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.
Yearly Archives: 2020
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.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Iglesias: New Slogan for Santa Ana Police Union Boss, “To Protect and Serve – Himself”
Trying to head off a budget disaster in Santa Ana, City Councilmember Cecilia Iglesias voted against a pay increase for police. She was outvoted. But that didn’t stop the head of the police union from trying to remove her from office.
Posted inGovernment, Newport Beach
Newport Beach Tightens Grip on Short-Term Rentals
The Newport Beach City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday to implement stricter rules for short term rentals amid resident complaints about overcrowded homes, noise, shortages of street parking and overflowing trash.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Irvine, Top Stories, Visual Arts
UCI’s Art Museum is a Dream Deferred, but Should Be Worth the Wait
Despite delays, the UCI Institute and Museum of California Art looks toward the future under the guidance of its new museum director, Kim Kanatani.
Posted inPress Releases
Santa Ana Councilman Vicente Sarmiento Announces His Candidacy for Mayor
Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento formally announced today that he will be running for Mayor of Santa Ana this fall. This is the first time the seat has been open since 1994.
Posted inCountywide
Underwood: Some New Year Thoughts on the Homeless
Orange County based reporter and documentary producer John Underwood writes that even for a reporter familiar with the homeless communities of Orange County assumptions about the unhoused, who they are and what we think we know about them can often fall terribly short of the truth, as this reporter discovered one day while serving up meals to a group of homeless who served him up a lesson on the fine points of giving thanks.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aly: Orange County Can Afford to Responsibly Treat Inmates’ Opioid Addiction
Orange County resident and public interest attorney Mohammed Aly writes about the local campaign to implement best medical practices for treating opioid addiction in the Orange County Jail. Orange County loses hundreds of lives each year to the opioid crisis. Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the most effective medical response, using a combination and drugs and therapy to treat opioid addiction and deter relapse. By local policy, however, only pregnant inmates can access MAT upon booking in jail. Barring adequate opioid treatment for inmates exacerbates the health crisis and violates federal law. Funding MAT access would save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in hospitalization and law enforcement costs. For these reasons, advocates are calling for the Board of Supervisors to implement MAT access in the Orange County Jail.
