National Parks will be free to enter on MLK Day
In honor of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., national parks will waive entrance fees for everyone on Monday, January 15, 2024, as the first fee free day of the…
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The 2023 O.C. Black History Parade and Unity Festival set for Feb. 4 in Anaheim
The 43rd Annual Orange County Black History Parade & Unity Festival is set for Feb. 4 with a 9 a.m. Parade Pre-show, at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., in Anaheim. The…
Ride OC Buses free on Transit Equity Day, Feb. 4, and honor Rosa Parks
https://youtu.be/v8A9gvb5Fh0 Ride OC Buses free on Transit Equity Day, Saturday, Feb. 4 in honor of Rosa Parks and her historic efforts to keep public transportation equitable for everyone. Enjoy free…
City National Bank fined over $31M for lending discrimination allegations
The Justice Department announced today an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank (City National) engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in Los Angeles…
Park honoring landmark Mendez v. Westminster case to open on Dec. 1 in Westminster
The City of Westminster, in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education, will host a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 1 to celebrate the completion of a new…
The O.C. Sheriff responds to the Dept. of Justice report on the use of jailhouse informants
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 13, 2022): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) received the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report focused on the use of jailhouse informants from 2007 through…
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Rally against OCDA Spitzer to be held in Santa Ana on Feb. 22
Tomorrow, Tuesday February 22, at 11 a.m., organizers with the Orange County Chapter of Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN), will be joined by NAN-LA, OC Justice, CHISPA, artist…
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The NAACP demands OCDA Todd Spitzer’s immediate resignation
SANTA ANA – In the wake of racist comments made by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, Rick Callendar, President of the California State Conference of the NAACP called for…
A fight broke out at a Free Tatiana protest against the OCDA in Costa Mesa
Yesterday, April 29, at around 7:30 p.m., about 10 demonstrators were present at a reception for a Orange County official, in Costa Mesa. That official has been identified as Todd…
Santa Ana police oversight community feedback survey
What kind of oversight should the Santa Ana Police Department have? At the direction of the Santa Ana City Council, the City has created a survey to find out the…
Demonstration set for 5 p.m. today at the corner of Bristol and Sunflower
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is aware of the planned peaceful demonstration expected to start at 5:00 p.m. on the corner of…
A peaceful protest for Vanessa Guillen set for July 5 in Santa Ana
A peaceful protest for Vanessa Guillen, the army soldier who was killed in Texas, will be held on July 5, at 5 p/m. at S. Bristol and McFadden, in Santa…
The O.C. Democratic Party wants to change the name of John Wayne Airport
https://youtu.be/-ftJ9Q6vsLU Ada Briceño, the Chair if the Democratic Party of Orange County has teamed up with Fred Smoller, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chapman University and Dr. Michael A. Moodian,…
Santa Ana is under curfew tonight, June 22, at 10 p.m.
A curfew is in effect in Santa Ana beginning at 10 p.m. tonight, June 22, 2020, until 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 23. The executive order by City Manager Kristine Ridge,…
One more BLM protest coming to DTSA on June 19
Another BLM protest has been set for June 19, in DTSA, at 507 W. 4th St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Curiously the event organizers posted that the event…