All four district attorney candidates answered questions about public safety, evidence scandals, transparency, the death penalty, homelessness and whether they believe the last presidential election was stolen.
Tag: Voice of OC
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
How Do OC Judge Candidates Answer About Their Past Mistakes, Current Justice Challenges?
To help voters compare candidates in the June primary election, Voice of OC put questions to the candidates vying for some of Orange County’s most powerful positions: OC Superior Court judges.
Posted inEducation
ACLU Calls Out Irvine School Board For Suppressing Public Comments
The complaints came after the board tried to shut down a public commenter who was raising complaints about district staff.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Officials Face Lawsuit For Allegedly Violating State’s Open Meeting Law
After secretly rejecting letters threatening to sue Cypress, city officials face a lawsuit from Californians Aware alleging they broke California’s law on open government meetings.
Posted inAnaheim
LA Angels Back Off on Stadium Deal After Anaheim Cancels, Refocuses Efforts on Baseball Season
The land sale died less than two weeks after FBI affidavits revealed former Mayor Harry Sidhu allegedly shared info with Angels, tried ramming the deal through to fatten his campaign warchest.
Posted inTop Stories
Chapman’s Heartbeat of Mexico Festival Aims to Enrich Community
A collaboration between the Musco Center for the Arts and Chapman University’s Latinx staff and faculty forum, the Heartbeat of Mexico returns for its annual cultural festival bringing dynamic Mexican performers, food and activities to the community.
Posted inCountywide
Scottish Fest Returns with Music, Dance, Athletics, British Cars and Whiskey this Weekend
Scottish Fest, the largest Scottish/Celtic festival in Southern California, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center with dancing, the Highland games, whiskey tasting, food, crafts and more.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Mayor Distances Herself From Former Top Democratic Party Official Involved in FBI Probe
While Farrah Khan initially called Melahat Rafiei a “friend and advisor,” this week she announced Rafiei is no longer working for her mayoral campaign.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Activists Take City Back to Court For Shadowy Attempt at Angel Stadium Sale
The People’s Homeless Task Force OC is taking Anaheim back to court for allegedly violating California’s chief transparency law – something noted in an FBI corruption probe into city hall.
Posted inAnaheim
Key Witness for FBI Anaheim Probe Disputes Feds’ Account That She Was Arrested Before Cooperating
Melahat Rafiei’s spokeswoman says the FBI got it wrong in their court filings, and that she cooperated completely voluntarily. The FBI says their statements are accurate and declined to comment further.
