As of July 16, there are 73 dogs and 220 cats 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.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Fair Opens This Week As Prices Increase Again
Parking and admission prices at the OC Fair remain high as executive staff enjoy $25 million worth of expansions and upgrades to their administrative building.
Posted inNEWS
Newport Beach Looks to Take Down ‘Teen Takeovers’
After the city’s Fourth of July weekend saw 400 people arrested, city leaders are looking to crack down on social media-driven beach parties.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Newport Beach Eyes Stricter Laws After 400 Arrested in Fourth of July Chaos
Nearly half a million people visited Newport Beach over the July 4 weekend, when police arrested hundreds of teens and young adults from out of state for setting off fireworks on the beach and blocking roads.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Hundreds of Homeless Pets Available For Adoption at OC Animal Care
As of July 9, there are 78 dogs and 197 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Lake Forest Approves Controversial Warehouse Project After Resident Pushback
City council members approved a warehouse proposal right next to hundreds of homes after city officials found the proposal meets local noise and zoning standards.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Lake Forest Leaders to Review Controversial Warehouse Proposal
City council members are set to discuss an appeal of the proposed warehouse project at their Tuesday night meeting.
Posted inEconomy
How Rocky Are Orange County’s Municipal Budgets?
Several of the county’s large cities are confronting growing budget deficits with no real answers for how they’ll dig themselves out of the hole.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Orange County’s Growing E-bike Crackdown Continues Targeting Parents
Placentia is the latest city in Orange County to prohibit unsafe e-bike riding as officials outline new rules for police to impound e-bikes and hold parents accountable.
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Where to See Fireworks in Orange County on the Fourth of July
Cities across Orange County are celebrating America’s 250th birthday with fireworks shows, parades, live music and more on July 3 and 4.
