As part of preparations for a switch to electing council members by district in 2016, the Anaheim City Council Tuesday night chose to wait another two years before giving the only Latino majority district the ability to elect a representative.
Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness
Garrow: Life Along OC Riverbeds Comes With the Threat of Drowning
ACLU Analyst Eve Garrow warns Orange County officials that criminalizing homelessness on city streets is pushing people to the riverbeds, which are quickly turning into deathtraps and are poised to get more deadly this winter with expected rains.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Top Cop Has Tense Debate With Residents During Forum
A two-hour long community forum hosted by Voice of OC featured spirited discussions on issues ranging from the Santa Ana Police Department’s community policing program, to immigration detainees at the city jail and a perceived lack of accountability for officers who engage in misconduct.
Posted inTop Stories
Women’s Prison Blues
A summit at the UC Irvine School of Law explores the consequences of the U.S.’s mass incarceration policies and in particular their effects on women.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Fullerton Council Starts Community Outreach for New Voting Districts
The Fullerton City Council Tuesday approved a plan for involving city residents in the drawing of boundaries for new voting districts that will be in place for next year’s elections.
Posted inBuena Park, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana
Activists Condemn ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline,’ Call for Prisoner’s Release
The activists say the case of Jesus Aguirre, Jr. is a glaring example of what they call a “school-to-prison pipeline” that ensnares many Latino youth in working-class communities.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
ACLU: OC Makes Homelessness Worse
New county figures show homelessness up five percent in OC. But county officials are among the weakest in the region in responding, especially when it comes to the public budget. The ACLU of Southern California challenges Orange County to craft a better approach that includes revamping views on building affordable housing.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Are Lawsuits Always the Answer to Equal Representation?
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese Americans have made significant inroads on the City Council, but the city hasn’t yet elected its first Latino despite Latinos making up 37 percent of the population. Is this something a Voting Rights Act lawsuit can fix, or does the issue run deeper?
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Fullerton Residents to Decide on District-Based Elections
As part of a settlement in California Voting Rights Act lawsuit reached Wednesday, Fullerton must start the process of dividing the city into election districts, according to a press release from groups suing the city.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
ACLU: The High Price of Rising County Revenues in OC
ACLU officials are urging county supervisors to take some of the winnings from rebounding property tax values in this year’s budget and invest in permanent affordable housing for the approximately 800 chronically homeless people that call Orange County home.
