With so many remote local government meetings on the horizon, and so many technical glitches on the part of the county and cities regarding public comment, there’s a rising tide of worry. Some are calling for delays on public planning hearings, like tonight’s debate on a controversial building project in Santa Ana called One Broadway Plaza, until video and audio feeds at city council and other public chambers are adapted for remote viewing audiences.
Tag: Orange County Fairgrounds
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Equality & Equity, Top Stories
State Investigating OC Fairgrounds’ Sponsorship of Vanguard University Over Possible Anti-Discrimination Law Violation
The Orange County Fairgrounds’ business dealings with a private religious university are under state investigation over a possible violation of anti-discrimination laws.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Horses Likely to Stay at OC Fairgrounds
The Equestrian Center at the Orange County Fairgrounds is likely to stay after members of the Fairground Board of Directors opposed a draft plan to tear down the horse stables.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Meet Your Involvement Editor
Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes about the innovative position at Voice of OC, Involvement Editor, as well as the amazing longtime Orange County good government activist, Theresa Sears, who has grown the Voice of OC Opinion section since 2015.
Posted inCanyons, Fountain Valley, Government, Outdoors, Top Stories
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aitken: Table of Dignity For The Workers That Built Orange County
OC Fair Board Member Ashleigh Aitken invites local residents to visit the fairgrounds on Friday and experience the first monument to workers in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Plugging Into the New Reality
After getting beat by Republicans both nationally and locally, OC Democratic Chairman Henry Vandermeir says he’s done. Meanwhile, OC Republicans look to a Trump era with surprise and cheer.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Finally, A Place in OC Veterans Can Call Their Own
After decades of rebuffs by political leaders, Orange County’s military veterans will celebrate the opening of their own museum at the county fairgrounds on Veterans Day.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Berardino: Dedication of Heroes Hall Veterans Museum this Friday at OC Fairgrounds
The first museum honoring veterans in Orange County finds a home at the former Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) this Veterans Day Friday at the OC Fairgrounds with a public dedication at 1 p.m. during the annual Veterans & Labor, Partners in Service event.
Posted inTop Stories
Master-At-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, Medal of Honor: Navy Seal Dies While Saving His Comrades
Without any hesitation and sacrificing his own life, Monsoor threw himself onto the grenade, smothering it to protect his teammates who were all lying together on a nearby rooftop.
