Outrage Over Illegally Parked California Police Car Blocking Disability Spots: ‘Rules for Thee, but...
Thousands are furious at a California Highway Patrol car, whose driver decided to illegally park in the disabled parking section, blocking anyone who might need wheelchair access. Shared to r/mildlyinfuriating by ripetrichomes, the photo shows a police promotional recruitment car sitting atop the striped blue lines of a disabled parking area. Ironically, several people believed this could actually be a good advertisement for...
Santa Ana City Council to consider self-checkout staffing requirements
The city of Long Beach was the first city to adopt self-checkout rules.
Orange Holds Off on Sale Tax Measure Amid Looming Cuts to Public Safety
Orange officials are not ready yet to place a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot, despite warnings of looming cuts to core services like public safety and projections of a $20 million budget shortfall. It’s not the first time city council members have hesitated to put a tax...
Kriz: Another 27 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in March, 75 for...
Another twenty-seven people died “without fixed abode” in Orange County in March. Their names are:. Margaret SWATKOWSKI who died on March 7th in Fullerton. Steven NONENMACHER who died on March 8th in Buena Park. Jose CASTRO who died on March 9th in Orange. Edgar LAMAS who died on...
‘Aggressive’ shark seen feeding on sea lion carcass near Huntington Beach, prompting closure
An "aggressive" shark was spotted off Huntington Beach, prompting a closure of the water near a stretch of shoreline, officials said.
The West’s best Dungeness crab can be found inside this funky California seafood spot
Tucked along Newport Boulevard in Newport Beach, California, The Crab Cooker has been serving up some of the freshest seafood on the West Coast for over 70 years. With its nautical decor, paper plates, and mesquite-grilled fish, this place has a charm that keeps locals and visitors coming back again and again.
OCTA to Fully Transition to Wave Payment System on Friday, Ending Use of Paper...
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. OCTA to Fully Transition to Wave Payment System on Friday, Ending Use of Paper Passes. The gradual phase out of magnetic-stripe paper passes takes effect...
OC’s Rescue Mission offers free tattoo removal
TUSTIN, Calif. — For the past 11 months, Jose Hernandez has been working with the Orange County Rescue Mission to get sober and stay off the streets. “I have kids and I don’t want them to see what I was before, so now I am trying to grow in a Christian light,” said Hernandez.
A DUI driver was arrested after driving unsafely in coastal Orange County
On April 12, 2026, at 1:58 a.m., a Police officer conducted a traffic stop near West Coast Highway and Balboa Blvd W after observing a vehicle stopped at a green light, making an unsafe turn, and weaving within its lane, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. Following a DUI...
Several south Santa Ana streets to close temporarily during this Sunday’s OC Marathon
The 22nd annual Hoag OC Marathon is coming up on Sunday, May 3, 2026, bringing with it runners, spectators, and temporary street closures in south Santa Ana. The marathon will travel through Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Santa Ana, with road closures from approximately 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. Closure times vary based on runners’ location, and vehicle traffic may be delayed for...
