Category: Orange County

Orange County’s Neediest Cities Will Receive More than $100 Million in Federal Funds 

March 18, 2021
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Santa Ana and Anaheim—two of Orange County’s most underprivileged cities—will each receive more than $100 million in federal funding to revive their depressed economies. The money is part of a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by the federal government last week. About $143 million will be allocated to Santa Ana in what Mayor Vicente…

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Former Costa Mesa Police Chief Honored With Park Eponym

March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa will rename its Civic Center Park after the longest-serving police chief in the city’s history. City council voted March 16 to change the 111 Fair Dr. green space’s moniker to Neth Park in recognition of retired Costa Mesa Police Chief Roger Neth. The motion also authorized the city manager to appropriate the necessary…

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Former Costa Mesa Police Chief Honored With Eponymous Park

March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa will rename its Civic Center Park after the longest-serving police chief in the city’s history. City council voted March 16 to change the 111 Fair Dr. green space’s moniker to Neth Park in recognition of retired Costa Mesa Police Chief Roger Neth. The motion also authorized the city manager to appropriate the necessary…

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Grocery Workers in Costa Mesa to Receive Pay Hike During Pandemic

March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa city council approved a hazard pay urgency ordinance March 16, requiring grocers and retail drug stores to boost the salaries of frontline employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance, which takes immediate effect, requires stores to increase the hourly wage of frontline workers by $4 for 120 days. It applies to stores with…

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Police: Suspected Thief Crushed While Stealing Car Part in Anaheim

March 17, 2021
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ANAHEIM—A suspected thief was crushed to death by a Toyota Prius as he was apparently trying to steal its catalytic converter March 17, Anaheim police said. Officers were called to the 1600 block of North Placentia Avenue at about 6:20 a.m., according to Sgt. Shane Carringer of the Anaheim Police Department. When they arrived they…

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Orange County DA Clears Police in Three Officer-Involved Shootings

March 17, 2021
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The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office has concluded its investigations of three police-involved shootings, and says none of the officers involved were at fault. On March 17, it released its report into the Dec. 12, 2019 fatal shooting of Taveonte Art Emmanuel, who was killed by police following a struggle over an officer’s gun….

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Naked Man Walks Into Subway, Sets Fire to Potato Chip Rack

March 17, 2021
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A man who set fire to a potato chip rack at an Anaheim Subway while naked is set to be arraigned March 18. Jason William Ackroyd faces felony charges of arson of property, attempted arson of property, indecent exposure, as well as a misdemeanor charge or resisting arrest. Police said the charges came after a nude man walked into a…

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Orange County Inches Toward Moderate Reopening Tier

March 17, 2021
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Orange County was one-tenth of a percentage away from advancing to a less-restrictive set of reopening rules March 16. Although it missed the mark for the state’s most recent weekly review of COVID-19 data, it could reach the orange tier by April 7 if metrics continue a downward trend. Reaching the orange tier would allow…

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Burmese Citizens in Orange County Hope to Raise Awareness of Conflict in Myanmar

March 17, 2021
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STANTON, Calif.—Burmese citizens in Orange County, California, say they’re heartbroken by the ongoing situation in Myanmar following last month’s military coup, and are urging U.S. officials to become more actively involved in restoring the country’s democracy. The city of Stanton is home to Orange County’s largest Burmese community and the county’s only Burmese restaurant, Irrawaddy…

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Santa Ana Allows Non-Citizens to Serve on Public Boards and Commissions 

March 17, 2021
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Santa Ana has become the first Orange County city to allow non-U.S. citizens without legal immigration status to serve on its commissions and boards. City council voted unanimously March 15 to amend the language of an ordinance that allows non-registered voters to run for board and commission seats. The term “qualified elector of the city” was changed to “resident of…

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