This year, revelers had three major Tet festivals to choose from to help ring in the lunar new year. Parades in Garden Grove and Westminster, with the Garden Grove parade new this year, were the result of a split in leadership, but not a split in loyalties by the community.
Tag: Photo Essays
Posted inCountywide, Julie Leopo, Top Stories
Leopo: Orange County’s Women’s March Focuses on Voting, Social Issues
More than 11,000 demonstrators came out to the fourth annual Orange County Women’s March.
Posted inJulie Leopo, Politics & Elections
Leopo: Mock Election Shows New Orange County 2020 Voting Process
The county’s Registrar of Voters is gearing up to run a new voting process for the March 2020 primary election which included a mock election in Mission Viejo and Santa Ana on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Posted inTop Stories
Leopo: Voice of OC’s Best Photos of 2019
A visual look back at 2019 from Orange County’s neighborhoods, civic and arts institutions.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Phil Bacerra Wins Santa Ana Council Seat
Bacerra won the Ward 4 seat he lost last year to Roman Reyna, who later resigned and pled guilty to election fraud after Bacerra pursued legal action against him.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Community Salutes Veterans at OC Fairgrounds Heroes Hall
The event included a Veterans Resource Fair, unveiling of the A-4M Skyhawk Aircraft that was relocated from the Civic Center in Santa Ana, a plaque dedication for Thomas P. Clark, Jr. on the Heroes Hall Walk of Honor and a cake honoring the 244th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Posted inJulie Leopo, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Leopo: Voters Head to the Polls for Last Election Before 2020 Move to Vote Centers
Polls opened in Orange County Nov. 5 for special elections, the last time traditional polling sites will be used for voting. In 2020, voters will vote by mail or at vote centers.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Santa Ana’s Annual Noche de Altares Honors the Dead, Unites the Community
Santa Ana’s Noche de Altares is a one-day, community based celebration organized by El Centro Cultural de Mexico for Dia de los Muertos.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Food, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Cooperative Garden Promotes Food Self-Determination for Santa Ana
The volunteers behind the one-time People’s Garden of Santa Ana want to make healthy food available to all.
Posted inCountywide, Julie Leopo, Top Stories
Leopo: Vietnam-era Skyhawk Plane Moved to Heroes Hall from the Santa Ana Civic Center
The plane will be unveiled at its new Heroes Hall location during the annual Salute to Veterans event on Nov. 9.
