Huntington Beach residents are raising complaints after several nonprofits helping students were defunded to support a nonprofit that takes veterans on fishing trips.
Author Archives: Noah Biesiada
Noah Biesiada serves as Voice of OC’s county reporter, covering the county board of supervisors and the $9 billion government they oversee.
Biesiada started as an intern in July 2019, helping launch Voice of OC’s disaster news coverage and report on the cities of south Orange County such as Irvine, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, and other coastal cities like Huntington Beach and San Clemente.
Currently, Biesiada’s reporting is focused on county agencies such as the sheriff’s department, the courts, and other departments along with the cities of Irvine and Huntington Beach.
His reporting has led to a host of reforms across Orange County governments including the Orange County Power Authority, the OC Fire Authority and Irvine’s Great Park.
He’s won several awards from state and local press organizations for his reporting on the county’s disaster preparedness, breaking news and other investigations and won 2023 Online Journalist of the Year from the LA Press Club.
Languages spoken: English
Contact: nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Spend Heavily to Replace Outgoing OC Assemblywoman
A Voice of OC review found over $6 million spent in a primary race to decide who will represent a district stretching from Disneyland to Cerritos – much of that spending is special interests attacking a local labor leader candidate.
Posted inTop Stories
Irvine’s Budget Deficit Could Lead to Parking Fees and No New Libraries
City leaders are grappling with how to manage a growing budget deficit without slashing services.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Campaign Spending Heats Up in OC Board of Supervisors Races
County supervisors are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their campaigns in the lead up to the June 2 primary election.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
South OC Residents Rally Against County Plans to Dump Tons of Trash on Them
Residents across San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano are gathering increasing support to shut down a proposed doubling of trash going to the Prima Deshecha landfill.
Posted inGovernment
Residents Sue Newport Beach Over Surf Park Proposal
The coalition of activists formed amid concerns that the surf park would demolish one of the last remaining affordable private golf courses in Orange County.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Thousands of South OC Residents Question County Plans to Expand Prima Deshecha Landfill
County leaders are facing pushback from thousands of residents challenging plans to double trash delivered to local landfill.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Residents Wrestle With Failed Promises To Restrict Chemical Herbicides
While many Orange County leaders pledged to phase out the use of pesticides that include chemicals like glyphosate, many never follow through on it.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Can Huntington Beach City Council Members Handpick Vendors and Contractors?
City leaders are moving forward with choosing a rebranding consultant behind closed doors amid questions on whether or not they followed the city’s rules to pick him.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Despite Denials, County Supervisor Was Told Tons of Trash Routed to South OC
Supervisor Katrina Foley claimed she had no idea about plans to double the amount of trash going to a landfill in her district – despite getting a briefing on it nearly three years ago.
