The Angels’ development firm, SRB Management, has filed its request as a legal claim, which is included on the agenda for the City Council’s next regular meeting on Tuesday.
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 inLaguna Beach
Controversial Laguna Beach City Manager Leaves City Hall
The city will pay Dupuis nine months’ severance and $223,077 to settle a hostile workplace claim against a City Council Member.
Posted inGovernment
A Rare Look At What Happens When Local Police Play Politics
Anaheim’s police union is one of the largest spenders on citywide elections, often putting money toward resort-backed candidates. Their big raises now trigger big questions.
Posted inSanta Ana
Voters to Decide Santa Ana Council Member’s Fate in Police Union-Backed Recall Election
The Santa Ana police union’s $371,000 effort to unseat one of its most vocal council critics – Councilmember Jessie Lopez – means voters will decide her fate in a special recall election on Nov. 14.
Posted inAnaheim
Fear and Loathing at Anaheim City Hall: Working Under the Gun of Retribution
So, you called your City Hall boss a political “chameleon” to Anaheim corruption investigators. Now what?
Posted inAnaheim
As Anaheim Waffles on Corruption Reform, Residents Question City Hall’s Legitimacy
City Council members’ public downplaying of a public corruption report this week led to jeers and laughs from the audience, along with increasing questioning of the city’s leadership.
Posted inAnaheim
Ex-Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Agrees to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
After resigning in disgrace more than a year ago, former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to public corruption.
Posted inSanta Ana
Should Santa Ana Residents Pay Hundreds to Use Community Centers Funded By Tax Money?
Some residents say it’s driven them to meet at places outside of their neighborhoods.
Posted inGovernment
Some OC Supervisors Say Grand Jury Reports on Climate, Animal Shelter Issues Are Political Overreach
There’s disagreement amongst OC Supervisors about how often you should listen to the county’s citizen watchdog panel on some of the region’s most pressing issues.
Posted inAnaheim
Did the Anaheim Police Go to Bat for Disgraced Former Mayor?
A refusal to assist a corruption probe and alleged advocacy on a politically-entangled gas station dispute is putting a spotlight on the police force for OC’s largest city.
