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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, News Briefs, Top Stories
LA Times Analysis Finds Get-Out-The-Vote Effort Key to Do Win
A Los Angeles Times analysis published Sunday showed how superior turnout among Vietnamese voters was the difference in Supervisor Andrew Do’s win over former state Sen. Lou Correa in February’s special election.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster’s Budget Shortfall Worsened by Lawsuit Costs
Two major federal lawsuits against the Westminster Police Department have made a bad budget situation worse, with the city spending $1.1 million more than it budgeted for this fiscal year.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Effects of Prison Reform Initiatives Felt at Santa Ana Civic Center
Homeless advocates and police say an influx of prison inmates released under Prop. 47 and Realignment are exacerbating issues among the homeless population at the county’s Civic Center.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories, Westminster
OC Judge Rejects Request for New Trial in Little Saigon Defamation Case
Judge upheld jury ruling that Little Saigon newspaper Saigon Nho defamed the Nguoi Viet Daily News by, among other things, calling its owners communists.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Developers of The LAB in Costa Mesa Eye Downtown Garden Grove
Shaheen and Linda Sadeghi are eyeing a number of downtown properties in Garden Grove for a new development project.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Eyesore Could Get New Developer
Three developers have submitted letters of intent to take over the failed Garden Grove Galleria project.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Charges Against Former County Assessor Reduced to Misdemeanors
Webster Guillory was accused of signing nomination papers that were in fact circulated by another individual. A Superior Court judge determined the alleged actions did not rise to the level of felonies.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Fullerton Over District Elections
The Southern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Fullerton on behalf of Asian American voters, arguing that the city’s at-large voting system violates the California Voting Rights Act.
Posted inNews Briefs
Lecong Returns To Work For County’s First District Supervisor
State Sen. Janet Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff, Nick Lecong, has returned to work at the First District.
