Santa Ana’s Police Union President is raising concerns about elected officials remarks on the viral police beating of a man last week and their decision to hire an outside investigator.

Whoever wins the race in November will help decide the county’s next chief executive after years of turnover.

A tropical storm in the Pacific is bringing high tides and storms to Southern California, with some beach cities facing strong wave surges and surface flooding already.

Community groups tried to meet with Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken to discuss allegations against her but she refuses to meet if former Councilman Jose Moreno is present.

As of Oct. 8, there are 93 dogs and 174 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

Santa Ana officials authorized a third party investigation into a viral police beating and arrest of a local resident, Anaheim Mayor admits to rehab and a drinking problem – these are some of OC’s top headlines.

Santa Ana resident Jackie Cordova – a U.S. citizen – said federal agents busted her tooth when they tackled and detained her while she was doing ICE watching early Thursday morning.

Twenty-two times this year, Orange County supervisors approved contracts, payments, and grants after the fact, but the County’s own rules say retroactive contracts are not permitted. Is the bureaucracy’s deal-making usurping the authority of elected officials?

Noah Biesiada and Michelle King join Hosam Elattar on OC Press Club Board for 2027

The strike is set to start as late as next Tuesday unless a new deal is put on the table according to the union’s secretary-treasurer.

Brea officials approved millions of dollars in bonds for a developer – who’s responsible for repayment – to build senior housing, raising questions as to why so much is needed for the construction.

We asked candidates what their thoughts were on the county’s budget, which has a growing structural imbalance officials are struggling to tackle.

Fullerton officials are the first in OC to push the brakes on automated license plate readers, while Santa Ana officials have delayed their own discussion on Flock cameras.

It’s unclear what the next steps are for one of the county’s biggest mental health nonprofits after they ceded control of their facilities to the county government.

The Democratic Party has spent well over half a million dollars on a former NFL punter in hopes of retaking a long Republican assembly seat that covers much of the Orange County coast.

Elected officials will look to hire independent investigators to probe a viral police beating caught on camera that sparked growing calls for accountability.

After a series of deaths along the Orange County coastline over the summer, concerns regarding dangerous water conditions have increased with the upcoming El Niño.

Public funds should be invested in policies that save lives and strengthen communities—not in advancing political image, self-promotion, or reelection campaigns

Officials in two OC cities are expected to debate keeping their contracts for automated license plate readers known commonly as Flock cameras a month before the November election.

As election season arrives, OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page lays out the multiple layers of security and checks on how ballots are counted.

As other Orange County cities implement fees for senior shuttle services, the City of Brea looks to keep its transportation programs free and unlimited.

A viral video of Santa Ana police officers beating a man after throwing him onto the street last week is sparking calls for accountability ahead of the November election.

Garden Grove is the latest city in OC seeking to improve the quality of hotel employees’ working conditions.

Voice of OC is aiming to put residents in the driver's seat for the upcoming November elections with questionnaires in county supervisors’ races, coverage on city races and debates.

Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is admitting to having a drinking problem, going to rehab and relapsing at an event in June this year while continuing to deny allegations she called her chief of staff a racist slur.

As of Oct. 1, there are 89 dogs and 164 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

Orange drivers could be seeing slower speeds in the city after state legislation gave cities more power to control speeds on their streets.

Anaheim mayor’s chief of staff alleges the mayor heavily drank at city functions and council meetings and made racist remarks to her, OC coastal towns are bracing for El Niño – these are the week’s top headlines.

Seal Beach officials approved a local emergency due to expected impacts from El Niño in an effort to speed up sand replenishment and brace for flooding.

The allegations come from a top city staffer who spent four years behind the scenes, alleging the mayor was regularly drunk, harassed staff and hurled racist and homophobic insults.

Here’s where Santa Ana’s political candidates stand on automated license plate readers commonly referred to as Flock cameras.

Replenishing the county’s beaches is taking a new focus amid warnings about super storms set to batter the coast.

OCTA declared a coastal emergency Monday, which will allow hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand to be added to the coastline ahead of El Niño, but questions still surround the timeline of the project.

OC Fire Authority’s nearly 25% increase is going to be funded by member cities, with staff noting they can expect to see their bills increase at the same rate as the new contract.

City officials offer updates on two recent incidents in the city but leave major questions unanswered on what caused them.

Mission Viejo will finally see their elections follow a standard schedule after the November 2026 General Election, when all council seats will be up for a vote.

Another 32 people died “without fixed abode in OC in August up by 50% from July, though the increase seems to come with the heat (and this year humidity) of the second half of the summer. Effects of policy decisions made in recent years both locally and nationally on local homeless mortality will become more visible in annual reports expected in January-February.

Outside of Councilwoman Natalie Meeks, no other council member had publicly commented on allegations that Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken hurled racial slurs at her chief of staff.

This year’s election debates are surfacing a dangerous tendency among the majority of council members to avoid press questions.

The union’s political action committee is suspending their support of Mayor Ashleigh Aitken’s reelection campaign amid allegations she used a racial slur – an accusation she denies.

Councilmembers gave their initial approval for increased regulations that would protect grocery workers’ jobs if a store’s ownership changes hands.

Here’s how Santa Ana’s political candidates plan to address the city’s budget issues if they are elected to city council in November.

City officials reviewed five proposed areas to move power lines underground in an effort to mitigate wildfires.

Stanton officials are introducing changes to their business license rules aimed at preventing illegal activity from repeatedly popping up at commercial locations around town.

Over two thirds of that money went to pay out the victims of the Airport Fire, which started after a county public works crew began moving boulders that sparked.

San Clemente can take public safety seriously without giving up local oversight. When federal surveillance technology is placed on city-owned land, residents deserve clear safeguards, transparency and accountability over how that technology is used.

As of Sept. 24, there are 82 dogs and 156 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is for the first time explicitly denying calling her top aide a racial slur amid calls for her resignation after allegations she said a racist remark and questioned her chief of staff about her sexuality.

City leaders are grappling with how to decrease spending and increase revenue to dodge an estimated structural deficit of $47 million by 2030.

Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken’s chief of staff is alleging she hurled racial and sexual slurs at her, the sheriff’s department overspent its budget by nearly $30 million – these are just some of OC’s civic headlines this week.