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Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Nonprofit News Like Voice of OC Needs Your Support Now More Than Ever
Orange County can’t afford to lose public service journalism like ours — reporting that delivers facts instead of fear, that speaks truth to power, that helps you protect your quality of life.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
New York Times Boosts Local News for World Press Freedom Day
“On World Press Freedom Day and every day, we encourage you to find a local news organization you trust and support it,” says a New York Times initiative.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Exists to Protect Your Quality of Life
Voice of OC was started a decade ago on the simple idea (that some called crazy) to protect the community’s quality of life through solid reporting on local government. And […]
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Excited to Announce Brandon Pho as Report for America New Journalist
Report for America will place 225 journalists in more than 160 local news organizations in the United States this year.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Wins Top Honors in State-wide Journalism Contest, “This is Why Journalism Exists”
Voice of OC’s news investigations, columns, photography and design once again have earned top praise in the state’s top annual journalism competition.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Costa Mesa, Economy, Government, Investigative, News Briefs
Costa Mesa Approves Ordinance Lowering Business Tax on Legal Marijuana
Costa Mesa has approved an ordinance that will reduce a business tax on all legal marijuana operations established in a city measure approved by voters in 2016.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Newport Beach Community Philanthropist & Activist Tim Stoaks Joins Voice of OC Board of Directors
Tim Stoaks says his first order of business is to grow Voice of OC’s Ambassadors Program of donors who contribute annually $1,000 or more to sustain Voice of OC. This ongoing support is critical to Voice’s ability to add more reporters and more coverage.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Newport Beach, News Briefs
Newport Beach Re-Thinks Proposed Short-Term Rental Restrictions
Huntington Beach imposed a ban in 2015, Laguna Beach tightened regulations last summer, and Orange is currently considering restrictions.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Orange City Council Weighs Tightening Short-term Rental Restrictions
Orange is considering joining a handful of cities in Orange County that have tightened restrictions on short-term rentals.
