Pamela Braunstein’s resignation comes after what she said is harassment from some parents and her vote to keep following the state’s classroom mask mandate until it expires after March 11.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inCulture
Sixth Annual Boca de Oro Festival Eagerly Returns to In-Person Events
After shifting to a virtual setting last year, the literary, visual and performing arts festival, Boca de Oro, will celebrate various artistic disciplines across 26 locations in the downtown Santa Ana Arts District on Saturday.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
DA’s Racial Remarks in Death Penalty Case Are Being Probed by OC’s Law Enforcement Watchdog
DA Todd Spitzer is promising to cooperate with the investigation by the Office of Independent Review (OIR). “The allegations are quite serious,” said the OIR’s director.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Commits $1.5 Million to Bail Out Downtown Merchants Impacted by OC Streetcar
City council members also said the local assistance money could be doubled to $3 million down the road.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tucker: The Real Winner of Rail Infrastructure Investments
A recent Voice of OC article asked who benefits from improved rail infrastructure? Rail improvements stabilize the economy, improve mobility, reduce automotive vehicle miles traveled, and lower harmful emissions and congestion. Well-functioning rail infrastructure brings economic, environmental, and societal advances that benefit everyone. Who benefits from rail infrastructure? Everyone.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
A New Approach to the Homeless Crisis Could be Coming to Orange County
State officials rolled out a new policy proposal that would offer people mental health and drug addiction programs instead of mandatory hospitalizations or jail to combat homelessness.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Alleged ‘Womanizer’ Memo Sparks Questions About DA Challenger Hardin’s Behavior As Prosecutor
An alleged memo from Hardin’s then-supervisor says he had a reputation of trying to date women in cases he prosecuted. Hardin denies the claims.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Carve Out New Election Map Giving Latinos More Representation
Anaheim City Council members picked a new election map this week that will impact local representation in the city for roughly the next 10 years.
Posted inPress Releases
Historian to Share Untold Story of Black Troops Guarding Coast During World War II
Heroes Hall Museum & Education Center presents its new speaker series, Fighting for the Right to Fight, which will run from March through September 2022 on select Saturday mornings.
The series will be about the tremendous achievements and challenges Black service members and other groups have faced while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
Posted inAnaheim
Angel Stadium Lawsuit Enters Final Lap, Decision Could Come in a Month
A city councilman and a former city manager said council members secretly decided to sell Angel Stadium months before a public vote. Anaheim attorneys dispute those declarations in court.
