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Civil Rights Group Joins Lawsuit Against Surf City’s Disregard of Sanctuary Laws

6 days ago | voiceofoc.org | Noah Biesiada

A sign outside of the Huntington beach Civic Center on Sept. 17, 2024. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC The National Day Laborer Organizing Network is looking to jump into the legal battle between Huntington Beach and state leaders over whether or not the city has to abide by sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants.
These Orange County Pets Are Looking For a Home Ahead of Easter

6 days ago | voiceofoc.org | Angelina Hicks

Caesar and Brutus, both 1-year-old German Shepherd mixes, sit in their kennel at OC Animal Care in Tustin on April 15, 2025. Credit: ANGELINA HICKS, Voice of OC Caesar & BrutusCaesar and Brutus have been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for a little over a month after coming in as strays. Staff notations say these brothers love to be side by side and are most comfortable together.
Santa Ana Cracks Down on First Street ‘Drug Dens’ After Years of Police Calls

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Hosam Elattar

Santa Ana Police officers have been called to respond to 1,441 calls at two motels and a restaurant on East First Street for crimes like illicit drug sales, possessing meth and disorderly conduct in the past three years. It’s an area that city council members – most of whom are in their second term – say has long been a problem and hot bed for drugs as other cities in Orange County convert problematic motels into affordable homes.
Betty Martinez-Franco Maintains Lead in Irvine City Council Special Election

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Noah Biesiada

Betty-Martinez Franco is on track to become the next member of the Irvine City Council as of Wednesday night. She was in the lead with nearly 49% of the vote. In second place, former Councilman Anthony Kuoheld 41% of the vote, with a 574 vote gap. Dana Cornelius held third place, earning just 771 votes, or just under 10% of the vote.
Huntington Beach Looks to Join Coalition of Cities Eying a Sacramento Showdown

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Noah Biesiada

Huntington Beach City Council members are set to be among the founding members of a new group of charter cities forming around one purpose: to grapple with the state over more local control for city leaders. It’s not a new approach for Surf City, who are currently locked in litigation with state leaders over a series of issues including housing development, immigration and voter ID requirements.
Santa Ana Looks to Crack Down on Problematic Sober Living Homes

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Hosam Elattar

Officials in Santa Ana are looking to join a growing list of Orange County cities regulating problematic sober living homes amid noise complaints, drug use and various disturbances in residential areas. On Tuesday, city council members directed staff to bring back an ordinance regulating group homes where people with alcohol and drug addictions stay and participate in a recovery program to help them achieve sobriety.
Orange County’s Community Health Clinics Begin Feeling Federal Cuts

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Noah Biesiada

Orange County’s community health clinics are getting downsized as their funding dries up, with plans to cut half of the medical services it offers for residents by the end of June. The services in question all come from the county’s clinic on 17th Street in Santa Ana, which will no longer offer emergency dental services, a children’s clinic or a family planning clinic according to county spokesperson Ellen Guevara.
Who Will be The Seventh Member of Irvine’s City Council?

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Noah Biesiada

Betty Martinez-Franco was in the lead in the special election to fill a vacancy on the Irvine City Council, according to initial results posted by the OC Registrar of Voters Tuesday night. Martinez-Francoheld 47% of the vote as of 8:05 p.m.Former Councilman Anthony Kuowas in second place with 42.5% of the vote, trailing behind by nearly 300 votes. Council hopeful Dana Corneleus trailed far behind both candidates with 670 votes tallied for her – a little over 10% of the ballots.
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce To Close in Aftermath of Corruption Probes

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Hosam Elattar

The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. Credit: DEVON JAMES, Voice of OC Anaheim’s Chamber of Commerce – an organization deeply involved in one of Orange County’s largest corruption scandals – will be closing at the end of the month years after federal agents detailed Disneyland resort interests’ outsized influence over city hall.
State Grants Orange County Emergency Permit For Surfliner Rail Stabilization

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Angelina Hicks |Noah Biesiada

Orange County transportation officials got approval from one of the state’s top commissions to speed up efforts to place sand and rock along the Pacific Surfliner rail line that runs through San Clemente to protect it from landslides and coastal erosion. The application focuses on four main areas most vulnerable to failures from landslides and erosion.