Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
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.
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Orange County Protests Against Police Violence To Continue Over Week of Juneteenth
Protests in OC over police violence toward black people and the role of law enforcement in public safety are showing no sign of stopping this week — the week of Juneteenth.
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Coronavirus Impacts To Vulnerable Seniors Go Way Beyond “Skilled Nursing Facilities”
While Coronavirus outbreaks have occurred in at least 28 skilled nursing facilities, they’ve also occurred in at least six assisted living facilities and two care homes.
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Santa Ana Will Again Consider Police Oversight Along with Budget, Police Salary Concessions
The discussion comes in the wake of protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. The idea has been struck down twice before by the Council.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Government, NEWS, NORTH COUNTY, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, SOUTH COUNTY, Top Stories
Orange County Police Violence Protests Go Into Seventh Day
Orange County saw its seventh day of protests across the county, which started about a week ago over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, and police violence toward Black people and people of color in the United States.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Garden Grove, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Garden Grove Protest Displays Cross-Cultural and Racial Solidarity Years in the Making
Activists, community leaders and organizers in phone interviews the following day all struggled to recall the last time a demonstration of that scale had ever happened in Garden Grove.
Posted inGovernment, NEWS, Outdoors, State, Top Stories
OC Fair Holds Off On $5 Million Loan to San Diego County Fair While Grappling with Coronavirus Losses, Virtual Fair Possibilities
The Orange County and San Diego County fairs are canceled this year due to Coronavirus.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Orange County Police Violence Protests Go into Sixth Day
Protests are set to be underway in Fountain Valley, Orange, and Irvine. Local county activists are increasingly calling for more police accountability.
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Orange County Protests Against Police Violence Cross Into Fifth Day
Many OC residents are taking to the streets for the fifth day in a row to protest the police killing of George Floyd and police violence against Black people in the U.S.
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All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
Aggressive police unions, spending on law enforcement over youth programs and few citizen oversight boards — activists and leaders say OC’s debate is years in the making.
