Millions of dollars have been pumped into a local assembly race and county supervisors races, high tides force parts of a train line and a portion PCH to close – these are some of OC’s top headlines this week.
Yearly Archives: 2026
Posted inSanta Ana
Kids Get to Swim in Santa Ana’s New Pools For Five Hours a Week
After mounting questions over just how public the public pools are, Santa Ana officials announced the Memorial Park pools are slated to reopen – for five hours a week for kids, while people over 16 get more hours.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Huntington Beach Warns Residents of Danger As King Tides Hit Coast
High tides in Huntington Beach this week have led to a local emergency declaration and more Pacific Coast Highway closures, as the super El Niño season begins to ramp up.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Teamsters Restart Strike After Failed Negotiations with OC Supervisors
It comes after a pause in the strike that lasted just over a week as teamsters and county leaders tried to negotiate a new deal.
Posted inTop Stories
Special Interests Double Down on OC Supervisor Candidates Ahead of Election Day
Most of the political action committee spending is focused on the county’s southernmost district, while in the north Democrats are heavily outfundraising Republicans.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Millions of Dollars Pouring into 68th State Assembly Race From Special Interests
A host of special interest groups from oil companies to labor interests are dropping millions of dollars on the 68th State Assembly Race between two Santa Ana City Council members.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Resnick: School Bonds, Public Money, Private Insurance and the Three OC School Administrators in the Middle
As Orange County school districts prepare to spend more than $2 billion in recent voter-approved construction bonds, questions emerge over who will manage the insurance tied to those project sites. Drawing on past conflicts of interest with bond construction insurance, a commitment to public oversight, full disclosure and transparency must occur before taxpayer dollars are spent.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine Officials Sidestep Additional Financial Audits Amid Rocky Budget Outlook
Leaders aren’t going to be reviewing previous spending decisions with a formal audit process as leaders attempt to dodge a looming structural budget deficit.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Welcomes Lauren Contreras as the Next Tracy Wood Fellow
Chapman University student Lauren Contreras joins Voice of OC as a Fellow.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Politicians Got To Swim, Residents Got Turned Away From New Pool
City officials are keeping quiet on a brewing scandal involving a staged opening ahead of the November election for a pool that is now closed to the public.
