Officials will travel to Washington D.C. in April for the National Stepping Up Summit, which is focused on reducing number of adults in jails with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
Author Archives: Thy Vo
Thy is a reporter covering the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Westminster as well as transportation issues and the courts. She’s the daughter of two Vietnamese refugees and grew up in Anaheim and Orange County’s Little Saigon community. She speaks Vietnamese and conversational Mandarin Chinese.
During her time at Voice of OC, Thy has investigated nepotism and illegal contracts in the city of Garden Grove, an illegal pension arrangement by the Westminster city attorney and controversy over the use of publicly-funded mass mailers by county supervisors.
Thy has received accolades from the Orange County and Southern California Press Clubs, including a second place Best Public Affairs Story award from the OC Press Club for her story “Dick Jones’ Sweet Deal in Westminster,” and a third place Best Feature Story award from the SoCal Press Club for “Struggles of Second Generation Reveal Long Shadow of War.”
Before working for Voice of OC, Thy interned at the Santa Barbara Independent; China Economic Review in Shanghai, China; and Orange County Register. She graduated from Haverford College with a degree in political science.
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese and Mandarin
Areas of expertise: Anaheim, Garden Grove, Westminster, immigration, pension issues, court coverage and transportation.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Vote to Disclose Costs on Ballot Measures
The move, brought on in part by Supervisor Michelle Steel’s opposition to an ethics ballot measure, would require the county’s auditor controller to provide a fiscal impact statements.
Posted inGarden Grove
DA Won’t File Charges Against Garden Grove Officials in Brown Act Case
A report released Wednesday by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office concludes that officials violated the state’s open meetings law, but the violations did not go so far as to warrant criminal charges.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors Increase Top Pay for County Executives
Orange County Supervisors Tuesday approved a 2.75 percent increase to the salary range for executive employees, which include managers, executive aides and executive assistants.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Discuss Massive Overhaul of OC Civic Center
The Civic Center Master Plan would reorganize the current amalgamation of government buildings in downtown Santa Ana into four “neighborhoods” and remodel facilities in four phases over the next 20 years.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Alters Plan to Cut Bus Routes
The new plan, which includes 14 changes to the original proposal, comes after dozens of bus riders, many who are dependent on the system as their only transportation, showed up to previous board meetings to protest the planned cuts.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors to Discuss Civic Center Overhaul
The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday is set to discuss a 20-year master plan to renovate and redesign the Civic Center in downtown Santa Ana, home to 22 county-owned and leased buildings.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove’s Big Wet Gamble
City officials have pledged $100 million in subsidies for the Great Wolf Lodge, a massive indoor waterpark hotel resort, with the hope that it will be an enduring economic engine for the city.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
County Bus Contractor Fined for Missed Trips and Complaints
The Orange County Transportation Authority has fined its contract bus operator, First Transit Inc., $135,471 for dozens of missed bus trips last year. However, the complaints have gone down significantly this year.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Makes Changes to Plans for Bus Route Cuts
The changes come after protests last month by dozens of residents who depend on public buses as their only mode of transportation.
