This year, the Arab American community’s decades old efforts to get Anaheim officials to recognize Little Arabia were successful. What’s next?
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Cloudy Contracts, Audits and Lost County Support: A Rough Year For OC’s Green Power Agency
After a series of controversies and setbacks this year, Huntington Beach could be the next municipality to leave the agency, with plans to study the issue in 2023.
Posted inSanta Ana
Corner Market Owner’s Death Turns New Chapter for Santa Ana Neighborhood
Stories of late store owner Armando Aguinaga stitch a mosaic of the historic Santa Ana barrio he served.
Posted inCulture
Holiday Histories, Traditions and Local Celebrations for the End of December
The final days of the year are a busy time, full of festivities and traditions with the convergence of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santana: As Temperatures Drop, OC Effectively Ends Walk-In Shelters for People Living on the Streets
For the first time in a decade, the County of Orange won’t be offering any quick shelter options during the coldest nights of the year.
Posted inPlacentia
Where Can Seniors Play? Placentia Adds Latest Center
As Orange County ages, senior centers are coming into much more focus, like the most recent center expected to be constructed in Tri-City Park as Orange County braces for a boom of older adults in the coming decades.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC’s Award-Winning Journalism Kept Delivering for Orange County in 2022
Throughout 2022, the newsroom continued to earn recognition from the nation’s top journalism organizations. Voice of OC journalists wrapped up the year, accepting the state’s Mark Twain Award from the […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santana: Orange County’s Longest Night Shouldn’t Always Be The Coldest
It’s become an Orange County tradition for the religious community to memorialize a record number of unhoused residents dying on the streets – while county leaders remain largely silent.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
The 484 Brothers and Sisters of Ours Who Died Here in Orange County “Without Fixed Abode” (Homeless) Between Dec 1, 2021 and Nov 30, 2022
The 484 Brothers and Sisters of Ours who Died Here in Orange County ‘
“Without Fixed Abode” (Homeless)
Between December 1, 2021 and November 30, 2022.
Posted inPress Releases
Public, Private Partners Secure Permanent Protection of Banning Ranch
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) in partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) and Banning Ranch Conservancy (BRC) announced the completed acquisition of Banning Ranch.
