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Yearly Archives: 2025
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines in 2025
As the year comes to an end, Voice of OC gives readers a run down of the biggest stories of 2025 including former Supervisor Andrew Do’s conviction, the passing of Prop. 50 and the latest on OC’s Veteran Cemetery.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Year on ICE
Federal deportation efforts kicked off in June this year, leading to a wave of protests, the creation of immigrant aid funds and concerns over who exactly immigration agents are targeting.
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA Offers Free New Year’s Eve Bus Rides
The Orange County Transportation Authority will provide free bus rides from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 to 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, giving passengers a safe and convenient way to travel to New Years Eve events across Orange County.
Posted inState
Huntington Beach Continues to Lose Lawsuits Arguing Charter City Rights
While city leaders have claimed for years they have winnable cases, their lawsuits have been regularly turned down by judges at state and federal courts in their legal battles.
Posted inCountywide
More Orange County Kids Are Homeless and Hungry This Christmas
More Orange County kids are homeless and depending on free school meals and CalFresh benefits as food bank leaders warn of drastic cuts and changes that will impact those assistance programs.
Posted inCanyons
Orange County Canyons Under Christmas Eve Mandatory Evacuation Orders As Heavy Rain Hits
Trabuco Creek, Bell Canyon and Hot Springs Canyon are slated to be hit with mandatory evacuation orders at 8 a.m. on Christmas Eve. as heavy rains are expected to hammer California.
Posted inPress Releases
Effective Wednesday, December 24 at 8 a.m.: Evacuation Order (Mandatory) Issued for Trabuco Creek, Bell Canyon and Hot Springs Canyon Near Airport Fire Burn Scar
Effective Wednesday, December 24 at 8 a.m., an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) will be issued for areas in Trabuco Creek including the RC Airport, fire station, campground/park and school, Bell Canyon including Starr Ranch and Hot Springs Canyon including Lazy-W Ranch due to possible debris flows along or near the Airport Fire burn scar
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
San Clemente’s Long Struggle to Save Its Disappearing Coast
Officials and local coastal groups are continuing to study how to save San Clemente’s dwindling shoreline, which is threatening the local economy and the iconic rail line that runs along the coast.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hunn: CalOptima Health – More Committed Than Ever to Quality Care for Orange County’s Most Vulnerable
Three decades ago, thoughtful Orange County medical, civic and nonprofit leaders were concerned about the limited access to medical care among Orange County’s vulnerable, low-income residents. They created CalOptima Health as a solution. Now, the community’s safety net health plan is facing challenges again as it grapples with Medi-Cal changes at the federal and state level.
