Residents across Orange County are getting ready to celebrate Ramadan, Eid, Holi, Nowruz, Passover, Lent, Easter and Vesak this Spring.
Yearly Archives: 2025
Posted inCountywide
Free Things to Do This Weekend Across OC
Family-friendly events, volunteer opportunities and places to learn about history: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events offered through public libraries and OC Parks this weekend.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Student Reporting Partnerships Fueling an Informed OC
Voice of OC opportunities provide training for journalism students across the county to engage in civic reporting and photojournalism in real time.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine Looks to Connect Great Park With Public Transit Through Land Swap
Irvine City Council members approved a land swap with FivePoint Holdings in an attempt to connect the Great Park and the Irvine Train Station.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Reinstates Traffic Investigator Amid Increased Vehicular Deaths
Officials say it’s a temporary solution aiming to improve ongoing traffic issues, which has seen an increase in people being killed in car accidents.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Break Silence; Publicly Blast Treasurer’s Alleged Workplace Hostility
County officials reveal why they stripped the elected treasurer of her investment authority after months of mounting questions.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Underwood: A Procession of Names
At a recent OC Board of Supervisors meeting speakers from the homeless advocacy group Housing Is A Human Right OC read aloud the names of every homeless person who died in 2024 on the streets or otherwise without fixed abode in Orange County. Often recounting the stories of many who died, they challenged the board to “do better.” Member of the board did respond. Their answers fell short of answering that challenge.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Keeping Watch Over Orange County’s $17 Billion Investment Pool
Amidst heightened questioning, County Supervisors’ Chairman Doug Chaffee defends stripping elected Treasurer Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich of investment authority.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Quietly Settle Child Abuse Case for $28 Million
The settlement ends a case that alleged county staff accidentally placed a foster child in an apartment with a man already convicted of domestic battery and assault.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Sackett: Response to Asay, Let’s Stick to the Facts About Riprap and Coastal Erosion
Let’s stick to the facts about riprap and coastal erosion. Michael Asay’s recent piece defending railroad armoring is riddled with inaccuracies and misleading claims that need to be corrected.
