Finalists are in 11 categories including columnist, photography and hard news
Yearly Archives: 2026
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Mission Viejo Eyes New Homes Near Saddleback College
Residents might see new housing near Saddleback College, including low-income units, as officials move forward with a developer.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How Affordable Are Orange County’s Newest Homes?
Amid a state housing crisis, officials across Orange County struggle to boost their affordable housing stock as others require developers to account for low income families.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Mundekis: Good Thing Orange City Council Majority Aren’t Public Safety Responders
Orange City Council majority is unable to do what they need to do in order to keep their city financially solvent. While praising public safety responders, they refuse to actually do anything financially necessary to keep those same public safety responders.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
New Housing Coming to Trabuco Canyon Despite Concerns Over Wildfire Risk
The 181 housing units were originally approved decades ago and are still planned for development, despite concern from nearby canyon residents about wildfire risks and evacuation routes.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Many Orange County Cities Stay Silent on ICE Raids
Officials across OC are still grappling with how to respond to ICE raids about a year since they kicked off, while others are taking action either in support of immigrants or in support of federal enforcement.
Posted inCountywide
‘Wild Tunes’ Program Brings Music to Mission Viejo Animal Shelter
The live music initiative aims to reduce animal stress and improve human connection with the animals available for adoption at Mission Viejo shelter.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Spend Heavily to Replace Outgoing OC Assemblywoman
A Voice of OC review found over $6 million spent in a primary race to decide who will represent a district stretching from Disneyland to Cerritos – much of that spending is special interests attacking a local labor leader candidate.
Posted inTop Stories
OC’s Biggest Headlines as Cities Overhaul Airbnb Regulations
Placentia and Brea recently updated short term rental laws in an effort to curb rowdy guests, campaign spending heats up in OC Supervisors races – these are just some of this week’s biggest headlines.
Posted inEducation
Many Critical Student Programs Are About to Get Gutted at Cal State Fullerton
Longstanding programs including the speech and debate team, the student newspaper, theater productions and more are facing debilitating cuts at Cal State Fullerton in a few months.
