Police in town say cruising leads to street takeovers, racing, vandalism and fights, while critics of the law draw both cultural and technical distinctions.
Author Archives: Brandon Pho
As a Voice of OC reporter, Brandon Pho covered north/central Orange County, as well as broader regional issues around law enforcement, transportation, the environment, the OC Fair and Little Saigon.
He joined in 2018 as an intern, shedding light on turmoil and corruption claims in Westminster and uncovering a now-fired OC Fair executive’s suspect fundraising relationship with a nearby, private Christian college that the Fair had sponsored with public money.
Later, he published a number of investigative stories on local law enforcement agencies; detailed political jockeying around a controversial seawater desalting plant proposal in Huntington Beach; narrated a racial reckoning inside one of the county’s largest school districts; and tracked various quality of life issues across the region.
Before Voice of OC, Brandon worked as a reporter and editor at Cal State Fullerton’s independent student newspaper, the Daily Titan, and won a number of accolades for his reporting in 2018, including a 1st and 2nd place Los Angeles Press Club award and 1st place national College Media Association award.
While at Voice of OC, Brandon was a member of Report for America, a national network of local reporters committed to bolstering democracy throughout the U.S.
Posted inTop Stories
Latino Small Business Owners Push for a New Downtown Santa Ana
A community effort might spell the end for a downtown tax system run by business groups that Latino merchants say ignored them.
Posted inTransportation
Before Election is Finalized, OC Officials to Pick New Transportation Leaders Thursday
Will an Orange Mayor who’s on track to get voted out of office get to keep his OCTA board seat?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Costa Mesa Voters Make it Easier to Build Housing in the City?
Tuesday’s 5 p.m. results update showed support for a measure easing housing construction regulations by just 16 votes.
Posted inSanta Ana
Where Will Santa Ana’s New Police Oversight Panel Go Under a New City Council?
Will an incoming City Council expand the panel’s power in the coming years, or has it already hit the ceiling?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What the Election Means for Orange County’s First Time Homebuyers and Renters
Housing was on Orange County’s ballot this month as voters in Costa Mesa and Yorba Linda are on track to shoot down measures aimed at increasing housing stock.
Posted inSanta Ana
Will Santa Ana’s Progressive City Council Majority Stay?
A progressive challenger took a lead over an incumbent – marking a shift in results trends that previously pointed to a new police union-backed council majority.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Is Santa Ana’s Progressive Council Majority in Jeopardy?
While ballots remain to be counted and the results could change, things aren’t looking up for the council majority Santa Ana progressives enjoyed since 2020.
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Latest Election Night Results for the Santa Ana City Council
Who will shape housing and public safety issues in Santa Ana?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Latest Election Night Results for the Westminster City Council
Here’s the latest on who might lead a city that’s on track to bankruptcy.
