Amidst a nationwide reckoning on how history is taught, district trustees are looking to ban Critical Race Theory as they face pushback from some parents, students and various groups.
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Posted inOutdoors
Great Park Demolition Set To Move Forward, Paving Way For New Development
The new projects represent the first major steps forward on the park’s offerings in years, opening up hundreds of new acres for development.
Posted inAnaheim
OC Judge Says Angel Stadium Sale Was ‘Fully Vetted With the Public,’ Ending Lawsuit
Monday’s ruling marks an end to a two-year legal battle, in which a group of Anaheim activists alleged city officials secretly – and illegally – decided to switch from a lease to a stadium sale.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
When Does a Government Website Become a Political Campaign Promotion?
“It sounds like he’s using his official site to campaign,” said Tracy Westen, a government ethics expert. Spitzer’s spokeswoman says the new site provides more useful information for the public.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
State Legislators, OC City and School District Officials Call For Ending State of Emergency
While nearly every state-imposed pandemic restriction has ended in Orange County, many are still calling for a total repeal of the governor’s state of emergency.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine City Council Looks to Gut Transparency Rules, Shorten Public Comment Amid Pushback
The council tried to push through a similar measure in October, but backed off after protests from residents.
Posted inCountywide
Senior Anaheim Police Detective Says Sergeant Tampered With Sex Offender Database to Sabotage Her
The issue also ended a 15-year work partnership between the police department and a DA prosecutor and investigator, the lawsuit alleges.
Posted inPaul Hodgins
Hodgins: O.C. Arts Groups Emerge From Pandemic With New Ideas and Strengthened Resolve
The challenges of the last two years forced some arts organizations to the edge, but faithful patrons and generous help pulled them through.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Will Orange County’s Grocery Workers Strike? Union Claims Unfair Labor Practices
Grocery store workers are calling for increased pay and better safety conditions at stores after risking illness on the frontlines of the pandemic as essential workers.
Posted inPress Releases
Saturday Morning Speaker Series Continues With Film “The Six Triple Eight”
Fight Speaker Series at Heroes Hall continues with its second presentation on Saturday, March 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lt. Col. Patricia Jackson-Kelley will share the documentary film The Six Triple Eight, about an all-Black, all-female U.S. Army battalion that was deployed overseas during World War II to process a massive backlog of mail piling up in warehouses in Europe.
