San Juan City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to appoint a new member to the city council or hold a special election.
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 inNews Briefs
New County Supervisor Andrew Do To Be Sworn In Tuesday
The swearing in ceremony will be held Tuesday, February 3rd at 8:30AM on the steps of the Old Orange County Courthouse.
Posted inLake Forest, News Briefs
Lake Forest Considers Restricting Political Contributions of Vendors
Lake Forest City Council members will discuss potential restrictions on political contributions from vendors on city contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Laguna Beach, News Briefs, Top Stories
Laguna Beach City Manager to Get 5 Percent Raise
Laguna Beach City Council members are set to approve a five percent salary increase for city manager John Pietig.
Posted inNews Briefs
OC Vietnamese Americans Protest Riverside for Sister City Relationship
OC elected officials and hundreds of Vietnamese American residents want the city of Riverside to sever its new relationship with Can Tho, Vietnam, citing the communist nation’s record of human rights abuses and the jailing of writers and dissidents.
Posted inGarden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor Focuses on Youth, Citizen Engagement at State of the City
Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen’s pitched a new focus on community engagement, investments in technology, and attracting young professionals and families to the city.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Considers Re-Naming Asian Garden Mall Signs
Mayor Tri Ta and councilman Tyler Diep are proposing the renaming of two street signs in front of the Asian Garden Mall.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Two Votes Separate Do, Correa in County Supervisor Race
Andrew Do comes out two votes ahead of Lou Correa in the last official tally Tuesday night. Three more days of counting are ahead, with at least 6,100 votes in the balance.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Tustin
Supervisors Pass Moratorium to Block Senior Housing Project
Orange County Supervisors Tuesday passed a temporary moratorium on senior housing for a property in North Tustin, a preemptive move to cover the county’s legal liability after a recent Board vote to reverse a 2011 zoning amendment.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor Calls For Investigations Into Ex-Fire Chief’s Deal
The mayor is calling on the OC District Attorney and state Attorney General to investigate a city contract that gave former Fire Chief David Barlag a two-year position at full salary in exchange for him dropping undisclosed legal threats against the city.
