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Yearly Archives: 2024
Posted inGovernment
What’s Changed After An Orange County Supervisor Pleaded Guilty to Bribery?
Orange County Supervisors have spent most of the year grappling with a $10 million scandal and trying to figure out ways to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA to Provide Free OC Bus Rides for New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Find reliable and safe bus rides with OCTA on New Year’s Eve from 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 to 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1
Posted inCulture
Light at The End of the Tunnel: OC Celebrates The Winter Holidays
As the new year draws closer, residents across OC are celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas by lighting up candles and putting up lights.
Posted inCountywide
Free Things to Do This Weekend Across OC
Children’s events, movie screenings and mobile library visits: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events offered through public libraries, museums and OC Parks this weekend.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Stretching Dollars to Combat Orange County’s Hunger Crisis
As the need for food in Orange County reaches COVID-19 pandemic levels, the OC Hunger Alliance is launching a nationwide program that will help nonprofits buy quality nutritious food for cheap.
Posted inSanta Ana
Orange County’s Needle Exchange Program is Finished
After a months-long battle, the needle exchange program will not operate in Orange County after state officials pulled the plug.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
The Year of Homeless Camp Crackdowns in Orange County
Officials in cities across Orange County are ramping up efforts to crackdown on homeless camps in public sidewalks and parks amid a reported rise in homelessness.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: 2024 Longest Night Memorial – The Names of the 378 People Who Died Without Fixed Abode (Homeless) in OC Between Dec 1, 2023 and Nov 30, 2024
379 people died without fixed abode in Orange County in the past year (from Dec 1, 2023 and Nov 30, 2024). This is significantly less than last year, when the number was over 500, but nearly 2x the level that it was in 2019, five years ago when the number was a little over 200.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Shines Bright For Christmas
Residents across Orange County looking for some holiday spirit, can find a lot, right in their own neighborhoods.
