Tingle: Keeping Track of Progress at The New OC Animal Shelter
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After nearly one year, Orange County animal rights activist Rose Tingle provides a progress report for the new regional animal shelter which opened in March of 2018.
Nguyen: Drastic Measures Required in Westminster For Bad Actor
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Lan Quoc Nguyen, an attorney and Trustee of the Garden Grove Unified School District, writes to defend recent actions in Westminster to limit council members’ ability to get issues on the official agenda for discussion and votes, taking aim at new council member Tai Do for his opposition to the new policy.
Lewandowski: Concerns About Pride 2019 For Board Members of The LGBT Center OC
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Andy Lewandowski writes an open letter to the Board of Directors for the LGBT Center OC concerned about the lack of dialogue regarding the decision to have uniformed police march at the 2019 OC Pride Parade.
Holzmann: Doing the Right Thing at Fairview to House Mentally Ill
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Matt Holzmann, long time resident of Orange County and Chair of Government Relations for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, applauds Governor Newsom for supporting housing for those with serious mental illness at the Fairview Developmental Center site in Costa Mesa.
TCA Boards of Directors Approve FY20 Capital Improvement Plan
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At its regularly scheduled board meeting, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (F/ETCA) and San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency (SJHTCA) unanimously approved the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Orange County’s 51-miles of Toll Roads.
Kriz: Another Fourteen Die on Orange County’s Streets
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Fr. Dennis Kriz, pastor of St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Fullerton, provides a count of those who died without a fixed abode in Orange County in May. He also questions how shelters are being funded, why more housing units are not being built and why tax incentives are not created to help with the homeless population.
McCormick: Special Districts Stress Focused Services, Prudent Planning
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Neil McCormick, chief executive officer of the California Special Districts Association, answers general criticism of special districts, arguing these agencies are created to meet local needs that are requested and approved by the voters and are locally controlled.
Heroes Hall to celebrate U.S. Army’s 244th birthday with free event on June 14
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On Friday, June 14, Heroes Hall will host a special celebration honoring the U.S. Army’s 244th birthday. The celebration is a free event that will include music and a commemoration ceremony.
Cook: Where is our Southern California Veterans Cemetery?
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Bill Cook, Chairman of the Orange County Veterans Memorial Park Foundation writes that it’s time to move the Southern California Veterans Cemetery forward.
Sharma: The Invisible Food Waste Problem
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Aashna Sharma, a sixth grader from Newport Beach who attends The Pegasus School, writes about the alarming problem of food waste and waste management and how everyone can be part of solving this issue.