A slew of government and press organizations opposed a proposed state bill that would make it harder and more expensive for people to get public records.
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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Is California’s Public Records Law About to Get Gutted?
AB 1821 would permit government agencies to charge some people $88 per hour as they search for public documents under the state’s public records act.
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Irvine Looks to Charge For Parking at Great Park in Face of Budget Deficit
The council is also expected to hold a budget deep dive during a special meeting on Aug. 3.
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All Orange County Residents Can Soon Call Into City Council Meetings
All Orange County cities and the OC Board of Supervisors must permit residents to give public comment via phone or Zoom during city council meetings, starting July 1.
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Orange County Cats And Dogs Looking For Homes This Summer
As of June 18, there are 70 dogs and 145 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Another OC City Ends Free Rides for Seniors as Demand and Cost Surge
Costa Mesa is the latest OC city to end free rides for seniors as the mobility program’s cost has increased while demand has tripled in less than 10 years.
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Irvine Looks to Ask Voters About Ranked Choice Voting In November
City leaders are looking to put the question to the voters on November’s ballot, asking them if they’d like to change election systems to a new method known as ranked choice voting – a move that could quadruple election expenses.
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More Cats And Kittens Available For Adoption At OC Animal Care
As of June 11, there are 66 dogs and 127 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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More Places to Skate Across Orange County
There’s more places to skateboard and rollerskate across Orange County as cities expand skateparks and look to build pump tracks.
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GKN Aerospace Faces The Public, Promises Town Hall After Garden Grove Chemical Tank Crisis
GKN’s senior vice president attended the special Garden Grove City Council meeting to publicly answer questions from city leaders.
