Orange County Supervisors are set to discuss the sale – and the increasing state scrutiny – behind closed doors at their Tuesday meeting.
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 inGovernment
Anaheim FBI Corruption Probe Puts New Focus on Role of Community Organizing
Will the new environment activate Anaheim’s would-be activists?
Posted inAnaheim
In FBI Probe’s Wake, Anaheim Candidates Try to Distance Themselves from Power Players
Big business or working class residents? Who should City Hall represent? Political observers say that’s a key question voters face in November.
Posted inCountywide
Is Garden Grove’s Latest Hotel Development Pitting A Spongebob Resort Up Against Homes for Low Wage Workers?
The friction comes from city leaders who say they need a vibrant resort district for their tax base and a union who says hotel workers need a place to live too.
Posted inCOAST
CA Coastal Commission Calls on OC to Take Down Private Fence on Controversial Back Bay Parkland
A host of residents are still demanding answers as to why County of Orange officials came quietly close to privatizing public land in Upper Newport Bay.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
An Old Neighborhood Fire Station Takes Center Stage in Santa Ana’s Community Policing Debate
A historic but run-down building has become the center of a debate over what kinds of neighborhood services make neighborhoods safer.
Posted inTop Stories
In Wake of FBI Corruption Probe, Angels Baseball Owner Arte Moreno Says He Might Sell Team
In the aftermath of an FBI affidavit focusing on Anaheim city hall dealings with the Los Angeles Angels, owner Arte Moreno looks to part ways with the Major League team.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Anaheim Council Members Head Into Election While Investigating Campaign Contributions
New campaign finance disclosures also show some officials are returning money they received from interests under the FBI’s microscope.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Westminster Sales Tax Proposal Heads to November Ballot After Several Tries
Facing bankruptcy in just a few years, city voters get to decide on whether to keep a %1 sales tax increase.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim Gets a Rare Public Chat on Inner Workings of Officials’ Dead Angel Stadium Deal
Some local leaders are poking “holes” in the official response from City Hall to a scathing Orange County Grand Jury report about the now-dead stadium sale.
