Residents and community groups are questioning why county supervisors haven’t debated the redistricting maps, which will change OC’s political landscape for the next decade.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County’s five supervisors run a $10.5 billion county government, from public health and jails to the unincorporated areas no city covers. We cover their votes, their budget and the decisions that reach every city.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Get Closer to Reshaping County’s Political Landscape for Next Decade
The choice could boil down to two different election maps – each generating waves of support and opposition from residents, community organizations and political groups.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
What’s Orange County Going to Look Like Politically Over Next Decade?
Amid efforts to redraw OC supervisors election districts, concerns surfaced that two main competing maps would diminish Latino or Asian voting power in districts outside Anaheim and Santa Ana.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Public Can Weigh in Tuesday on Proposed Maps Affecting OC Representation for Next Decade
It’ll be the first hearing on proposed maps for redistricting the powerful seats of Orange County supervisors – who decide on billions a year in health, law enforcement and social safety net spending.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Endorses Veterans Cemetery in Gypsum Canyon, Ending Yearslong Debate
After nearly a decade of trying to build a cemetery within city limits, the Irvine City Council called it quits on Tuesday evening and supported the county’s site.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
ArtsOC’s Annual Awards Honor Artists and Those Who Help Them Create
Six honorees will be feted by Arts Orange County on Tuesday at annual awards ceremony.
Posted inTransportation
Some South OC Cities Say They Were Left Out of The Loop on Freeway Expansions
The mayors of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo both wrote letters to the county board of supervisors asking them not to approve the infrastructure expansions.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tran: Stop the Musick Coalition’s Virtual Public Forum Will Inform Residents about Jail Expansion in Irvine
Stop the Musick Coalition is hosting a virtual public forum in Irvine. Panelists include Yehuda Pryce, a social worker at the Young Adult Court in Orange County; Kathleen Ripley, member of People’s Budget OC; Ed Kaufman, clinical psychiatrist and expert on mental health and incarceration; and Irvine Councilmember Larry Agran.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Supervisors Expected to Declare State Of Emergency In Coastline Oil Spill
Their vote follows emergency declarations from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the city of Huntington Beach.
Posted inGovernment
OC Residents Are Speaking Up on How $616 Million in Bailout Money Should be Spent by County
Supervisors already decided how to spend most of the money, largely on Sheriff’s Department salaries and a government office complex. Many residents want spending directed elsewhere.
