Over the next few weeks, residents and potential voters across a host of cities will be able to see debates for city council and school board candidates. Not so for congressional candidates.

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On the heels of FBI raids on the house of County Supervisor Andrew Do and OC Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Cheri Pham, the first of what could be a Fall season of ethics reform packages are up for debate this next week.

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During his long tenure, embattled Supervisor Andrew Do took over the reins at the County of Orange, crafting a high profile - one that eventually landed him and his family on the FBI’s radar.

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The scandal around the Viet America Society keeps raising key questions about how well executives track public money.

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Voice of OC unveils its election guide - earlier than ever - to this season’s hottest local races.

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While Republican and Democratic leaders often focus on border enforcement, paperwork processing is the real heavy lift to a fair immigration system – one that local clerks are finding few leaders want to pay for.

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Months ahead of the 30-year anniversary of the nation’s first county default, OC officials confront a similar crisis fuelled by an apparent lack of internal auditing and whistleblowing.

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Santa Ana city leaders want to put journalists in a pen when it comes to photography of official meetings. Our newsroom is protesting, exploring legal options and in the meantime, moving to cartoons for official meeting coverage.

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Disneyland employees are voting on a strike, calling for better pay months after Anaheim officials approved a historic theme park expansion – one where city, business and labor leaders touted the Mouse as a great boss.

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A successful public records lawsuit from a local school board member in HB tonight will allow residents to really debate the value of the local air show.

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Consider how many of the two dozen gripes against King George III are still being debated – even at the local level.

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With a County CEO selection process mired in politics, OC residents have a rare chance to get a real chief executive if they empower what could soon be rolled out as an interim leader.

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With county supervisors skipping a decision this week, a CEO retiring in two weeks and the next public meeting potentially months away, interim leadership for the county’s $9.5 billion budget is likely.

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Orange County officials are struggling to find a qualified CEO to run one of the largest county governments in the country after reports that the hiring process has become politicized and plagued with leaks.

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Is it smart to alter the state’s open meeting law to allow public officials to talk in secret about cyber attacks?

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Santa Ana officials this month voted to save the popular local Chicano mural. Could the effort help establish a formal city program for mural preservation?

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This week, Voice of OC marks its 15-year anniversary as a sustainable nonprofit newsroom helping residents craft change and training the next generation of journalists.

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Wild street takeovers in one of America’s safest communities drive calls for tougher laws, enforcement.

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Orange County officials keep failing to prepare for homeless cold weather sheltering until it’s too late. Could this year be different?

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Scott Baugh and Dave Min agree to debates in the 47th Congressional District.

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