Orange County’s mass of peaceful demonstrations against police brutality — roughly 50 and counting — on Monday stretched into a second week.
Tag: George Floyd Protests
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Protests in Orange County Are Focusing on Police Budgets And Show a Changing OC
Roughly half of Orange County’s 34 cities have seen residents take to the streets and protest the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
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Calls Mount For Irvine Mayor to Recant Criticisms of Protestors
Mayor Christina Shea has indicated she won’t issue any apology or retraction of her previous statements.
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Thurgood Marshall Bar Association Criticizes Comments by Irvine Mayor
Mayor Christina Shea says that the press conference is part of an orchestrated effort to discredit her ahead of the 2020 election after opponents call her comments “out of touch.”
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Orange County Police Violence Protests Go Into Seventh Day
Orange County saw its seventh day of protests across the county, which started about a week ago over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, and police violence toward Black people and people of color in the United States.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Garden Grove, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Garden Grove Protest Displays Cross-Cultural and Racial Solidarity Years in the Making
Activists, community leaders and organizers in phone interviews the following day all struggled to recall the last time a demonstration of that scale had ever happened in Garden Grove.
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OC Officials Say Curfew Isn’t Expected as Waves of Protests Continue During Coronavirus Pandemic
OC officials aren’t considering a countywide curfew following a series of largely peaceful protests against police brutality over the past week.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Orange County Police Violence Protests Go into Sixth Day
Protests are set to be underway in Fountain Valley, Orange, and Irvine. Local county activists are increasingly calling for more police accountability.
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Orange County Opens Listening Forums For Residents to Address Racism in Wake of Floyd Protests
Orange County’s Human Relations Commission met yesterday amidst five straight days of protests in Orange County.
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OC Sheriff Says Deputy on Leave for Wearing Symbols ‘Associated with Extremist Groups’
Sheriff Don Barnes called the deputy’s actions “unacceptable and deeply concerning.” The deputy was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
