The Orange County District Attorney’s office is taking legal action against the city of Garden Grove over “alleged Brown Act violations and other possible criminal misconduct” related to the hiring of the former mayor’s son as a firefighter and a secret employment deal with its former fire chief.
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 inTransportation
Security Screening to Be Required at County Supervisors Meetings; Buena Park Eyes District Elections
On this week’s civic agenda, county supervisors will discuss new security screening before board meetings and cost overruns on an IT project. In city news, Buena Park officials will hammer out details of their proposed move from at-large to district elections.
Posted inNews Briefs
September Trial Date Set for Bustamante Sex Abuse Case
The jury trial of former Orange County Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante on sex abuse charges is set for Sept. 25 before Superior Court Judge John Conley.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Holds Lottery for Medical Pot Shop Licenses
Santa Ana conducted a random lottery Thursday to select among 630 applicants looking to be one of 20 licenses handed out to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in the city.
Posted inNews Briefs
Andrew Do Sworn in as First District County Supervisor
Andrew Do was sworn in Tuesday after winning the election by 43 votes.
Posted inNews Briefs
Lake Forest Council Rejects Restrictions on Vendors’ Politics
Lake Forest council members voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to reject a proposal prohibiting political contributions from city vendors.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
CalOptima Health Plan Appointment To Return to First District
The expected hand-off to newly-elected Supervisor Andrew Do comes at a critical time for CalOptima, which manages health care for more than 600,000 poor residents, most of them children and elderly.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Transportation
Costa Mesa Councilwoman Requests Look at Bikeway and Walkability
Costa Mesa could establish a committee to examine bikeways and walkability citywide, if council member approve a request by councilwoman Katrina Foley.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Anaheim Targets Landlords in Effort to Close Illegal Pot Shops
Anaheim officials are taking steps to expand their enforcement powers so they can take civil or criminal actions against property owners who rent to pot shops.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Revisits Park Rangers, Again
Santa Ana city council members will, once again, discuss possible alternatives to the city’s armed park rangers program.
