Surf City council members could also change the way public comment is conducted – something that’s raised concerns from some residents.
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.
Posted inSanta Ana
Orange County Celebrates ‘El Grito,’ Mexican Independence Day in Santa Ana
Fiestas Patrias will feature music, food and dancing Saturday and Sunday in Santa Ana to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.
Posted inGovernment
More OC Residents Keep Pressing The County Animal Shelter to Reopen Kennels to Public Visitors
Protesters are fighting against the shelter’s current adoption system and lack of low cost spay and neuter services for abandoned cats.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Judge Removes Majority of Mission Viejo City Council Members, City Moves to Appeal
The city of Mission Viejo is already looking to appeal the case, but it’s an open question of what will happen if they lose.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Tentative Ruling Removing Mission Viejo City Council Members Stands, Who Might Fill Their Seats?
The Mission Viejo City Attorney called on the judge to lay out a process for replacing the council majority, but he said it wasn’t his responsibility.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Animal Activists Call on County Supervisors to Reopen Animal Shelter
Residents want county-run shelter to allow visitors to see more animals and reinstate its trap, neuter and release program for feral and abandoned cats.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Local Judge Throws Majority of Mission Viejo’s City Councilmembers Off Dais
The ruling comes years after residents originally alleged the council had illegally extended their terms of office without notifying the public.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Considers Doing More To Help Residents Understand Who’s Financing Local Elected Officials
Cypress City Council members are considering heightening resident access to economic interest statements for candidates and elected officials on the city website.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Ponders How Easy it Should be For Residents to Understand Who’s Financing Local Elected Officials
At tonight’s City Council meeting, elected officials will discuss local campaign finance transparency, limiting no-bid contracts and racism on the city council.
Posted inEducation
OC Schools Are Starting up Again: Are They Prepared for COVID And Monkeypox?
Public health officials warn of a COVID wave as students across Orange County are heading back to school and as concerns over monkeypox start to emerge.
