Leaders in two Orange County school districts are facing pushback – as one district announces plans to lay off over 100 teachers and another makes sweeping personnel changes.

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With only two candidates running in the district, whoever wins the majority of the votes won’t have to face any opponent in a runoff election this November.

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The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will require school staff to report “clear and present danger” cases to parents, with some officials questioning if it means reporting LGBTQ+ students to parents.

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A coalition of Catholic churches is offering a 2% loan program to low-income families in an effort to get them off the streets or prevent them from falling into homelessness.

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Orange County city managers can oftentimes approve contracts without little to no public oversight, with the limits ranging from city to city but reaching as high as $200,000.

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After one Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Trustee raised concerns about an Iranian revolution novel, the school board is now considering reviewing which books get tested.

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A majority of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Trustees want oversight of what books get piloted with students, critics worry that will lead to book bans.

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Concerns of a book ban are the latest criticism to rock the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District as some trustees call for greater involvement in vetting curriculum material.

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City council members in 13 OC cities have declared support of the Iranian American community as protests against the government and its morality police continue in Iran.

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Housing was on Orange County’s ballot this month as voters in Costa Mesa and Yorba Linda are on track to shoot down measures aimed at increasing housing stock.

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One candidate responded to a questionnaire sent to all candidates. Two did not.

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The university announced it will hit the brakes on sending student teachers to the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District months after trustees banned Critical Race Theory.

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OC District Attorney investigators allege unscheduled discussions and a board member driving while calling into a meeting violated California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act.

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A state database shows Yorba Linda and Irvine as the only OC cities with newly approved housing plans as cities wrestle with where hundreds of thousands of new homes will go by 2029.

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As the district moves forward with a new multicultural elective course, trustees banned the theory while students & parents worry the move will stifle history lessons and discussions on racism.

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The proposed ban comes as school districts across the country wrestle with how history should be taught and what aspects of it have been traditionally left out of classrooms.

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Trustees are facing pushback from some students, parents and various groups who are speaking out against the ban and worried about the implications it could have on AP exams.

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Amidst a nationwide reckoning on how history is taught, district trustees are looking to ban Critical Race Theory as they face pushback from some parents, students and various groups.

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State and city officials have bumped heads over control on zoning and housing issues amid California’s housing crisis while local advocates call for more affordable homes.

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Placentia-Yorba Linda joins some other OC school districts opposing the incoming COVID vaccine mandates, which aren’t expected until the FDA fully authorizes it for younger children.

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