The ACLU of Southern California has learned that the state attorney general is taking over the investigation of a hit-and-run incident during which staff attorney Brendan Hamme was struck and injured while participating in a peaceful protest outside a re-election fundraiser for Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
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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“Hack for Health” invites Orange County to build a healthy app for OC
On Saturday, June 17, the community is invited to the Santa Ana Public Library TeenSpace to build a new app that helps neighbors find healthy food and activities right here in Orange County.
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OCREP 3rd Annual Re-entry Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 13 at the Honda Center
The Orange County Re-Entry Partnership (OCREP), in partnership with GEO Group Inc. and the Orange County Public Defender Office, will co-host the 3rd Annual Re- entry Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
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Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Continues to Champion Veteran Cemetery, and Backs Irvine City Council’s Site
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, (D – Orange County) issued the following statement in response to the Irvine City Council’s vote on Tuesday, June 6, to change the site originally designated for a veterans’ cemetery FivePoint developer-owned strawberry farmland near the I-5/I-405 interchange.
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Auditor-Controller Awards Irvine Mayor and Two Council Members the Taxpayer Watchdog Award for Saving Taxpayers Close to $50 Million
The Orange County Auditor-Controller Eric H. Woolery awarded the Mayor of Irvine and two Irvine City Council Members with the honor of Taxpayer Watchdog for their role in saving the city of Irvine taxpayers close to $50 million.
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OCTA Offers Youth Summer Pass for Half Price
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, […]
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Grant Provides Free Legal Clinic for Orange County Veterans
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Grant Provides Free Legal Clinic […]
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County of Orange Seeking Ethics Commissioners
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE […]
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer Requests U.S. Attorney General Takeover: Orange County District Attorney is Jeopardizing Our Legal System
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, Third District, is requesting U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to take emergency action by consent decree over the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
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OC Streetcar Rolls On as OCTA Seeks Federal Grant Agreement
Plans to build Orange County’s first modern streetcar took a major step forward today as the Orange County Transportation Authority board of directors approved seeking a federal full funding grant agreement that would cover nearly half of the overall cost to build the OC Streetcar.
