After decades of pressing public officials across Orange County, local veterans this month celebrated securing a countywide public veterans museum. Heroes Hall opens this November during the OC Fairgrounds annual Veterans Day event.
Tag: Veterans
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories
OC Supervisors OK Housing Project for Homeless Veterans
The development would provide affordable housing for 49 veterans , as well as support services like as job training, job placement, Veterans Affairs benefits assistance, and health and wellness, according to officials.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
McDonald: Heroes Hall Breaks Ground at OC Fairgrounds
The contributions and sacrifices of Orange County veterans are permanently featured “Through the Eyes of Veterans” at Heroes Hall at the OC Fairgrounds.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness
Cal Housing Consortium: Affordable Housing is a Matter of Life & Death
California needs to address the dire lack of affordable housing, which doesn’t just kill poor people for lack of shelter but also threatens the state’s economy because workers need a stable place to live — or they move elsewhere.
Posted inPress Releases
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund Announces 2016 Grants Totaling $170,000
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. Feb. 24, 2016 Contact: Lisa […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Discuss Massive Overhaul of OC Civic Center
The Civic Center Master Plan would reorganize the current amalgamation of government buildings in downtown Santa Ana into four “neighborhoods” and remodel facilities in four phases over the next 20 years.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Embarks on Push for Arts and Culture Plan
Officials will launch a public outreach campaign next week to gather public input for a long-term arts and culture master plan for the city.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: County Officials Moving Slowly to Help Civic Center Homeless
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. urges county officials to move quickly to secure federal approvals to get Santa Ana Civic Center homeless population under a covered roof before the El Niño storms return.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Expands Pot Ban, but Might Reconsider
Garden Grove City Council members Tuesday approved an ordinance banning local cultivation and delivery of marijuana, but signaled they would reconsider the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the near future.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Approve New Labor Deal With County Workers
Nearly 11,000 county workers are now slated see their first significant raises since the Great Recession, after supervisors unanimously ratified a new labor deal Wednesday.
