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Arts and Culture

OC register: County leaders help with $225,000 to better protect park, fountain in Orange traffic circle

OC Register: Old Towne Orange’s Plaza Park fountain restored following crash

New Santa Ana: Santa Ana ceremonial street sign toppers honor Black history

Daily Pilot: Latino Health Access ‘promotoras’ celebrated in art as pandemic heroines

Daily Pilot: Santa Ana marks Chicano Heritage Month with a festival and new mural

Voice of OC: A Time For Chicanos and Chicanas

LA Times: The Orange County Hall of Fame is a silly idea. Here’s how to do it right

Daily Pilot: Chicano-art-exhibit-on-view-at-the-old-orange-county-courthouse

Culture OC:  Chicano Art from Cheech Marin is the Latest Exhibit on Display at the Old Orange County Courthouse

LAist: To see some great Chicano art, head over to this Orange County…courthouse

OC Register: Chicano art from Cheech Marin’s private collection on display at old courthouse in Santa Ana

 

Safety, Health and Social Services

Telemundo: Ayuda financiera ayudará a vendedores ambulantes sacar permisos y licencias gratis en el condado de Orange

El Excelsior: El Condado de Orange inaugura nueva oficina para ayudar a inmigrantes y refugiados

ABC: Condado de Orange abrirá oficina para ayudar a migrantes y refugiados

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Consider Gun Storage Law, Spark Constitutional Questions

OC Register: Supervisors considering stricter safety gun storage law in parts of Orange County

Voice of OC:  M4 Carbines, Armored Vehicles: A Look at OC Sheriff’s $4 Million Military Arsenal

New Santa Ana: CalOptima Health and a vendor launch an O.C. street medicine program for the homeless

OC register: Gift cards for guns in buyback event planned May 11 by OC supervisors

OC register:  Orange County leaders respond to grand jury criticism of animal shelter operations

OC Register: Mobile spay, neuter clinic provides free service for dozens of cats

Voice of OC: A Push For More Housing & Transparency in Orange County’s Budget

Daily Pilot: Latino Health Access promoters recognized during National Community Health Workers Week

OC Register: OC Supervisors Chaffee, Foley, Sarmiento are sworn in, outline priorities

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Consider Gun Storage Law, Spark Constitutional Questions

OC register: Orange County leadership gathers input in how to take action against climate change

ABC 7: New OC street medicine program to provide medical care for the homeless

Voice of OC: Two OC Supervisors Push For Safeguards, Sunshine on Sheriff’s Cooperation With ICE

OC Register: OC Board of Supervisors declare June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month

CAIR-LA Thanks OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento for Letter Urging Congressional Delegation To Cal

Voice of OC: Orange County Board of Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento Receives Unanimous Support to Pilot the First-of-its-Kind County Homeless Prevention Program

OC Register: What Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order could mean for encampments in Orange County

Voice of OC: Gov. Newsom Calls on Local Leaders to Clean Up Encampments – Will They?

LAist: Newsom issues order on clearing homeless encampments

OC Register: Orange likely to bring back crossing guards after public outcry

Voice of OC: Orange Reinstates Crossing Guard Program After Budget Cuts

 

Transparency and Accountability

Voice of OC: Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal Causes Residents to Demand Reforms

LAist: How Should Anaheim Respond To Corruption Scandal? Residents Want A Say

Voice of OC: Calls for Reform, Resignations, Gain Momentum in Anaheim After Corruption Probe

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Decide Against Disclosing Family Contracts

OC Register: OC Board of Supervisors to discuss updated conflict of interest policies at later date

Vpice of OC: Two OC Supervisors Push For Safeguards, Sunshine on Sheriff’s Cooperation With ICE

Voice of OC: As OC Sheriff ICE Transfers Drop, Some Push for New Kind of Immigration Forum

LAist: Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento calls for conflict of interest probe following LAist investigation

OC Register: OC Board of Supervisors to discuss updated conflict of interest policies at later date

LAist: LAist investigation inspires bill that would bar politicians from voting on contracts that benefit their adult children

LA Daily News: Viet America Society will refuse OC officials’ demand for return of $2.2 million, says nonprofit’s lawyer

LAist: OC officials expand demands for refunds from nonprofits awarded public funds by Supervisor Andrew Do — and threaten legal action

Voice of OC: Two OC Supervisors Call For State and Federal Investigations of Missing COVID Money

LAist:  2 OC Supervisors push for investigations into nonprofits that can’t account for taxpayer money

OC Register: Two OC supervisors call on county, state and federal agencies to investigate Viet America Society

OC Register Editorial: The Andrew Do-Viet America Society scandal has gone beyond the point of absurdity

OC Register : Orange County sues Viet America Society leaders, including Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter

LAist : OC sues nonprofit it says 'brazenly plundered' millions in public money directed to it by Supervisor Andrew Do

Voice of OC: Orange County Sues County Supervisor’s Daughter and Nonprofit Over Missing COVID Money

Daily Pilot: Orange County sues Huntington Beach nonprofit led by Do’s daughter, alleges misappropriation of millions of dollars

