If the sale goes through and the new shelter opens, it would be the largest homeless shelter in Orange County.
Author Archives: Nick Gerda
Nick covers the city of Santa Ana, as well as the County of Orange, often reporting on issues like homelessness, public safety, mental health, and the role of money in politics.
Since joining Voice of OC in 2011, Nick has regularly shed light on topics that are often kept in the shadows. He’s reported on systemic problems in the county’s mental health system. He also led a reporting team that produced sophisticated looks at how the Disney corporation campaign contributions influenced recent elections in Anaheim.
Nick also revealed evidence of elected leaders using their official powers to apparently pressure government contractors into donating to their election campaigns, in an article that was awarded best news story of the year by the Orange County Press Club. He firmly believes journalism should inform the public and help hold the powerful accountable.
An Orange County native, Nick first started covering local government in his mid-teens, before attending Santa Ana College, the American University in Cairo, and UC Irvine, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Languages spoken: English, elementary Spanish, minimal Arabic and minimal Japanese
Areas of expertise: Local government, local politics, homelessness, mental health policy, campaign finance, California Public Records Act, Ralph M. Brown Act, County of Orange government, Santa Ana city government and municipal finance.
Posted inAnaheim, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Westminster
Democrat Takes Lead in Effort to Flip Janet Nguyen’s State Senate Seat
If Tom Umberg’s lead holds in the 34th District, Democrats will add to the supermajorities they gained in the state Legislature in this month’s election.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Dems Leading in All OC Congressional Districts With Latest Results
Democrats were leading in all four Republican-held Congressional districts in Orange County as of Friday’s ongoing election count, putting the party on track to win all seven OC Congressional districts.
Posted inAnaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Countywide, Fullerton, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Democrat Gil Cisneros Pulls Ahead of Republican Young Kim in 39th Congressional District
If the ongoing trend holds, Republicans will lose all four OC seats they hold now and Democrats will represent all seven of Orange County’s Congressional seats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 14): Kim Hangs Onto Small Lead in Key Congressional District
Republican Young Kim was virtually tied with Democratic candidate Gil Cisneros in the 39th Congressional District, while the three other Republican-held Congressional districts were on track to flip blue. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 13): Democrat Pulls Ahead in Key House Race; DA Preps Handoff to Spitzer
Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and DA Tony Rackauckas announced his office will be transitioning to Spitzer’s administration over the next few weeks. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
The Latest Results in Key OC Races (Monday After Election Day)
Six days after the 2018 general election, with about 72 percent of all estimated ballots have been counted, as election officials report out the latest counts. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Monday.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
The Latest Results in Key OC Races (Saturday After Election Day)
Four days after the election, there are still more than 329,000 ballots estimated left to count, and the ongoing trend continued to benefit Democrats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Top Stories, Westminster
Rouda Declares Victory Against Rohrabacher in 48th Congressional District
Democrat candidate Harley Rouda was leading the incumbent Republican by 4 percentage points in the latest count Saturday evening, with an estimated 69 percent of the ballots counted.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Latest Results Show Democrats Continuing to Gain Ground in Key OC Races
Three days after the election, there are still more than 366,000 ballots estimated left to count, and the ongoing trend continued to benefit Democrats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Friday.
