by the city’s police union.
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Council Prepares To Authorize More Debt For Future Great Park Homeowners
Irvine’s city council members tonight will vote to consider whether to establish a new tax district in the Orange County Great Park, pushing the total amount of potential bonds to over one billion dollars if approved by the council.
Posted inTop Stories
The Great Park Tax: How Irvine Homeowners are Paying for the City’s Big Dreams
Homeowners in Irvine’s Great Park neighborhoods are currently on the hook for over half a billion dollars in debt to build Orange County’s most iconic public works project, and the total cost for the project could come out at as much as $2 billion according to projections.
Posted inCountywide, Government, NEWS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff Defends Handling of Evidence Booking Scandal
Barnes declined to discuss specific cases, citing laws protecting police officers’ privacy. But he laid the evidence booking problem squarely on individual staff members and “gaps” in evidence booking protocol.
Posted inJulie Leopo, Politics & Elections
Leopo: Republicans Take on Election Night
Voice of OC ventures out on Election Night to Democrat and Republican results-watch gatherings. Republicans gathered in Newport Beach and witnessed strong showings on local school board along with state legislature and congressional races.
