Category: Orange County News

SEARAC responds to the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Last week, President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 President’s Budget. The budget proposal details the President’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and is submitted every year to Congress with recommended funding levels for federally programs and activities. The FY2024 proposal would increase funding for the Department of Education Read More

Chance Theater announces AAPI Community Night for “Colonialism is Terrible, But Phở is Delicious”

Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, is pleased to announce a special Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community Night for the Rolling World Premiere of Dustin H. Chinn’s “Colonialism is Terrible, But Phở is Delicious,” directed by the Chance’s Executive Artistic Director Oánh Nguyễn. Presented in association with Read More

State Treasurer Fiona Ma issues statement reassuring taxpayers following banking industry volatility

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma issued the following statement after the closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB): “Despite recent uncertainty in the banking industry following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank, I want to reassure taxpayers that the State Treasurer’s Office has no exposure to SVB, and all State of Read More

OCTA sets wheels in motion on longer-term rail stabilization efforts

The Orange County Transportation Authority took an important step toward finding solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line through south Orange County. At Monday’s meeting, the OCTA Board approved releasing a request for proposals for the South Coast Rail Infrastructure Feasibility Study and Alternative Concepts Analysis, which will work Read More

Senator Min responds to lawsuit filed against the City of Huntington Beach for violating state housing law

Senator Dave Min issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit announced by Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. The lawsuit was filed against the City of Huntington Beach for willfully violating California’s state housing laws. “At a time when democracy and the Read More

Governor Newsom issues statement on Biden Administration’s action on Silicon Valley Bank

Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement enabling the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to complete its resolution of Silicon Valley Bank in a manner that fully protects all depositors. “The Biden Administration has acted swiftly and decisively to protect the American economy and Read More