OC Register: Viet America lawyer says OC lawsuit is inaccurate and a “hatchet job”

KPCC on air: OC sues supervisor's daughter & nonprofit; New retail theft laws; Public beach access — The P.M.... playing at 2-4 min

NBC: Orange County nonprofit accused of misusing more than $13 million in COVID relief funds

ABC 7 -  Interview– Orange County nonprofit accused of misusing more than $13 million in COVID relief funds

OC Register: Orange County sues nonprofit Hand to Hand Relief Organization for alleged misuse of public funds

Aug 20: LAist: Orange County announces lawsuit against another nonprofit with connections to Supervisor Andrew Do

Voice of OC: Calls Mount For OC’s District Attorney To Figure Out Where $13 Million in COVID Funds Went

OC Register: Orange County sues nonprofit Hand to Hand Relief Organization for alleged misuse of public funds

LAist: Here’s the war memorial mixed up in OC fraud allegations

OC Register: Editorial: Where are DA Spitzer and AG Bonta in the Andrew Do scandal?

OC Register: OC lawsuits accusing Supervisor Do’s daughter and two charities of embezzlement moved to San Diego

LAist: FBI raids house bought by OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter in alleged fraud scheme

OC Register: Federal agents raid homes of Viet America Society president and Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter

Voice of OC: FBI Executes Searches on OC Supervisor’s Daughter and Others in Missing COVID Money Case

LAist: Feds raid homes of OC Supervisor Andrew Do, Judge Cheri Pham and their daughter

OC Register: Federal investigators raid homes of Supervisor Andrew Do, his daughter and Viet America Society president

LAist- KPCC- AirTalk with Larry Mantle: Supervisor Sarmiento on VAS Situation.

LAist: Two fellow OC supervisors call for Andrew Do to be forced out of power and resign immediately

NBC:  OC Supervisor Andrew Do urged to resign over residence concerns, daughter's lawsuit

OC register: OC Board of Supervisors to decide if Supervisor Andrew Do will be removed from board assignments

Voice of OC: OC Staff Raised Early Concerns on Viet America Society Contract That Saw FBI Raids

KNX: OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento calls for Andrew Do's resignation: “It’s a difficult moment for the county”

Telemundo 52:  Piden la renuncia del supervisor del condado de Orange, Andrew Do

Fox 11: Calls grow for OC Supervisor Andrew Do to resign (Features Foley)

KTLA 5: O.C. supervisor faces calls to resign or be ousted

NBC: OC Supervisor Andrew Do urged to resign over residence concerns, daughter's lawsuit

Telemundo: Piden la renuncia del supervisor del condado de Orange, Andrew Do

OC Register Editorial: Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do needs to go

OC Register: Some supervisors call Andrew Do’s proximity to Viet America Society controversy a distraction

LAist: Andrew Do is a no-show at OC board meeting as calls intensify for him to resign

LA Times: While an Orange County supervisor was under scrutiny, his daughter interned with county prosecutors

OC Register: Federal agencies have frozen the accounts of Viet America Society and affiliate, lawyer said

KABC 7: OC Supervisor Andrew Do faces calls for his resignation amid federal investigation

OC Register: Huntington Beach City Council calls for Supervisor Andrew Do’s resignation

Voice of OC: Santana: Following The Money Inside The County of Orange

Voice of OC: Orange County Leaders Look to Censure Supervisor After FBI Raid

LAist: OC Supervisor Do removed From committee assignments

OC Register: Supervisor Andrew Do removed from county board assignments and committees

Washinton Post: Calif. official facing censure for allegedly siphoning covid relief funds

New York Times: Orange County Leader Faces Scrutiny Over Charity’s Pandemic Spending

LAist: OC’s $1 million Vietnam War memorial is unfinished — and embroiled in a fraud lawsuit

OC Register: Supervisor Andrew Do sold Westminster home in August

Voice of OC: Santana: OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s Political Journey That Ended in FBI Raids

Voice of OC: Santana: Are Reforms and Transparency Coming to Orange County?

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors to Again Consider Condemning Colleague Under FBI Probe

LAist on Air: OC Supervisor Andrew Do faces censure vote; LAist inspires some local anti-corruption.

OC Register: Viet America Society non compliant long before county pushback

LAist: OC supervisors are set to vote on censure of Andrew Do and transparency reforms

LAist: OC supervisors vote to censure colleague Andrew Do amid fraud allegations

OC Register:  OC Board of Supervisors censures Supervisor Andrew Do

ABC 7: OC board unanimously votes to censure embattled Supervisor Andrew Do amid federal investigation

KNX:  OC Supervisor Andrew Do censured over nonprofit scandal

Voice of OC: OC Supervisors Censure Colleague Under Federal Investigation

City News Service /  Spectrum 1: Sup. Andrew Do Censured By OC Board Tuesday Amid Scandal

OC Register:  OC Board of Supervisors take steps to strengthen county contract oversight

ABC 7:  OC board unanimously votes to censure embattled Supervisor Andrew Do amid federal investigation