The OCTA Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a new contract with its coach operators, ensuring that buses will keep running for the thousands of Orange County passengers who rely upon bus service.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Butow: The Longest Yard, Paying For Cleaner Energy and Healthy, Sustainable Water Supplies
The longest yard wasn’t the LA Rams miraculous effort at Super Bowl LVI: It’s the distance necessary when a hand goes from being enthusiastically raised in favor of a secure future, paying a little more for healthy, sustainable water supplies, and greener, cleaner energy, then lowered down to a checkbook.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
High-Ranking OC Prosecutor Quits, Says DA Spitzer Jeopardized Mass Shooting Prosecution
Longtime prosecutor Tracy Miller says Spitzer made race-based decisions and jeopardized a mass shooting case. Spitzer says it’s a smear campaign.
Posted inGovernment
Prosecutor Revolt Brews Over DA Spitzer’s Ethics, Prompting Scathing Questions of Their Boss
Citing a host of alleged misconduct, rank and file prosecutors are asking Spitzer if he’ll resign if he loses a no-confidence vote.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Officials Look to Move Controversial Asphalt Factory Through Legal Settlement
City staff are hoping to present a final settlement agreement in a month as residents call for an immediate end to production.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Attempted Murder Case Against Black Activist Raises Questions About DA Spitzer’s Approach to Race
Spitzer charged a Black woman driving over white protesters but didn’t charge a driver who went through a Black Lives Matter protest that same year.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Battle Breaks Out in Brea Over District Voting, City Contemplates Election Changes
Two residents and former council candidates are fighting against the switch from at-large to district elections by suing the city.
Posted inMusic
Soka Performing Arts Center’s 10th Anniversary Season Arrives Late, But Maybe That’s a Good Thing
The university’s role as a major COVID vaccination center may have given its concert season an unexpected boost.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santana: Does Orange County Really Need Another Panel to Study Homelessness?
OC Sheriff Don Barnes is crafting a panel to study why homeless deaths are increasing, but the answer to that question already lies in the data. Activists say rapid housing remains key.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Seeing Slow Homelessness Progress, Some Ask: What’s the Point to OC’s Point-in-Time Count?
Some wonder what the point is to OC’s biennial homelessness count given slow progress on addressing the region’s homelessness crisis.
