Jane Reifer is Chair of Transit Advocates of Orange County The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a public hearing on July 25 to receive input on a bus system update that […]
Significant Bus Service Cuts Proposed for North OC
New Mental Health Law and Lifeline Take Effect
The issue: California law requires health care providers to schedule a mental health assessment, also known as “intake,” within two weeks of the patient requesting to be seen by a therapist. An […]
Fentanyl: A dangerous killer drug (Part III)
In his book Fentanyl, Inc., Ben Westhoff writes, “This is a topic about this generation of young people and the addiction problem with fentanyl, the most dangerous of the opioids.” The problem […]
County Releases 2022 Homeless Count Numbers
The county of Orange released the results of the 2022 Point In Time Count on May 11. A total of 5,718 persons experiencing homelessness were counted. This is a 16.5% reduction from […]
State Legislation Seeks to Address Housing Crisis
Affordable housing is one of California’s most pressing problems. The OC Register recently reported that the median price of a home in Orange County has reached $1 million, just as the median […]
‘A Coup in Search of a Legal Theory’: Federal Judge Orders former Chapman Professor to Release Documents to Jan 6 Committee
United States District Judge David Carter ordered former Chapman University law professor Dr. John Eastman on March 28 to release 101 documents (mostly e-mails) to the House of Representative Select Committee to […]
North Orange County Hiking Trails Have Green Hills and a Gas Pipeline
One of the best views of Orange County can be seen on a hiking trail that starts in an ordinary neighborhood. Located at the end of Rimcrest Drive in Yorba Linda (just […]
More Nuclear No Solution to Climate Crisis
Opinion If you live in Orange or San Diego County, hopefully you’re aware that San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been turned into a nuclear waste dump for the foreseeable future. […]
An Interview with Congresswoman Young Kim
Young Kim is the current the U.S. Representative for California’s 39th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, her district includes northern parts of Orange County, including Fullerton. In the 2020 […]
Saving All of West Coyote Hills is Within Reach
Angela Lindstrom is the President of Friends of Coyote Hills It has been over a year of COVID-19 pandemic lock-down and the case for saving all 510-acres of West Coyote Hills as […]
