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By John Earl and Lisa Wells OC Voice Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama accuse each other of bowing to “big oil,” and Huntington Beach mayor, environmentalist and Democratic candidate for congress, Debbie Cook, has taken hits in the local media for having large investments in oil corporations that many people blame for the [...]

By John Earl OC Voice Editor An environmental scientist for the California Coastal Commission says that the cost of water to be produced by a desalination plant approved by the city of Huntington Beach has been greatly underestimated by the developer and that proposed mitigation measures for its impact on ocean marine life are inadequate. [...]

By John Earl OC Voice Editor Dan Kalmick of Seal Beach is the other Democratic Party Primary candidate seeking to unseat Republican Dana Rohrabacher and represent the 46th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. Kalmick is a technology consultant for small and medium size businesses in Orange County and a member of the Orange [...]

Or Joe & Cathy’s Ungodly Patriotism By John Earl OC Voice Editor “Yes! Yes! Yes! Congratulations, you guys down there,” Bakersfield City Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan, said over the phone when reached by the OC Voice. She must have been smiling from ear to ear, just like Jan Crouch on Trinity Broadcasting Network, when she rejoiced, [...]

Why I Proposed a Spay and Neuter Ordinance By Keith Bohr Mayor Pro-Tem, Huntington Beach, California I have had a few former elected officials over the past few months advise me that one should not meddle when it comes to people’s children or their animals. Definitely information I could have used a year or more [...]

Huntington Beach Councilmember Don Hansen’s proposed campaign finance reporting reforms raise fundamental questions about the influence of money on election campaigns.

By Rashi Kesarwani OC Voice Staff Writer The Huntington Beach City Council was greeted by dozens of residents at its Feb. 4 meeting, as it considered an appeal of the Planning Commissions previous approval of a $22 million senior center to be built on a 5-acre expanse of Central Park, across from the Huntington Beach [...]

‘Fresh & Easy’ says it’s socially responsible, but the record of its parent company, TESCO, contradicts that image.

The Orange Coast Voice starts a new blog today. In the meantime, we continue to work behind the scenes to upgrade our other web site at www.ocvoice.com. In the near future we will add video news reports to this blog and our regular web site as well. This blog allows us to post features that [...]

Huntington Beach mayor Debbie Cook will challenge Dana Rohrabacher for the 46th congressional district By John Earl OC Voice Editor Huntington Beach mayor Debbie Cook, a democrat, believes that she may be the first challenger in 20 years to unseat Dana Rohrabacher, the popular republican firebrand who represents the 46th congressional district in the U.S. [...]