Orange County Healthcare Workers Return to Work After Month-Long Strike
Kaiser Permanente nurses returned to work Tuesday morning as bargaining continues and negotiators get closer to a contract agreement.
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Who is The Voice of Government? Cypress Grapples With Who Can Speak For City
Cypress officials are putting together a media policy dictating who exactly can speak on behalf of the city in an official capacity and who cannot.
Does OC’s Healthplan for the Poor Really Know What It’s Spending On?
Auditors call out the agency’s failure to detail what they did with their money for over a decade.
US Supreme Court Goes Dark on Huntington Beach’s Housing Battle Against Sacramento
Justices declined to take up the case, meaning that city leaders are now facing state and court mandates to develop a housing plan immediately.
Santa Ana Bans Automated Rent Price Fixing
Officials are looking to ban the use of price fixing algorithms based on nonpublic real estate data to set rents amid concern the practice is driving up housing costs for renters.
What’s in Store For Angel Stadium?
Officials are starting to discuss the future of Angel Stadium with the Mayor calling for a master plan for the site, years after a corruption scandal tanked the last proposed property sale.
OC’s Biggest Headlines as District Attorney Grapples With Lawsuits
Orange County lost another lawsuit alleging harassment by a prosecutor, Santa Ana Police Chief disputes federal officials’ assertion protestors attacked them last month – these are some of OC’s biggest headlines.
More Dogs and Cats at OC Animal Care Are Waiting to be Adopted
As of Feb. 19, there are 103 dogs and 14 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin available for adoption.
More Orange County Cities Eye Kratom Bans
The drug has been cut down across the county, facing bans and restrictions for its sale, despite usage bans already being in place at the state level.
Free Things to Do: Tết Parade and Movie Screenings
The annual Tết parade in the City of Westminster and movie screenings are among many free events this weekend.
It’s About to Get Tougher For Seniors to Get Rides in Two OC Cities
Officials in Fullerton and San Clemente are limiting how many times older residents are allowed to use senior taxi services per month for certain trips amid funding concerns.
Is Irvine Trading One Neighborhood Next to a Polluter for Another?
While city leaders celebrated the demolition of an asphalt factory near homes earlier this month, they just sold land to a developer for new houses right next to a county landfill.
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Voice of OC Joins LAist and OC Register on Grantmakers Journalism Panel
Local Publishers gathered to discuss the crisis facing local journalism and its impact on public policy.
Voice of OC Speaks at Laguna Beach LitFest
Voice of OC publisher and editor in chief, Norberto Santana, Jr., joined authors Rosanna Xia and Margaret Garcia at the inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival to speak on the importance of the “California Story” and encourage residents to share their own stories.
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