There are questions about whether two workers at a Westminster center, who sources say were caught politicking for First District supervisorial candidate Andrew Do, were properly dismissed.
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 inGovernment, Top Stories
County Social Service Workers Fired After Allegedly Politicking at Work
Two workers at a Westminster service center were fired Tuesday after being accused of campaigning on behalf of Andrew Do, who is running to become First District Supervisor, sources say.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Tustin
Supervisors Reject Tustin Senior Housing Project
Tuesday’s vote on a project proposed by the Catholic Diocese reverses a 2011 vote by a different board that acted at the urging of then-Board Chair Bill Campbell to add senior housing in a North Tustin community.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Investigative, Outdoors, Top Stories, Tustin
Supervisors Could Block Tustin Senior Living Project
OC Supervisors could reverse a 2011 board decision to allow the construction of a senior living facility in North Tustin, a project of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange that has drawn heated opposition and court challenges from local homeowners since it was proposed in 2009.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Transportation
This Week’s Civic Agenda
County supervisors will address the location of the Social Services Agency while OCTA board members will grapple with a failed bike share program. In local municipal action, Garden Grove leaders are exploring expanding citywide internet access and Newport Beach officials are back on beach fire rings.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Candidates for Supervisor Seat Spar Over Ethics, IT
Ethics and IT headlined the second debate among candidates vying for an open county supervisors seat during a Thursday forum hosted by the Orange County Public Affairs Association.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
First District Supervisor Candidates Face Off
The complexity of a county supervisor’s seat was front and center at a candidates’ forum Tuesday night, where most candidates for the first district seat struggled to address many of the top public policy questions facing county leaders.
Posted inWestminster
Jury Awards Nguoi Viet $4.5 Million in Defamation Suit
The Vietnamese newspaper Saigon Nho will have to pay $4.5 million in damages for defamation of a rival publication, Nguoi Viet Daily News, a landmark decision for an ethnic media landscape where rumors and red-baiting often make their way into print.
Posted inGarden Grove, Westminster
Nguoi Viet Daily News Awarded $3 Million in Defamation Suit
A jury Monday awarded Nguoi Viet Daily News $3 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against a rival newspaper, Saigon Nho.
Posted inGarden Grove
Evicted Garden Grove RV Park Residents Sue State
Residents of a now bulldozed RV Park in Garden Grove are suing the Department of Finance over relocation expenses
