Award-winning journalist Norberto Santana, Jr. is honored as best publisher in the nation amongst small newsrooms in the 2021 Local Journalism Awards, judged by independent media professionals.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Holzmann: The Fatal Cost of Inaction
Orange County has turned its back on the Fentanyl crisis.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
‘You Have Something to Hide:’ Amplify Energy Absent Again from State Hearing on OC Oil Spill
Amplify Energy, who owns the pipeline that leaked oil, was lambasted by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris for not showing up to a hearing, which dissected the disaster response.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Supervisors Look to Join Embattled Clean Power Agency Amid Transparency Complaints
If approved, the county would become the fifth public agency to join the board of directors.
Posted inEducation
Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Considers Banning Critical Race Theory
The Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board may ban critical race theory, while a Fullerton school district moves to implement an ethnic studies course.
Posted inGovernment
More Transparency Coming for New Great Park Homebuyers in Irvine
The new required disclosures make it clear where their special tax dollars go, the total amount they’re paying and what they get back for that investment.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Another Thirty People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in October, and Yet it May Have Been “A Good Month”
Another thirty people died “without fixed abode” in OC in October, but there were actually signs of hope. Mary’s Kitchen in Orange was given a 6 month stay, and bafflingly underused state of the art Fullerton Navigation Center hasn’t yet been allowed to go under.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Norberto Santana, Jr. Named Finalist for Nationwide News “Publisher of the Year”
Award-winning journalist Norberto Santana, Jr. was named one of the best news publishers in the nation amongst small newsrooms in the 2021 Local Journalism Awards, judged by independent media professionals.
Posted inGovernment
OC Officials Moved to Give Embattled Nonprofit $15 Million Grant Amid Warnings Against It
The $15 million contract, which is supposed to help close various health gaps, has been put up in the air as the Latino community is hit the hardest by the pandemic and faces a stark vaccination gap.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Rolls Out New Restrictions Around Asphalt Factory Ahead of New Home Developments
The new restrictions are some of the first concrete steps taken against the factory, and could be the beginning of moving it out of the city altogether.
