Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. looks back at 2015 and credits Orange County residents for moving the ball on policy, pushing their elected leaders to lead.
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.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: OC Supervisors Offer Hope for Homeless This Holiday Season
Voice of OC’s publisher congratulates county supervisors for stepping up to the challenge and purchasing an abandoned bus terminal for homeless services just before winter sets in.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana Jr.
PBS So Cal Broadcasts Reiff Interview on Voice of OC
Orange County’s main broadcast public affairs show, Inside OC, is ramping up talking to OC politicos like Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, State Senator John Moorlach and profiling Voice of OC.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: The Catch-22 of County Politics
County supervisors have deployed the little-known “Rule 22” to quash the auditor-controller’s desire to get a lawyer to review their pension options. End-of-year session could also include movement toward purchase of bus terminal for homeless services.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Fast Times Require Fast Action
A Voice of OC investigation into Rancho Santiago Community College District underscores why all public agencies should enact gift bans and end free Cadillac health plans for part-time elected officials.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: OC Offers Paris Climate Talks a View Toward the Past
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. warns that the change Orange County business and political leaders are introducing to the Air Quality Management District is a dangerous way to deal with climate change.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Time Is Now to Move Homeless Into Santa Ana Bus Terminal
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that county supervisors will face a very different civic center homeless situation if the El Niño rains arrive as promised, underscoring the need to open an abandoned bus shelter for the winter.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: A Shelter Isn’t a Strategy
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that county officials need to do much more than vote to set up a homeless shelter in Anaheim, arguing they need to show the public a strategy.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Supervisors Continue to Face an Accountability Crisis
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. again delves into the seemingly politicized process underway to expand Office of Independent Review oversight beyond the jails and into other agencies.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Inaction on Bus Shelter for Homeless Could Trigger Civic Protest
With winter approaching, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that time is running out for homeless people living at the Orange County Civic Center and activists are considering taking over an abandoned bus shelter.
