Officials are looking to appoint a replacement after Councilmember Rischi Paul Sharma resigned on April 6.
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: A New Record 52 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in March, 2023.
A record 52 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in March, 2023, that’s 149 for the year. Last year, then a record, there were 123. Yes, it was rainy, yes without a number of alleviating measures taken by the County the death toll could have been even higher. But it’s still a record and it is awful. We should be able to do better.
Posted inPress Releases
New Statewide Benefits Enrollment Portal to Launch April 24, 2023
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) will transition to BenefitsCal, an enhanced public assistance benefits enrollment portal, on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Orange County Power Authority Fires Controversial CEO After Two Years of Unrest
Probolsky’s last day will be May 30, capping off a controversial term that saw the launch of the agency, but intense questions and scathing audits around a lack of transparency.
Posted inWestminster
Will City Officials Ever Tell Westminster Taxpayers Why They Sold Off a Slice of Liberty Park?
OC’s top prosecutor hasn’t investigated the questionable sale of public park land in Westminster, waiting for a city probe that seems to have stalled.
Posted inLa Habra
La Habra Keeps Security Guard at Skatepark to Enforce Helmet Rules
City officials voted unanimously to keep a security guard at the La Habra Skatepark despite local skaters telling them enforcement of helmet regulations is driving kids out.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Is Orange County’s Green Energy CEO On His Way Out?
OC Power Authority board members will discuss the future of controversial CEO Brian Probolsky behind closed doors after multiple votes against firing him last year.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Looks to Bolster Businesses Who Lost Foot Traffic During Pandemic
Three years since the start of the pandemic, city officials hope three new recovery programs intended to support business growth will help local entrepreneurs by spurring local spending.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Palumbo: Beyond Equity, Perspectives on Vietnamese Migration and Settlement in Orange County
During a recent presentation hosted by OCG, Tracy La and Vincent Tran of VietRISE, Son Do of the Orange County Mobile Residents Coalition, and Thuy Vo Dang of UCLA, co-author of A People’s Guide to Orange County, shared the history of how refugees from Southeast Asia “remade their lives through and against conditions of war and displacement,” eventually making Orange County “home to the largest population of resettled Vietnamese refugees.”
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Celebrating the Life of Orange County’s Ultimate Grassroots Activist
Jean Watt, 96, passed away peacefully at her home in Newport Beach, Sunday at noon.
