The council tried to push through a similar measure in October, but backed off after protests from residents.
Yearly Archives: 2022
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.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Joins OC Press Club Sunshine Week Local Government Transparency Panel
Voice of OC County Reporter Nick Gerda joins OC Press Club President Daniel Langhorne, So Cal News Group Investigative Reporter Teri Sforza and David Burke, founder of Citizens Take Action […]
Posted inEquality & Equity
Unheard: Orange County Shuts Out Deaf Residents From Public Meeting Broadcasts
A Voice of OC investigation reveals that most OC city governments fail to provide live closed captioning of council meeting broadcasts – which not only disenfranchises the hard of hearing but leaves cities vulnerable to lawsuits.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Accessibility Accommodations For OC City Council Meetings in Real Time
A breakdown of accommodations like closed captioning available for hard of hearing/deaf people at city council meetings in Orange County.
Posted inGovernment
Westminster Officials Fight Over ‘Fake News’ for 2 Hours, Discuss City Bankruptcy for 30 Minutes
City council members have barely addressed an imminent city bankruptcy, which would cut off vital programs for seniors and kids, along with police services, parks access and normal maintenance operations.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Joins OC Register, Political Data, Inc. For Public Affairs Association Media Talk on Election Redistricting
Today at noon, Publisher and Editor in Chief Norberto Santana, Jr. joins Brooke Staggs from the OC Register and Paul Mitchell from Political Data, Inc. for a virtual chat on the upcoming elections in Orange County featuring new boundaries and new faces.
