Mayor Harry Sidhu shot down a request for a special, public council meeting solely dedicated to appoint a new council member.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Cities Begin Dropping COVID Emergency Declarations as Cases Soar
By classifying the pandemic as a state of emergency, city staff were given more power to execute contracts independently and access special state and federal funds.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
84 Orange County Arts and Entertainment Orgs, Promoters Get $78 Million in Grants
Segerstrom Center for the Arts receives $10 million; OC Fair gets $4.89 million from federal government’s Small Business Association.
Posted inCountywide
OC Sheriff Staff Have Lowest Self-Reported Vaccination Rate as COVID Outbreaks Increase in County Workforce
Over 130 county staff have been infected so far this month at work – more than double the number in the full month of July, and 18 times as many as in June.
Posted inEducation
Lawsuit Alleges Systemic Child Sex Abuse at Santa Ana Unified School District
An attorney says he has evidence for the claims in confidential depositions, police reports and intel through his team’s own investigation. The district declined to comment on the case.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Support Afghan Refugees Following Taliban Takeover
County officials are calling on the federal government to allow more Afghan refugees to come to the United States.
Posted inGovernment
South Orange County Cities Choose Where To Spend Pandemic Bailout Money
As cities receive additional rounds of COVID-19 relief funding, officials grapple with where and what to spend the grants on.
Posted inCountywide
County Works to Clean Toxic Land in Santa Ana Before Putting Low-Income Homes on Site
A total of 86 homes are proposed on the site, which the county says is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene. It likely causes cancer in humans, according to the EPA.
Posted inEducation
OC Board of Education Hosts Second Ethnic Studies Panel; Misinformation Concerns Persist
Orange County educators, parents and students continue to battle over ethnic studies courses being incorporated or expanded in local school districts’ curricula.
Posted inGovernment
Aliso Viejo Leaders Consider Becoming a Charter City, Setting Term Limits and Council Vacancies
In November 2022, voters may get to decide if a special election should be held to fill a city council vacancy.
