Many of these local nonprofits welcome donations from community members year round to help make seasonal programs like this possible.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Posted inPress Releases
Mask Requirement Extended for OC Bus: No Mask, No Ride
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority will continue requiring that OC Bus passengers wear face coverings at least through March 18, 2022, in compliance with a federal mandate that was extended, and reinforcing the ongoing effort to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and emerging variants.
Posted inPress Releases
2022 Akumal Festival Grant Recipients Announced
Four artists have been awarded grants as part of Community Engagement’s Akumal Festival Arts and Culture Residency. The program sends artists from various communities in the U.S. to Akumal, Mexico, where muralists from all over the world contribute their talents to the annual street art collaboration.
Posted inSanta Ana
Today Santa Ana Officials Will Reimagine City’s Landscape for the Next Few Decades
The updated General Plan — slated for a council vote tonight — would last until 2045 and affects everything from housing and transportation to parks and public services.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s New Mental Health Director is Promising Transparency, Collaboration
Veronica Kelley said she’ll have a major focus on hearing from local residents and explaining the mental health system and spending in an understandable way.
Posted inEducation
Will Anaheim High School’s ‘Colonist’ Mascot Stick Around?
Following a student vote to keep the mascot in November, school district officials may decide its ultimate fate this month.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Top Official At OC’s Green Power Agency Abruptly Resigns Just Before Launch
The agency’s chief operating officer is leaving after a public meeting where she could be heard sharing concerns over her boss’s workplace conduct.
Posted inTheater
How is the New Scrooge in South Coast Repertory’s ‘A Christmas Carol?’
REVIEW: Despite a new director and lead actor and a few imperfections, the 41st annual production feels as warm and reassuring as a visit from St. Nick as Richard Doyle finds his way into the role of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Posted inPress Releases
2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission December Meeting Schedule
2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission December Meeting Schedule.
Posted inGovernment
Local Governments Reconsider Fossil Fuel Investments Following OC Oil Spill
After the OC oil spill, some local officials have grown vocal about rethinking their holdings in the fossil fuel industry — in some cases have numbering in the millions of public dollars.
