Despite push by former Anaheim mayor’s lobbying firm, Westminster officials refuse to permit an oil company’s underground tests for fear of damaging the city’s water infrastructure.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
A Welcome Addition to OC’s Most Park-Poor Neighborhood
The new park developed by Latino Health Access will depend on residents to keep it operating.
Posted inEducation, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Language Immersion Program Pushed for Vietnamese Youth
Garden Grove parents and educators say the program would preserve native language for second- and third-generation Vietnamese.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Is Fracking in Orange County’s Future?
Signal Hill Petroleum has been quietly obtaining permits to test for oil deposits in the central county, also the location of a huge drinking water aquifer.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Troubled Hospital Network Cares for Neediest OC Patients
Fraud charges and threats of closure surround the few hospitals in Orange County that treat youths suffering from paralysis and other injuries.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
New Therapy Offers Hope as Heroin Use on the Rise in OC
With a once-a-month injection, addicts can beat heroin and avoid the pitfalls of methadone, yet state officials are still not ready to put it on the Medi-Cal list.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Generations Apart but United by Memorial Day
Ray Harper remembers World War II while Kaitlyn Kennedy prepares for her boyfriend’s deployment to Afghanistan.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Youths Grill Santa Ana Officials Over Budget Priorities
Many of the youths demanded changes that would shift the focus from public safety to open space and youth services.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Hate Crimes Against LGBT Residents on the Increase
Hate crimes overall are down from last year, but hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents are up 160 percent.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Fullerton City Council Tables Decision on Homeless Shelter
After hearing from dozens of residents who packed the council chambers, council members decide they need more specifics.
