What Will Orange County’s Future Elected Leaders Look Like?
Government
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The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Orange County Mixed on Enforcing Gov. Newsom’s Curfew and Mask Orders
Orange County Coronavirus
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Sheriff Don Barnes questions their constitutionality, while Santa Ana, Irvine, and Costa Mesa police may enforce.
Orange County Reveals A Slice of How It Spent Federal Coronavirus Relief Money
Government
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Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Spike in Car Impound Fees
Government
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Fees would increase from $50 to $144. Officials say it’s to recover costs while opponents say it will hurt the working poor.
South Orange County Cities See Steep Increases for Sheriff Protection
Safety, Security & Justice
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South Orange County cities are watching their law enforcement costs soar by more than 20 percent over the last four years largely due to salary and benefit increases authorized by county supervisors.
Orange County Officials Head to Court to Use Laguna Hills Hotel to House Homeless
Housing & Homelessness
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Orange County officials head to court to fight Laguna Hills’ attempt to block the county from housing homeless people in a hotel in the city, marking another snag in OC’s efforts to put homeless people in motel rooms during the virus pandemic.
Homeless Settlement Limits South County Anti-Camping Enforcement
Housing & Homelessness
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“This is a game-changer,” Judge David O. Carter told the courtroom Tuesday before signing off on the settlement, which the court can enforce for the next three years.
7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
2019 Point in Time Count
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The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing
Housing & Homelessness
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One of OC’s next homeless shelters could be headed for the affluent south county suburbs, the judge warns after citing a lack of progress by elected officials to create a mental health shelter.
Looking Ahead at Orange County’s Political Landscape in 2020
Politics
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Orange County Republicans need to distance themselves from President Donald Trump to regain the offices they lost in November and Democrats can’t overplay their hand in order to keep the legislative seats they gained heading into 2020, according to policy and elections specialists.