Activists trying to stop detention of undocumented immigrants at the Santa Ana Jail had started a hunger strike on Monday. By Thursday, they ended it.
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 inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Short-Term Rental Opponents Ramping Up Pressure On Anaheim Council
Nearly 70 people marched outside the Anaheim City Hall Tuesday evening and called for the City Council to enact a strict ban on short-term rentals, which have exploded in the neighborhoods surrounding Disneyland.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
A Push for Positive Change in Santa Ana’s Willard Neighborhood
The Willard Task Force for Neighborhood Transformation is beginning to enjoy the fruits of its efforts to build a stronger sense of community in an underserved neighborhood.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Transgender Advocates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Santa Ana ICE Contract
Transgender women face disproportionately high amounts of abuse in immigration detention centers, activists say. They want officials to cancel the contract to house federal immigration detainees at the city jail.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, News Briefs, Top Stories
Fullerton City Council Set to Decide on Voting Districts Map
Council members are expected to select a district map Tuesday that will be on the ballot in November when residents will decide whether to move the city to a council-district electoral system.
Posted inDana Point, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Dana Point Harbor Chief Quits Following Critical Audit
Dana Point Harbor Director Brad Gross retired Thursday following an audit that determined the county-owned Dana Point Marina Inn handed out steep discounts to high-level harbor and Dana Point city workers for hundreds of room nights.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Appellate Court Rejects Police Union’s Attempt to Block Costa Mesa Case
The Fourth District Court of Appeal denied an attempt by Costa Mesa’s police union to block part of a lawsuit by councilman Jim Righeimer and Mayor Steve Mensinger alleging a host of misdeeds by police union members and private investigators.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Police Chief Retires After Stress Leave
Chief Kevin Baker retired quietly on May 1 after being out for more than six months on a stress leave, according to assistant city manager Chet Simmons.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana’s Illegal Fireworks Fines Might Increase This July 4th
The City Council also wants to impose a regulatory fee on the sales of “safe and sane” legal fireworks. But there probably isn’t enough time to make that happen before the 4th of July Holiday.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Immigrant-Rights Protesters Shut Down Meeting on Sheriff’s Controversial Policy
Activists showed up in force to a Wednesday meeting on the Orange County Sheriff’s Department policy of handing over jail inmates to federal immigration authorities.
