The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a federal jury verdict that cleared an Anaheim police officer of any wrongdoing in fatal shooting of 25-year-old Manuel Diaz in July 2012.
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 inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Jose Solorio’s ‘College Trustee’ Title Is Rejected From Santa Ana Ballot
Santa Ana’s city clerk on Friday rejected much of the proposed ballot title for Jose Solorio, who is widely considered the frontrunner for an open City Council seat this November.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Short-Term Rental Owners File Lawsuit Against Anaheim
An alliance of short term rental owners in Anaheim have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s ban on the home rentals, joining the web platforms AirBnB and HomeAway in fighting the new law.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Takes More Steps to Combat Largest Meningitis Outbreak in U.S. History
The Orange County Health Care Agency will be giving free meningitis vaccinations at two local bars and the LGBT Center as part of an effort to stop an outbreak that has afflicted two dozen people across Southern California.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Library to Close Temporarily for Renovations
Santa Ana’s main public library will be closed for two weeks starting Monday August 12, as staff refurbish the library’s ground floor to make library patrons easier to monitor.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Soccer Club Repays Fullerton for Coach’s Private Lessons on Public Fields
The city will get back the approximately $38,000 in rental fees that the former coach, James Obleda, ran up over about four years or roughly 900 hours of private coaching.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Settles Lawsuit With Employees Over Alleged Toxic Building
County Social Service Agency employees working in the so-called “Eckhoff” building in Orange alleged health problems caused by toxins emanating from the building.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
FPPC Fines Garden Grove Councilman for Late Reporting of Campaign Cash
The state ethics watchdog is proposing to fine Councilman Phat Bui $638 for failing to disclose $22,684 in campaign contributions to his 2014 city council campaign committee in a timely fashion.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, News Briefs
Union Launches Effort to Put Anaheim Hotel Subsidies on Ballot
UNITE-HERE, which represents Anaheim Resort district employees, is collecting signatures to put two luxury hotel development deals before voters in November, after failed attempts to engage the projects’ developer on a labor deal.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council Appoints Replacement for Mill on Planning Commission
Beatriz Mendoza, a Santa Ana Unified school board candidate who works as an aide to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana), will fill a vacancy opened by Sean Mill’s resignation last month.
