Several young Vietnamese Americans turned out for a Garden Grove City Council meeting Tuesday night, seeking to combat the message of some protestors who are angry with Mayor Bao Nguyen for refusing to sign a letter to the city of Riverside over its sister city relationship with the south Vietnamese city of Can Tho.
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 inInvestigative, News Briefs
Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz Resign From OC Register
The co-owners of the newspaper’s parent company, Freedom Communications, embarked on an ambitious drive to bulk up the printed newspaper in a digital age. But the experiment failed, and questions about their journalism ethics dogged them.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs
ACLU Sues Anaheim Over Police Surveillance of Cell Phones
The civil rights organization is suing to obtain documents related to devices called StingRays, which mimic cell phone towers and track cell phones.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster to Discuss Signal Hill Petroleum in Closed Session
Signal Hill Petroleum, the oil and gas company that has been conducting seismic surveys across Orange County, is set to negotiate prices with Westminster city officials over public property in a closed session Wednesday evening.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Discuss Privatizing Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mar. 24
A menu of development and funding options for the proposed shelter will come before County Supervisors at their weekly public meeting Tuesday.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC on KPCC: Anaheim Councilwoman’s Anti-Tax Measure
Voice of OC reporter Adam Elmahrek joined the radio show Take Two on Monday morning to talk about a measure in Anaheim that would make it more difficult to pass new taxes.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Former Great Park Consultant Welcomes DA and Other Investigations
San Diego-based Gafcon Inc. says more outside investigations will help clear its name, which has been damaged by a harshly critical preliminary audit commissioned by Irvine’s Republican City Council.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Lou Correa Appointed to High-Speed Rail Commission
The appointment keeps the former state Senator in the political mix after losing the January special election for a county supervisorial seat.
Posted inNews Briefs
North Tustin Senior Housing Project is Delayed 10 Months
The proposed project was blocked Tuesday for 10-and-a-half months, after county supervisors approved a temporary ban on issuing building permits for the project.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Seeks Public Input for City Manager Search
Garden Grove officials are seeking public input in their ongoing search for a permanent city manager, at a public forum on Mar. 12 and through an online survey available in four languages.
