A day after Thanksgiving, Cypress officials appointed a new person to fill a city council vacancy after the previously selected candidate dropped out of the running amid questions about his resume.
Yearly Archives: 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Three OC Cities Eye Changing Campaign Finance Laws Ahead of 2026 Elections
Officials in Orange and Cypress are moving to tighten their campaign finance rules while Aliso Viejo Council Members are raising contribution limits ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Misconduct Questions Swirl Around Water District Boardmember in South OC
While a confidential investigation “verified” complaints about Moulton Niguel board member Bill Moorhead around the district’s ethics and harassment policies, the public can’t see what they found.
Posted inFullerton
Another Orange County City Considers Tax Increase to Solve Budget Woes
Voters in Fullerton may decide on two separate sales tax measures to help fund police and road repairs as the city projects a $10 million budget deficit at the end of the decade.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines as Holiday Season Kicks Off
OC veterans are increasing pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to jumpstart veteran cemetery efforts, the county’s poorest grapple with increasing food insecurity – these are just some of OC’s biggest headlines.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Meet Some of The Volunteers Helping Feed Orange County Families
This Thanksgiving, Voice of OC is highlighting some of the volunteers helping families put food on the table as food bank leaders brace food assistance cuts.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Poorest Brace For Cuts to Food Stamps and Health Insurance This Thanksgiving
Food bank and social services leaders warn of impending cuts and changes to food assistance and health care programs for hundreds of thousands of OC’s poorest families.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Another 26 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in October
Another 26 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in October, 269 for the year thus far, the lowest number since the beginning of COVID-19 era. However, in 2019, the last full year before the onset of COVID-19 the death toll was 166 at this point the year.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Once Again Grapples With City Council Vacancy After Appointee Withdraws
Cypress is slated to hold a special meeting this Friday to once again decide how to fill a vacancy on the city council after their appointee backed out this week.
Posted inEconomy, Fullerton, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, NORTH COUNTY, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Fullerton Joins OC Cities Cracking Down on Whippets
Sellers of recreational nitrous oxide will soon be subjected to fines, jail time or both after the new ordinance unanimously passed at the Nov. 18 city council meeting.
