City leaders are weighing a review of how much they spent remodeling city hall amid questions on the multimillion dollar renovation.
Tag: Voice of OC
Posted inEducation
Judge Calls Out OC Education Trustee For Failing to Report Millions in Income
OC Board of Education Trustee Mari Barke, one of the county’s loudest voices on education reform, is facing six figure fines after she lost a court battle for failing to report millions of dollars in income.
Posted inStanton
Stanton Continues To Crack Down On Homelessness
Stanton officials are continuing their homelessness emergency despite city staff reporting improvement within the city.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Looks to Formally Oppose County’s Planned Halfway House
Elected officials representing Santa Ana at various levels of government are raising concerns about a planned halfway house in the city and what they say was a failure by county leaders to engage city officials about the proposal.
Posted inOrange
Orange Turns to Voters on Charter City Proposal
Another OC city could be joining the ranks of charter cities in the county, seeking increased local control and revenue as officials in Orange stare down a structural budget deficit.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Decreases Affordable Housing Requirements Near Airport
Newport Beach leaders voted to decrease affordable housing requirements near John Wayne Airport despite pushback from the Airport Land Use Commissioners and CalTrans.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Two More Orange County Cities Eye Police Drones
Stanton and Cypress are latest in OC to move forward with drones – a move officials say will keep officers safe and improve response times amid privacy concerns.
Posted inBuena Park
An Orange County City Finally Publicly Discusses Crime Trends
Buena Park officials publicly gave a run down of the crime trends this year so far in the city – a report that is rarely given at council meetings in other parts of the county.
Posted inSanta Ana
Struggling to Get Home: Another OC City Grapples With Parking Woes
Santa Ana residents continue to struggle to find parking by their homes as officials say they’re waiting on study that’s been taking years to finish to overhaul their parking permit system.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana College Students Shoot For The Stars in NASA Competition
A group of Santa Ana College students are off to Houston this week to compete as finalists in a NASA competition aimed at getting students to invent new technology for space exploration.
