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Deputy Shooting of Homeless Black Man Prompts Curfew, Puts New Scrutiny on Sheriff’s Role, Protesters on Edge

Breonna Taylor
By BRANDON PHO & HALEY SLOVENEC | September 24, 2020

Officials in San Clemente at a Thursday emergency meeting declared a 9 p.m. civil unrest curfew in specific areas of the city.

OC Sheriff Deputy Killing of Homeless Black Man in San Clemente Sparks Protests

Safety, Security & Justice
By BRANDON PHO & HALEY SLOVENEC | September 24, 2020

Protests have already appeared in San Clemente. Plans for another this afternoon outside the Sheriff’s San Clemente station are underway.

As of Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 30), the OC Health Care Agency reports 194 new cases, 19 new deaths (1,268 cumulative) and 172 current hospitalizations (48 of those in ICU). Latest: Infections | Hospitalizations | Cities

COMMUNITY OPINION »

  • Aitken: Lack of Transparency Alone Should Halt Angel Sale

    Wylie Aitken, the former lead negotiator for Anaheim in dealing with the Angel management, makes the following points in an article on the Angel sale: • The current process has been fatally flawed • The back door, secret negotiations were in stark contrast to previous negotiations • The council has a duty to make public the prior negotiations and the negotiations undertaken by Sidhu • The failure to allow public comments is totally unjustified

  • Dobken: Correcting the Record on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage at San Onofre

    Since the retirement of the nuclear reactors at San Onofre in 2013, activists have turned their attention to spent nuclear fuel storage at SONGS. In doing so, they've painted a picture that isn't accurate, omits facts, and only serves to mislead the public about this very safe practice.

  • Murphy: COVID Won’t Stop City’s Affordable Housing Efforts

    COVID has impacted so many things in our community from school to business to how we interact with family and friends. In the midst of this pandemic, however, local government must continue to make progress on important initiatives like addressing the senior housing shortage.

NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.

A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as Orange County’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America. Learn more »

  • Santana: Out of Work, Out of Time in Orange County

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