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Orange County news. Our nonprofit and nonpartisan news agency focuses on quality of life, arts and culture.
Orange County, CA
Joined November 2009
San Clemente officials could soon lease land to the Department of Homeland Security so they can install cameras and monitor the city’s shoreline to intercept immigrants coming ashore in panga boats. https://t.co/agT75ZlOve
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San Clemente City Council members could soon lease some land near the city’s reservoir to the Department of Homeland Security so federal officials can install cameras to monitor for immigrants coming...
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OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page faced tough questions about ballot security this past week from Huntington Beach City Council members trying to implement their own voter ID law. https://t.co/RQQBV1mCFQ
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Newport Beach voters in the November 2026 election will decide if they want to replace their city’s state approved housing plan with one that zones for thousands of fewer homes. https://t.co/cxYt7TcktG
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Newport Beach voters will decide if they want to replace a state approved housing plan with one that zones for fewer homes in 2026.
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Garden Grove City Councilman Joe DoVinh publicly raised concerns that the city’s police union has tried to intimidate him by demanding he apologise to the police chief after he made controversial remarks in Vietnamese about immigration on a radio show. https://t.co/hkNNWG3AxY
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South Orange County Community College Board members nixed a $750,000 college grant over fierce opposition by residents and elected officials because the agreement was tied to a state application for a battery storage facility. https://t.co/SaYQDN5GJ7
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Board members with the South Orange County Community College District terminated a $750,000 grant agreement with the developer of a proposed battery storage facility after robust opposition from...
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Today and every day, our nonprofit newsroom is ready to cover the stories that need to be told. If you rely on our local reporting, will you contribute to Voice of OC during our NewsMatch campaign? Thank you! Donate here: https://t.co/lzBI2tklfH
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Garden Grove families impacted by the federal deportation sweeps since June may soon be able to find helpful immigration resources and constitutional rights on the city’s website. https://t.co/UGjRDbNTf6
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Grocery stores and pharmacies across Costa Mesa could soon be required to have employees oversee self-checkout stands. https://t.co/fXUGLgEodF
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Fountain Valley residents will get the opportunity to weigh in on whether or not they want to become a charter city in next November’s election – potentially having more control over its local housing regulations, elections and zoning. https://t.co/RFWTJch1mJ
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The push to become a charter city began earlier this year after city officials voiced concerns about state housing quotas.
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Veterans in Orange County are closer than ever to getting a cemetery this year but there’s still an open question on how much longer it’ll take to start construction. https://t.co/CtWbSYmy47
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Fullerton officials will not offer local immigrants impacted by widespread deportation sweeps $100,000 worth of legal defense or $100,000 worth of rent and food assistance after tabling two proposed aid programs amid budget concerns. https://t.co/HTpPDe9hf4
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Fullerton officials tabled a proposals for an immigrant legal aid fund and an immigrant rent and groceries assistance program.
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It’s going to cost more to build housing in Anaheim Hills after City Council members raised sewer fees on new developments after officials shelved a proposed gate tax measure amid rocky budget projections. https://t.co/Re5SH2FNYj
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New Anaheim Hills developments will have to pay 36% more on sewer fees after officials put a proposed gate tax measure on Disneyland on ice.
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Today and every day, our nonprofit newsroom is ready to cover the stories that need to be told. If you rely on our local journalism, will you contribute to Voice of OC during our NewsMatch campaign? Thank you! Donate here: https://t.co/PnpTMLydpW
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The passage of Prop. 50 also means Congressman Robert Garcia, a progressive Democrat from Long Beach who has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, will represent Huntington Beach – a Coastal MAGA stronghold. https://t.co/GcgsNg1PyS
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At least two high-profile Republicans plan to run against each other for Congress to represent an Eastern chunk of Orange County in the redrawn 40th district after California voters overwhelmingly approved Prop. 50 on Tuesday night. https://t.co/OICDS7fN2e
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Catch up on Voice of OC’s unique coverage on the passage of Prop. 50 this past week. Here’s how the recently approved statewide redistricting measure will impact Orange County ahead of the 2026 elections. https://t.co/0JiznTrfkN
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Orange County residents could soon lose their homes due to changes to federal housing programs while many struggle to put food on the table amid a federal government shutdown. https://t.co/A46z66y1uf
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A three-judge panel from the California Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal struck down Huntington Beach’s voter ID law approved last year. https://t.co/qGphitvc1A
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City leaders were ordered to cease all implementation of voter ID laws by the appeals court in an opinion issued Monday morning.
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Voice of OC’s @NorbertoSantana announces the launch of the annual NewsMatch fundraiser that helps award winning reporters keep readers ahead of their local government and prevents Orange County from becoming a news desert. https://t.co/rRIVIUL7bZ
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Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign! There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Through 12/31, the impact of your donation is DOUBLED! Will you show your support today? https://t.co/PnpTMLydpW
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