Dozens of residents turned out for a public meeting Tuesday to oppose mayor Bao Nguyen’s proposal to rescind the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, citing concerns about marijuana use in local schools and neighborhood problems caused by dispensaries.
Tag: Veterans
Posted inGarden Grove
Passions Flare as Garden Grove Council Chooses Voting Districts Map
Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to select a council district map supported by an “historic” coalition of community groups and Latino and Vietnamese American residents, but it has its share of vocal detractors.
Posted inPress Releases
Robert V. “Bobby” McDonald Selected as 2016 Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC Release Date: April 1, 2016 […]
Posted inGarden Grove
Inside Garden Grove’s Contentious Effort to Draw New Voting Districts
With a final public hearing on the district boundaries slated for tonight, there is still strong disagreement among residents on major aspects of the various proposals.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Legacy Matters
Orange County fairgrounds officials get ready to move the Heroes Hall historic building into place for a countywide OC vets museum Monday, while county supervisors consider their own legacy Tuesday turning an old bus terminal into a homeless services center.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Berardino: Moving Barracks a Huge Step Forward for OC Veterans
OC Fair and Events Center Vice Chair Nick Berardino invites Orange County to visit the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa this morning at 8:30 a.m. to watch a historic Army barracks building being moved into place as a centerpiece for Heroes Hall military museum.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
OC’s Rise in Suicides Largest Among Major U.S. Counties
Since the late 1990s, Orange County has had the largest suicide-rate increase among the nation’s 20 most-populous counties, according to a Voice of OC analysis of federal suicide data. County leaders are taken aback by figures.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories, Transportation, Westminster
Unpaid Debts Fuel Controversy Over Competing Tet Festivals
Organizers of this year’s Orange County Tet Festival at Mile Square Park still owe venders at least $50,000 for February’s Lunar New Year celebration.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Bad Feng Shui Doesn’t Sway Irvine Council on Vets Cemetery
A proposed land swap would have resolved concerns from Chinese home buyers that living next to a cemetery is bad feng shui. But A majority of council members said changing course might derail the cemetery altogether.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Supervisors Making Progress on Homelessness
Orange County supervisors are making progress like never before on homelessness and Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. argues it’s public feedback and engagement that’s helping keep them focused.
