The virtual meeting — which got nearly 2,000 comments and more than 16,000 views on Facebook as of Thursday — comes as health officials have reported only six known cases countywide, out of the 3.2 million total people in OC, and no evidence of the virus spreading in the county yet.
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 inState, Top Stories
Whistleblower Hearing Set for Friday Over Fired OC Fairgrounds Executive
The informal State Personnel Board hearing is scheduled to be held in Rancho Cucamonga, more than a year after Carleton was put on paid administrative leave by then-fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
While Coronavirus Risk Low in OC, Officials Confront Public Fear
Orange County confronts the Coronavirus scare with officials keeping public agencies open despite cancelling events throughout the region.
Posted inNEWS
CA Watchdog Proposes $27,000 Campaign Finance Fine on Newport Council Members
Diane Dixon, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is among the current and former Newport Beach City Council members who were found to have failed to properly disclose campaign finance efforts.
Posted inNEWS
Here are the Candidates Running in Santa Ana’s May Recall Election
Voters across Santa Ana will decide Iglesias’ fate on the council in the May 19 recall election, which was put on the ballot through a signature-gathering campaign financed by the city’s police union.
Posted inCountywide, Government, NEWS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff Defends Handling of Evidence Booking Scandal
Barnes declined to discuss specific cases, citing laws protecting police officers’ privacy. But he laid the evidence booking problem squarely on individual staff members and “gaps” in evidence booking protocol.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
Voters Apparently Ousted Republican Assemblyman From His South OC Seat
If the results still hold when vote counting is over, it will be a rare case in Orange County of a state legislator failing to make it to the November runoff for their seat.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
Election Night Results: Who’s Leading to Represent OC in Sacramento?
While Democrats state wide comprise a lion’s share of lawmakers in Sacramento, Republicans currently hold seven of Orange County’s state-level offices while Democrats hold five.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, State, Top Stories, Westminster
Billionaire Spending on OC Elections Denies Intentional Wrongdoing, State Probes Activities
Kieu Hoang and his lawyer have denied all wrongdoing, amid a state probe into his campaign activities in local OC elections centering on Little Saigon.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Voter Guide: March 2020 Primary Election
Here’s a rundown of the races up for a decision by Orange County voters.
