Republican Rep. Darrell Issa leads Democratic challenger Doug Applegate in early returns in the 49th Congressional District race, according to the Secretary of State’s election count.
Category: Norberto Santana Jr.
Columns by Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of OC’s publisher, on Orange County government, public records and the habits of the people who run the county. He has written this column since the newsroom started.
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Santana: The Real Winners From Election 2016
The establishment of a homeless check-in center in downtown Santa Ana last month showed how an election can mobilize a bureaucracy. But it won’t matter much if we don’t stay engaged beyond Election Day.
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Santana: Handcuffing Journalists
Voice of OC heads into court this week on a public records case spurred by Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s arrest of a man at a Wahoo’s restaurant last year. Meanwhile, there are more shake-ups inside Spitzer’s county office.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: New Trails Blazed in OC for Veterans, Homeless and Politicking
Retired labor leader Nick Berardino reflects on the effort to establish the county’s first veterans’ museum. County homeless czar Susan Price charts out a strategy for combating homelessness. County supervisors get called out for politicking with public resources.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Calling Out the Obvious
Questions mount as more staffers working for county Supervisor Todd Spitzer abruptly exit. Meanwhile, county officials remain mum on developing real housing options for people living on the streets.
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Santana: Doing the Right Thing
The debut of the Courtyard Transition Center in downtown Santa Ana shows what’s possible in the fight to end homelessness. Now officials in Orange County need to focus on the next step — housing.
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Santana: Wandering Through Crisis
An upcoming conference on homelessness sponsored by county supervisors offers a unique opportunity for Orange County to talk about changing our moribund approach to helping those most in need.
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Santana: Welcome to Orange County’s ‘Courtyard Transitional Center’
County supervisors seem poised this week to take the long overdue step of setting up a homelessness triage center in downtown Santa Ana. Let’s hope the good will lasts beyond the November election.
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Santana: Failing to Show Up for Work
Should county supervisors should be part-timers? Is Sheriff Sandra Hutchens exploiting the Police Officer’s Bill of Rights? Should Mercy House have received the homeless center contract? Questions from Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr.
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Santana: End Political Hackery, Focus Local Government
The homeless tent city in downtown Santa Ana and the lack of debate on public safety funding raise the question of whether politicians themselves are the problem.
