In the News 2025

 

Arts and Culture

Daily Pilot / LA Times: Views of Orange County at ‘Omnivision’ art exhibit in Santa Ana

Daily Pilot: OC Parks welcomes visitors to Old Orange County Courthouse for a day of art and music

 

Safety, Health and Social Services

OC Register Editorial: Sarmiento’s plan for the homeless is a clever approach

LAist:  OC supervisors to vote on a winter hotel voucher program for unhoused families

LAist:  OC supervisors adopt a winter hotel voucher program for unhoused families

Voice of OC: Will Motels Become Orange County’s New Winter Shelter?

OC Register: CalOptima Health moving forward with joining Covered California marketplace

Voice of OC: OC Leaders Scramble to Figure Out What Federal Funding is Cut Off by Trump Executive Orders

OC Register:  As federal funding for DEI initiatives is threatened, Supervisor Don Wagner asks what OC has

OC Register: Orange County Democrats, local nonprofits decry impact of a federal funding freeze

Patch OC: OC Officials Sound Off On Federal Spending Freeze

LAist: Many buses and trains are free today. Here's why transit officials are so worried

Voice of OC: OC Cities Look to Replace Temporary Homeless Shelters With Motels and Churches

OC Register:  OC supervisors ask if county is ready to support citizen children in mixed immigration status families

LA Times: Orange County to assess its ability to support children separated by deportation

CBS News: Orange County supervisors pass resolution to keep immigrant families together

Telemundo52: Condado de Orange busca proteger a niños de familias inmigrantes

Voice of OC: Orange County’s Troubled Animal Shelter Slated for Overhauls

Spectrum News: OC Board adopts resolution for abandoned children due to deported parents

MSN News: Orange County supervisors pass resolution to keep immigrant families together amid deportation fears

Patch: Federal Immigration Crackdown Addressed By OC Supervisors

Voice of OC: Orange County Confronts Federal Immigration Crackdown 

NBC News: Is Orange County prepared for kids left behind by deported parents?

ABC News: orange-county-board-adopts-resolution-children-deported-parents

Telemunbdo 52: Protección para los hijos de inmigrantes deportados

OC Register: Supervisors approve operational changes at OC Animal Care, including expanded public hours

Excelsior: Supervisores preguntan si el condado de Orange está listo para apoyar niños ciudadanos de familias separadas por Inmigración

OC Register: OC county departments to tighten spending more, expand hiring freeze and cut vacant positions

OC Register:  Free surgery clinic in Orange is first in the nation

KCBS: Federal budget cuts force closure of emergency health clinics in Orange County

OC Register: OC Streetcar’s first train arrives, will connect Santa Ana to Garden Grove

Voice of OC: Will Santa Ana Alert Residents of ICE Activity Amid Federal Immigration Crackdown?

Univision, KMEX 34: Alertan sobre posibles recortes a Medicaid y Medi-Cal: ¿quiénes podrían perder cobertura médica?

ABC 7: Apostille pop-up brings hundreds to OC for certification, many preparing for family separation

Voice of OC: Santana: The Art of Standing Up While Laying Low on Immigration Crackdown

Voice of OC: Orange County Braces For ICE

OC Register: National Guard in downtown Santa Ana after protesters clashed with police over ICE raids

Univision LA: Redadas de ICE y Patrulla Fronteriza dejan al menos seis detenidos en Santa Ana

OC Register: Orange County leaders demand end to ICE raids and federal law enforcement presence

Voice of OC: Are Orange County’s Streets About to Get Militarized?

Fox 11 news: Anti-ICE protests extend to Santa Ana amid raids

LA Times / Daily News: O.C. politicians denounce ICE raids as the National Guard deploys in Santa Ana

Voice of OC: Calls Grow for Military to Stop ‘Occupying’ Orange County

Fox 11 news:  OC leaders demanding Trump-led National Guard to leave

My news LA .com: Immigration Raids in Santa Ana Lead to OC Protests

Voice of OC: Deportation Fears Persist in Orange County as ICE Protests Continue

 

Transparency and Accountability

Voice of OC: Orange County Reins in Public Spending Amidst Possible Budget Shortfall

OC Register: No fraud in Orange County elections, grand jury finds

Voice of OC:   Orange County Gags Commission Created to Combat Hate Crimes

OC Register:  Orange County Democrats say focus on affordability will win back voters

Voice of OC: Santa Ana Looks to Boost Immigrant Protections Amid Federal Crackdown

Voice of OC: OC CEO Defends Stripping Elected Treasurer of $17 Billion Investment Pool

Voice of OC:  Will Santa Ana Relaunch an Advisory Group to Strengthen Immigration Protections?

OCLawyers.com: Huntington Beach Approves Non-Sanctuary Status, Files Suit Against California

OC Register:  Internal audit of American Rescue Plan Act-funded contracts sample find Orange County in compliance

County of Orange - PR: Board of Supervisors Adopts Ordinance Regarding Investment Authority, Approves County Investment Policy

Voice of OC:  OC District Attorney and Treasurer Question Supervisors Takeover of $17 Billion Investments

OC Register:  State assemblymember raises questions over county’s decision to bench OC treasurer

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Break Silence; Publicly Blast Treasurer’s Alleged Workplace Hostility

OC Register: Supervisors look at more changes to handling of Orange County’s investments

LAist: OC treasurer threw keys at subordinate, violating workplace violence policy, investigation found

Fullerton Observer: Protesters Marched In Anaheim’s Historic District For Immigration & Education Reform

LAist: OC investigation found assessor harassed employee over her disability, treated women as subservient

LAist: ICE transfers in Orange County continue even as experts warn of economic effects, possible uptick under Trump

OC Register:  OC Board of Supervisors holds annual forum on Sheriff’s Department cooperation with ICE

Voice of OC: How Many People Are Turned Over to Immigration by OC Sheriff Deputies?

La Opinion: Habrá pérdidas millonarias en el condado de Orange si se sigue entregando a la gente para deportación, estudio

ABC 7: Nonprofit study shows possible economic impact of ICE detentions in Orange County

OC Register:  OC Board of Supervisors divided over whether their place to question potential punishment in Do case

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Deadlock On How to Call for Harsher Sentencing on Andrew Do

LAist: OC supervisors battle over Andrew Do plea deal and whether to call for tougher prison sentence

Voice of OC:  Santana: Who Wants to Run Orange County?

LA Times: O.C. Supervisors urge DOJ to reassess Andrew Do’s plea deal

Voice of OC: Orange County Supervisors Ask Prosecutors to Crack Down Harder on Disgraced Former Colleague

LAist: Prosecutors are revisiting their plea deal with Andrew Do, OC supervisor says

OC Register: OC supervisors call on Department of Justice to reassess Andrew Do plea deal and sentencing

Voice of OC: Santana: Confronting Orange County’s Public Spending Problem

Voice of OC: Federal Prosecutors Recommend 5 Years in Prison for Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do

Voice of OC: OC District Attorney’s Conduct Costs Taxpayers Millions In Court Loss

OC Register:  Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do sentenced to 60 months in prison

Vice of OC: Former OC Supervisor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison in Bribery Scheme

LAist: : Ex-OC supervisor Andrew Do sentenced to 5 years in prison over corruption scheme

OC Register: Supervisors move Michelle Aguirre from interim to Orange County’s new CEO

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Don’t Answer Calls For Action Against DA For Harassment of Female Prosecutors