A proposed deal to clear out the encampment within 45 days is waiting to be signed.
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Orange County Loses a Longtime Mariachi Maestro
Gabriel Zavala was a self-taught musician who cultivated generations of local musicians through the art and culture of mariachi music. He died at 76 from complications of COVID-19.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Smoller and Moodian: Issues Matter in Supervisor’s Race
Conventional wisdom is that a split Republican vote cost John Moorlach his old seat on the Board of Supervisors. True, but Foley was more aligned with voters on pandemic and climate change in changing county.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: As 29 More People “Without Fixed Abode” Die in OC in February, the County/Cities Both Act and … Do Not.
Twenty-nine people died “without fixed abode” in Orange County in February at a time marked by both dizzying action and tried-and-true, go-to-the-well excuses for inaction. We’re intelligent, we’re creative, there’s little reason why we cannot do better in solving this problem.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Mendez: Still Here – Our Community’s Call to End Deadly Policing Practices
Nearly a year after the murder of Hector Hernandez at the hands of Fullerton PD, the Justice for Hector! Coalition refuses to relent in its call for transparency and accountability.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Health Clinics Will Have to Use State Coronavirus Vaccine Software Soon. Will it Work?
Many community clinics in Orange County worry the incoming switch in coronavirus vaccine registration systems could slow down their efforts to get shots into the arms of the county’s most impacted communities.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Local Taxpayers Deserve To Be Heard At Local Public Meetings They Pay For
After getting called out as the Noise of OC for filing too many public record requests, Orange County’s nonprofit newsroom is kicking off national Sunshine Week with a week of coverage about open government under that very banner. Today, we start by examining threats in Orange County to the public’s right to sound off against local elected leaders.
Posted inGovernment
String Of Council Member Rebukes in OC Elicits Strong Reaction
A series of open reprimands of council members in coastal towns has spurred new conversation on the appropriate role of elected officials and how they communicate with the public and each other.
Posted inGovernment
Santa Ana Could Pave The Way for More Undocumented City Commissioners, Plans More Defense From Deportations
After Tuesday, those among the city’s large undocumented population could see more of a say in their local government, as well as more legal protection.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Food Bank Leaders Warn The Need For Food is Not Going Away Anytime Soon
Experts say a false sense of normalcy has overshadowed urgency on food insecurity in the county.
