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.
Author Archives: Theresa Sears
Theresa Sears is Involvement Editor for Voice of OC and works with active residents throughout Orange County helping to lift their voices by facilitating the publication of daily Op-eds from a broad array of perspectives.
Theresa also handles office administration and works to help organize Voice of OC civic training programs and policy events.
With an intimate knowledge of Orange County civic issues, Theresa has worked as an active grassroots community leader on a host of public land use and regional public-benefit issues across the region for the past three decades.
As a solutions oriented activist, she has taken a leadership role in grass roots efforts supporting the public’s right to know and petition their government, community engagement, legal remedies and direct democracy.
Her efforts have preserved Orange County’s fairgrounds, Barham Ranch which is now part of Santiago Oak Regional Park, as well critical open space in East Orange. She’s also led efforts to protect Orange County’s regional park system as a leader with the Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks
Languages spoken: English and some Spanish
Areas of expertise: Community organizing, direct democracy, open government – public oversight, land use, civic engagement and protecting public assets.
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NRC Has Determined Fuel Loading Can Be Safely Resumed at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that fuel loading can be safely resumed at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The San Clemente, Calif., plant is owned by Southern California Edison and permanently shut down in 2013.
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How Asia is Reacting to a Less Dependable United States & More Assertive China
The World Affairs Council of Orange County has organized a lecture/lunch event with former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs, Daniel R. Russel, for a discussion on “How Asia is Reacting to a Less Dependable United States & More Assertive China” to take place on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019, 11:30AM to 1:00 PM, at Prego Mediterranean, Irvine, CA.
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County Releases FY 2019-20 Recommended Budget
The County of Orange’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Recommended Budget has been released for review by the Board of Supervisors and the public.
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UCLA report: Poseidon desalination would hurt low-income ratepayers
Today Azul released a new report conducted by UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation that looked at potential impacts of Poseidon’s proposed desalination project on disadvantaged households in Orange County.
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Placentia Partners with the County of Orange on an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District
At the April 23, 2019 meeting for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the Board Members approved a partnership to participate in an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) with the City of Placentia.
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Orange County’s Toll Roads Reach 1.5 Million Open Accounts
The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) – responsible for planning, designing, financing, constructing and operating Orange County’s 51-miles of Toll Roads – reached the exciting milestone of having 1.5 million tolling accounts.
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20th Anniversary of “Denim Day” – Take a Stand Against Sexual Violence
On April 22, the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees and district officials will wear denim during a regularly scheduled board meeting to recognize Denim Day.
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Shoshana Zuboff: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Join Shoshana Zuboff for a fascinating talk about the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism” and the quest by corporations to predict and control our behavior. In our current age of social media and smart devices, we are under 24-hour surveillance.
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Santa Margarita Water District Director Resigns from Orange County LAFCO
Santa Margarita Water District Director, Charley Wilson, today announced his resignation from the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission.
