Federal officers stand guard outside the federal building in downtown Santa Ana on June 9, 2025. Credit: JULIE LEOPO, Voice of OC Officials in Santa Ana – Orange County’s only sanctuary city – are ...

OCTA’s budget cuts promise severe Metrolink service cuts that threaten the future of our regional rail system. OCTA ...

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has announced the creation of a new E-Bike/E-Motorcycle unit – RIDE SAFELY ...

Voters are set to pick a new majority on the county board of supervisors, county treasurer and several key state assembly and congressional members in next month’s election.

Orange County’s biannual headcount of homeless people shows the number of houseless residents has dropped, yet local officials aren’t sure exactly how that decrease happened. The count is part of a ...

I may have been among the first to coin the term, Purple County, way back in 2018 to describe the evolving nature of Orange County residents at the ballot box. Time – along with voting trends and the ...

The penalties come after a yearslong court battle between state and city leaders over whether charter cities have to follow ...

Truckstop, a 4-year-old pit bull, stands in his kennel at OC Animal Care in Tustin on May 14, 2026. Credit: ANGELINA HICKS, Voice of OC Have you adopted a shelter animal because of Voice of OC’s ...

Credit: BENIGNO ALVARADO, Voice of OC Public libraries across Orange County are hitting the road to bring resources outside of their traditional spaces. Using “bookmobiles,” four of the county’s ...

The stoppage comes after activists questioned the county’s use of weedkiller herbicides and if they impact the health of the ...

Cities across OC have been lagging behind on hitting state-mandated housing goals centered on affordable housing, most cities stay quiet on ICE raids – these are just some of this week’s biggest ...