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  • Orange County Coronavirus

Hate Crimes Spiking Across Orange County, Up 89 Percent Since 2015, According to New Report

Safety, Security & Justice
By Nick Gerda | 7 hours ago

It comes amid national focus on rising hate crimes, especially against Asian Americans during the pandemic. 

As of Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 20), the OC Health Care Agency reports 302 new cases, 2 new deaths (1,412 cumulative) and 168 current hospitalizations (63 of those in ICU).

COMMUNITY OPINION »

  • Dobken: Misleading Readers About Spent Nuclear Fuel Serves No Purpose

    Securing a long-term solution to spent nuclear fuel storage has proved daunting in the U.S. Making the task more difficult is the amount of misinformation put forward by some regarding the nature of spent nuclear fuel and its storage. John Dobken, San Onofre nuclear plant public information officer, argues for a science and fact-based discussion of the issue.

  • Kriz: A terrible month, 32 Homeless Dead in September, Last Year There Were 10

    Thirty two people “without fixed abode,” homeless, died in Orange County in September, 2020, last year there were 10. One of those who died last month was shot by police while jaywalking, and Operation Roomkey is shutting down, sending 500 homeless back to shelters or back onto the streets. Yet in the midst of this darkness there has been some light, some discussion about next steps. What the County needs, however, is much more than a few photons of hope.

  • Gladson: Neighborhood Partnerships Guide Growth, Insure Trust

    This Op-Ed responds to: Murphy: COVID Won’t Stop City’s Affordable Housing Efforts from 9/22/20. It focuses on the lack of authentic community participation under his leadership. That lack of transparency is further magnified due to Covid-19 barriers that limited public access during Council meetings. Many Orange residents and business owners are asking, when did the community become the enemy? Doesn’t our voice matter too?

NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.

A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as Orange County’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America. Learn more »

  • Santana: Amidst Record Voter Turnout, OC DA Probes His Own Party Over Ballot Harvesting

Press Releases »

  • Election Observation Materials and an Online Training Will be Provided to the Public
  • Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley Releases Message to Voters Regarding COVID-19 and Ballot Security
  • Irvine Candidate Forum – October 1 at 7PM
  • Governor Newsom Signs Umberg Bill Restoring Non-Presidential Year Primaries to June

YOUTH MEDIA »

  • Placentia Speeds Up Approval of Home Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations

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