The Horizon Cross Cultural Center, which provides supportive services to Vietnamese immigrants, was accused of intentionally overbilling three local agencies.
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 inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Young Vietnamese Turn Out to Support Garden Grove Mayor on Sister City Letter
Several young Vietnamese Americans turned out for a Garden Grove City Council meeting Tuesday night, seeking to combat the message of some protestors who are angry with Mayor Bao Nguyen for refusing to sign a letter to the city of Riverside over its sister city relationship with the south Vietnamese city of Can Tho.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster to Discuss Signal Hill Petroleum in Closed Session
Signal Hill Petroleum, the oil and gas company that has been conducting seismic surveys across Orange County, is set to negotiate prices with Westminster city officials over public property in a closed session Wednesday evening.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Discuss Privatizing Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mar. 24
A menu of development and funding options for the proposed shelter will come before County Supervisors at their weekly public meeting Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Supervisors to Consider Restrictions on Political Aides
The results of an internal survey show few restrictions on the use of at-will, executive aides among Orange County elected officials, with wide variations in pay and responsibility.
Posted inNews Briefs
North Tustin Senior Housing Project is Delayed 10 Months
The proposed project was blocked Tuesday for 10-and-a-half months, after county supervisors approved a temporary ban on issuing building permits for the project.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Seeks Public Input for City Manager Search
Garden Grove officials are seeking public input in their ongoing search for a permanent city manager, at a public forum on Mar. 12 and through an online survey available in four languages.
Posted inGarden Grove, Investigative, News Briefs
Garden Grove Leaders Close to Finding New Fire Chief
Interim City Manager Allan Roeder says they have narrowed down the number of candidates and are entering a final round of interviews.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Council Impatient With Stalled Galleria Project
The city council is calling for the landowner and financier for the stalled Galleria project to find a new developer in 30 days, or face potential demolition of a partially-completed structure.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Backlash Continues Against Garden Grove Mayor Over Sister City Letter
Mayor Bao Nguyen refused to sign a letter urging the city of Riverside to drop a sister city relationship with Can Tho, Vietnam, sparking rumors of a recall.
