As of July 10, there are 143 dogs and 104 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Author Archives: Angelina Hicks
Angelina Hicks is Voice of OC’s Collegiate News Service editor, leading the newsroom’s partnership with Chapman University that gives students the chance to report on civic news across Orange County.
Hicks was named the inaugural Tracy A. Wood Fellow in 2022, but she has been filing stories and mentoring students with the newsroom since her freshman year at Chapman in 2020. She reports on south county news and civics, including issues along the coast, the county-run animal shelter in Tustin and the OC Fair & Event Center. Her “Pets of the Week” series, published each Friday, highlights dogs and cats available for adoption at local shelters.
Hicks graduated from Chapman in 2023, where she was editor-in-chief of The Panther, the university’s student-run newspaper. She earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California in 2024, where she was managing editor of Annenberg Media. She is an assistant professor of journalism and interim director of the journalism program at Chapman’s Wilkinson College.
Since she became Collegiate News Service editor, the number of student stories published on Voice of OC each year has nearly doubled.
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Can Irvine’s Great Park Handle Large-Scale Events?
After Irvine’s July 4th celebration brought over 40,000 people to the Great Park, causing long traffic jams last week, questions are circling about the future of the park and if it can handle that many visitors.
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Is Irvine Going to Ask Voters for Approval to Develop a Golf Course into Housing?
As the Irvine City Council considers turning Oak Creek Golf Club into 3,100 housing units, some council members expressed interest in putting the item on a future ballot for voter consideration.
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Orange County Residents Protest Planned Residential Development in Trabuco Canyon
Residents are raising alarm bells about a 20-year-old environmental study for a residential development they say does not address concerns regarding traffic, wildfire and wildlife.
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Irvine City Council Re-Adopts Lobbying Rules to Settle Lawsuit
The Irvine City Council rescinded and re-adopted lobbying regulations originally passed last year in order to settle a lawsuit alleging Brown Act violations.
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These Pets at OC Animal Care Are Available For Adoption
As of June 25, there are 167 dogs and 52 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine Moves to Prioritize Affordable Housing for Locals
Irvine officials are rethinking the city’s approach to affordable housing to prioritize their town’s neediest local residents.
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Huntington Beach Nixes Public Comment Restrictions After ACLU Warning
After getting called out by the ACLU for cutting off public commenters, the Huntington Beach City Council agreed to not repeat the move, including preventing speakers from addressing individual councilmembers during public comment.
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A Look At Some Available Pets From Orange County’s Animal Shelter
As of June 18, there are 174 dogs and 36 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine’s Oak Creek Golf Club Could Become Housing, Does it Go Against a Voter Initiative?
Irvine leaders, alongside the Irvine Company, are considering plans to construct 3,100 units on the Oak Creek Golf Club site, in addition to community gathering spaces and a new school.
