Cypress may be the next Orange County city to settle a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit after taking a stand against the change more than a year and a half ago.
Category: NORTH COUNTY
North Orange County covers Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Yorba Linda and their neighbors, where city budgets have been the recurring story. Every story we have published about north county, newest first.
Posted inAnaheim
Next Exit Little Arabia: Will Official Signs go up in Anaheim’s Ethnic Enclave?
More than a year since Anaheim City Council members officially recognized Little Arabia, business owners are still waiting on signs. Will that soon change?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Orange County’s Most Competitive Congressional Races
National political parties are eying at least two of Orange County’s Congressional races that could be competitive battles – especially as Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) vacates her spot to run for U.S. Senate.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Anaheim Offers Key Lessons on How To Clean Up a City Hall
Focusing in the New Year on the reforms that local politicians fought last year offers a roadmap to transparency and change.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
The Year of The Renter: Orange County Tenants Get Some Relief
In 2023, renters in cities like Santa Ana, Costa Mesa and Buena Park saw elected officials go to bat for them and introduce new forms of rental protections and assistance.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Free Tickets Increasingly Go to Nonprofits, But Insiders Still Benefit
After a previous Voice of OC investigation found most of the tickets went to city staff and political insiders, Anaheim officials increased the number going to nonprofits and volunteers. Now they’re expected to overhaul the disclosure system.
Posted inOrange
Orange Becomes the Latest City in OC to Strengthen Lobbyist Rules
Officials in Orange are joining at least two other OC cities who are reexamining their lobbyist rules in light of one of the largest scandals of public corruption to rock the county.
Posted inStanton
Stanton Issues Moratorium on New Motels Over Prostitution, Drugs and Crime
In effort to protect public safety and decrease police calls, Stanton officials are putting a temporary moratorium on motels – which they say have become crime hot spots.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava Quietly Out as State Assemblyman’s District Director
Amid recall efforts and a corruption scandal, Anaheim City Council Natalie Rubalcava is quietly no longer working for California Assemblyman Avelino Valencia as his district director.
Posted inStanton
Stanton Council Condemns Terrorism as OC Officials Weigh in on Palestine and Israel
Officials in Stanton are the latest in Orange County to take a stance on the bloodshed in Israel and Palestine that started over two months ago.
