San Clemente’s ballot measure, if approved, would increase the city’s sales tax from 7.75% to 8.25%. It could generate about $7 million annually to be used exclusively toward sand replenishment efforts along the coastline.
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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Today is the Last Day to Vote
Today is the last day for Orange County voters to submit their ballot to vote in the 2024 presidential election. People can vote in person at a vote center or complete their vote-by-mail ballot at home.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Irvine to Consider Killing Proposed Homeless Shelter
On Election Day, Irvine City Council members are expected to reconsider the recent purchase of two buildings to create a homeless shelter in the city during a special meeting Tuesday morning.
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All Orange County Vote Centers Open This Weekend
All 184 vote centers across Orange County will open for in-person voting starting Nov. 2 at 8 a.m. They will open every day until Election Day, Nov. 5, when they close at 8 p.m. that day.
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These Pets at OC Animal Care Are Looking for a Home
As of Oct. 30, there are 242 dogs and 59 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Posted inNEWS
Judge Rules OC Fairgrounds Can Boot Equestrians Without Rental Agreement
Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Recio ruled that officials at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa can remove equestrians who remain in the center without a valid contract.
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Orange County Begins Opening In-Person Vote Centers This Weekend
Thirty-eight in-person vote centers in Orange County will open on Oct. 26 for residents to cast their ballots.
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These Pets at OC Animal Care Are Looking for a Home
As of Oct. 23, there are 245 dogs and 55 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine Officials Approve Plans to Develop Homeless Shelter
City council members approved the purchase of two buildings in the Irvine Business Complex that are slated to be developed into a homeless shelter with medical care and case management services.
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Is a Homeless Shelter Coming to Irvine?
Irvine City Council members will consider purchasing property to create transitional housing for the homeless at their meeting Tuesday night – a move residents pushed county officials to nix six years ago.
