Spencer Custodio

Reporter at Voice of OC

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How Did OC’s Most MAGA City Council End Up on Trump’s Sanctuary City List?

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio |Hosam Elattar

Huntington Beach – with an all Republican, pro-MAGA city council – ended up on President Donald Trump’s sanctuary city target list issued by the Department of Homeland Security Thursday night. “Each jurisdiction listed will receive formal notification of its non-compliance with Federal statutes.
HB Council Moves to Probe Ocean View School Board, Who Say Effort is Potentially Illegal

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Spencer Custodio

Share Huntington Beach City Council members are calling for an investigation into the Ocean View School District for the school board’s vote to support two library measures up for a special election next month.
HB Council Moves to Probe Ocean View School Board, Who Say Effort is Potentially Illegal

2 weeks ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio

City Council Members at the Huntington Beach City Council meeting on May 6, 2025. Credit: TOBY SHAPIRO, Voice of OC Huntington Beach City Council members are calling for an investigation into the Ocean View School District for the school board’s vote to support two library measures up for a special election next month.
Santa Ana School District Lays Off 262 Employees

2 weeks ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio

The Santa Ana Unified School District building on Jan. 28, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC Classrooms in the Santa Ana Unified School District are expected to get a little more crowded next semester as 262 employees are getting laid off while officials grapple with declining enrollment and a $154 million budget deficit.
Disgraced Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu Sentenced to Two Months in Prison

2 months ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio

Disgraced former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu was sentenced to two months in prison and a year of supervised release, along with a $55,000 fine at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana on Friday afternoon. “I am ashamed and I put my whole heart in the letter that I have described and given to you,” he said to U.S District Judge John Holcomb before his sentence was handed down. His sentence is set to start on Sept. 2.
Will Disgraced Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu Serve Prison Time?

2 months ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio

U.S Attorneys are asking a federal judge to sentence disgraced former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu to 8 months in prison for wire fraud, obstruction of justice and lying to FBI agents about trying to ram through the corrupted Angel Stadium sale in an effort to get $1 million in campaign support. Yet Sidhu, through his attorneys, is asking for three years of probation and community service – or a home arrest sentence.
180 New Homes Could Soon Come to Brea

2 months ago | voiceofoc.org | Rubén Montoya |Spencer Custodio

A new housing development with roughly 180 homes could replace the old Mercury Insurance buildings near the 57 freeway on Imperial Highway.
Orange County Confronts Federal Immigration Crackdown

2 months ago | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio |Noah Biesiada

Orange County Supervisors are looking to bolster protections of children whose parents have been deported. It comes as President Donald Trump and his administration have vowed to increase deportations and target sanctuary cities – like Santa Ana – and states, like California. Since Trump’s inauguration in January, questions surfaced over just how cities and the county government will respond to federal deportation efforts.
Fullerton Considers Cracking Down on Homeless Camps

Feb 11, 2025 | voiceofoc.org | Spencer Custodio

The Fullerton Police Department Credit: JESSICA RUIZ, Voice of OC Fullerton is the latest Orange County city to look at tightening anti-camping policies in light of a Supreme Court decision that made it legal for cities to cite and arrest people sleeping on sidewalks and parks even if no shelter beds are available.
How is Orange County Going to Handle Trump’s Immigration Crackdown?

Jan 23, 2025 | voiceofoc.org | Hosam Elattar |Spencer Custodio

Questions are surfacing about how Orange County will handle President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in a county home to nearly 1 million foreign-born residents. “Many of our constituents right now, I can confirm with you, they are not working. They are afraid,” Santa Ana Councilwoman Jessie Lopez said in a Wednesday phone interview.