Most of the discussion is expected to center on how to divvy up the more than $60 million in extra discretionary funding for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
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, Westminster
Budget Season: Westminster Projects $5.39 Million Deficit
City staff project a $5.39 million general fund deficit for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: Orange County’s Homeless
Voice of OC reporters sit down with Tim Houchen, a member of the Civic Center Roundtable, to talk about new developments in Orange County’s longstanding efforts to build a year-round homeless shelter.
Posted inGarden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Latino Advocacy Groups Threaten Garden Grove With Lawsuit Over District Elections
MALDEF and the state League of United Latin American Citizens is demanding the city implement by-district elections or the groups will seek a court order compelling the city to do it.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Council Approves Wellness Resolution
The resolution calls for the Fourth Street to be branded Calle Cuatro, the establishment of a mercadito, community microfarms and a committee to promote economic development.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
IT System Outages Hit Multiple County Departments
Major computer and phone network problems have affected county agencies in recent days, including taking out all of one department’s systems for a full day, according to officials.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Podcast: DA Clears Pulido
In our second episode, we delve into the district attorney’s decision not to file charges against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido over his questionable property swap with a city contractor.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Stalled Garden Grove Galleria Project Now Has Likely Developers
Two Orange County developers, Brooks Street and LAB Holdings LLC, are likely to take over a stalled mixed-use project on Garden Grove Boulevard, a nine-story rusted steel structure that is wearing the city’s patience thin.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
DA’s Chief of Staff to Disclose Financial Interests Dating Back to 2010
Susan Kang Schroeder must list sources of income, gifts and real estate interests for the past five years.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Council Voices Support For Vietnam Human Rights Bill
Councilman Phat Bui applauded Mayor Bao Nguyen for proposing a letter of support for a Congressional bill for the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 — although not without reminding Nguyen of a letter he had refused to sign months earlier.
