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Spencer Custodio joined Voice of OC as a full-time reporter covering south Orange County and Fullerton in August 2017. Previously, he worked as one of Voice of OC’s first interns starting in 2010, covering Fullerton and general assignment stories. During his time with Voice of OC, Custodio covered the Joe Felz election night car crash that lead to him being charged with a DUI (the case is ongoing). He also has been covering the Irvine Veteran’s Cemetery, a first for Orange County, that led to a land swap with a developer that divided many veterans and residents. Recently, he covered the sudden resignation of former Laguna Niguel Mayor Jerry Slusiewicz over claims of bullying and intimidation that started when Slusiewicz found a tree trimming contract that was overpaid by $410,000. Custodio graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with extensive education in Constitutional law, public policy, economics and international law. He worked as the news editor at the student newspaper, The Daily Titan, during his last semester. Languages spoken: English Areas of expertise: Voter registration and turnout, data analysis, homelessness, Irvine and Fullerton.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson is considering whether the City of Anaheim is giving Disneyland a subsidy, due to a class action lawsuit against Disney for allegedly failing to pay at least $16 an hour mandated by Anaheim law that applies to businesses receiving city subsidies.
Anaheim Councilwoman Denise Barnes became the deciding vote Tuesday on a controversial Anaheim Hills condo proposal, when she sided with Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno in denying the project.
City of Fullerton attorneys are put on notice they have to prove allegations that resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson stole secret city hall documents, potentially jeopardizing the city’s lawsuit against Ferguson.
Councilwoman Denise Barnes, a Republican in the minority on the city council, is now the swing vote on a controversial Anaheim Hill condo project after she received new information about the existing property and raised questions at the Council’s last meeting.
Anaheim City Councilmembers decided to add 100 more beds to the existing 200-bed Salvation Army homeless shelter so the city can continue enforcing anti-camping laws.
A Fullerton resident, and the blog he writes for, is looking to get a city lawsuit against them thrown out Thursday after the city alleged they stole and published secret city hall documents.
Anaheim Councilmembers today are expected to expand a current homeless shelter near The Honda Center, or build a new one in West Anaheim that could house up to 200 people.
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno both voted against an Anaheim Hills housing proposal Tuesday — marking the first time the two foes have voted together on a significant issue.
A firm that conducted two separate Great Park audits — and came under fire from two state officials over the audits — surrendered its accounting license Monday after a settlement with the State Board of Accountancy.
Anaheim City Councilmembers will decide Tuesday if they’ll allow 58 condos to be built in wealthy Anaheim Hills, while a debate on where to put new housing in the city is bubbling up between city leaders and residents.