This Sunshine Week, as Sacramento legislators consider updating the state’s open meeting law, there’s increased focus on getting politicians to show up for work as well as giving the public an ability to view meetings remotely.
Monthly Archives: March 2025
Posted inOrange
Building Back Trust: Diving into Orange’s Multi-Million Dollar Budget Deficit
Officials are looking to contract with a public accounting firm to analyze how they ended up with a projected $19 million budget deficit and how to prevent it from happening again.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Chapman Students Walkout Demanding University Protect Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Chapman University students are demanding answers to why the top Diversity, Equity and Inclusion administrator was put on leave after the Trump administration threatened to cut funding from the school for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Named a Top Employer by Chapman University For Second Year
The newsroom was honored as a top employer alongside more than 100 companies nationwide.
Posted inSanta Ana
Are Santa Ana’s Contracted Parking Officers Giving Too Many Tickets?
Elected officials and residents are raising increasing concerns about city contracted enforcement officers going overboard with citations and ticketing for violations they were never hired to enforce.
Posted inAnaheim
How Long Does it Take to Figure Out If Angel Stadium is Trashed?
Anaheim residents are still waiting to see a final report on the condition of Angel Stadium years after city officials first decided to commission a maintenance assessment of the taxpayer owned property.
Posted inTop Stories
Will Disgraced Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu Serve Prison Time?
U.S. Attorneys are asking for an 8-month prison sentence for former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu for lying to FBI agents about the corrupted Angel Stadium land sale, among other charges. Sidhu’s attorneys are asking for three years of probation and community service.
Posted inOutdoors
More E-bike Crackdowns Come to Orange County
Following the trend of regulating e-bikes that local officials say pose a public safety concern, two more North Orange County cities are overhauling local ordinances to address those concerns.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Sees Fewer Homeless People on the Streets, Housing Still Scarce
City officials said the amount of people sleeping on the streets was reduced by 39%, but advocates question where people went if the city’s struggling to find permanent housing.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
San Juan Capistrano Approves Private School Expansion
City leaders approved the future expansion of a local private school’s 25-acre campus, despite mixed reactions from the community.