The city council is set to consider a grocery store worker retention ordinance that would require large chain grocery stores to keep the same staff for 90 days if ownership changes hands.
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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Adoption Fees Reduced For Hundreds of Pets at Orange County Animal Care
As of Aug. 6, there are 95 dogs and 212 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine to Split Ad Revenue With Incoming Great Park Baseball Team
A yet-to-be-named professional baseball team from the MLB-partnered Pioneer Baseball League will use the Great Park Baseball Stadium for its home games as the city faces projected budget deficits.
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Costco Is Coming to Brea As Concerns Grow Over Controversial Tax-Sharing Agreement
Brea leaders approved a tax-sharing agreement with the land owner that paved the way for the big box store and gas station while some residents question if the negotiations violated the state’s open meeting law.
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Homeless Pets at Orange County’s Animal Shelter Need Homes This Summer
As of July 30, there are 105 dogs and 214 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine Moves to Ban Synthetic Kratom and Whippets
City leaders are looking to ban the sale of the substances in the city, following the lead of several other Orange County cities that have already made the move.
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These Feline Friends at Orange County Animal Care Need Homes
As of July 23, there are 76 dogs and 216 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Costa Mesa Keeps Controversial Flock Cameras, Looks to Clean Up Contract Next Year
City council members decided to keep the contract with Flock until it expires in April 2027, when they plan to renegotiate certain terms and clean up specific contract language.
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Will Costa Mesa Ditch License Plate Surveillance Cameras After Cop Stalking Scandal?
A coalition of Costa Mesa residents have spoken out against automated license plate readers, known as Flock cameras, after a former police officer used the technology to stalk women.
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Irvine Asks Voters to Change Election System While Budget Deficit Looms
Irvine voters will be able to weigh in during November’s election about whether or not they want their city to start using ranked choice voting in 2028.
