Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inCollegiate News Service
Newport Cancels Christmas Boat Parade
Amidst concerns of rising COVID Cases, the 112th annual boat parade has been canceled.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Continues to See Increasing Coronavirus Hospitalizations Heading into Thanksgiving
Public health experts are concerned the second wave could be worse than the summer, flooding hospitals with virus patients.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Accomplished OC Journalist Vik Jolly Joins Voice of OC as a News Editor
Voice of OC’s news team is gaining the expertise and editing guidance of Vik Jolly, an award-winning Orange County journalist.
Posted inCountywide
How is Orange County Spending its Half-Billion Dollars in Coronavirus Relief Money?
County officials haven’t released details of how it’s been spent, but they say it’s made a big difference in the lives of residents.
Posted inNEWS
Costa Mesa And Newport Beach May Partner on Homeless Shelter Near John Wayne Airport
The two cities may combine forces on a new 72-bed permanent shelter being built near the airfield.
Posted inCountywide
Westminster Approves Committee to Help Update the City’s Secondary Units Law
Among other things, changes could make it easier for homeowners to build additional rooms on their properties.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Mosko: Public Safety at Stake in Debate Over Nuclear Waste Storage at San Onofre
Highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel will be stored onsite at San Onofre for the foreseeable future. SoCal Edison will save untold $millions should the public be swayed to trust in Edison’s promises that their thin-walled dry canister storage system can’t fail and that a national repository will magically materialize in time to save the day. Safe nuclear waste storage activists want the waste moved now to more robust, thick-walled casks with safety features lacking in thin-walled canisters.
Posted inCountywide
Irvine Wants Cities to Offer Residents Renewable Power Choices
City officials want to create their own power agency with other cities. Tonight, Costa Mesa considers.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Keep Increasing, Health Officer Points to Private Gatherings
The second wave means OC restaurants, movie theaters, churches and gyms have to move their operations outside.
