Orange County’s School Superintendent to Retire While Battling Cancer
While OC Department of Education Superintendent Al Mijares announced plans to return a few weeks ago, he now plans to retire by the end of June.
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Free Things To Do This Weekend Across OC
Guided meditation classes, movie screenings and children’s events: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events offered through OC Parks and public libraries.
Cypress Funds Classes for Entrepreneurs, Waives Development Fees
Officials are funding two educational programs with federal COVID dollars to help local entrepreneurs learn how to market and grow their businesses and waiving thousands in development fees.
Will Stanton Switch to Publicly Funded Elections?
Officials in one of OC’s smallest cities are researching publicly funded elections in the aftermath of a public corruption scandal in nearby Anaheim – the county’s largest city.
Future of 11-Acre Tustin Private Open Land Frozen After OC Supervisors Stalemate
Orange County Supervisors ultimately did not vote on lifting restrictions on the private property that require it be used for agricultural purposes following concerns from nearby residents the land would be developed into houses.
Another Orange County City Mandates Affordable Housing
Costa Mesa joins a host of Orange County cities requiring developers to build affordable homes in their residential projects amid state pressure to address a worsening housing crisis.
Brea to Enforce Street Sweeping Requirements
After mounting complaints, Brea officials are looking to crackdown on cars blocking street sweepers.
Laguna Beach Officials Consider Raising Taxes
City officials sent out a survey this month to assess if residents approve of increasing taxes to bump up revenues.
Two More OC Cities Create Housing Trusts; Are They Effective?
Anaheim and Laguna Beach officials are starting up housing trusts as cities across Orange County struggle with getting affordable homes built.
More Fullerton Roads Slated for Repairs
City officials have long wrestled with maintaining roads in a town where residents routinely complain about potholes and other street conditions plaguing drivers.
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Voice of OC Welcomes New Interns
California State University, Fullerton, Seniors Gigi Gradillas and Hugo Rios join the newsroom as interns covering local cities
Publisher Santana Tapped as Judge For USC Selden Ring Investigative Award
Judge panel selects Propublica’s look into Supreme Court conflicts of Interest as the year’s most impactful investigative journalism.
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