Gabriel San Román is a feature writer for TimesOC. He previously worked at OC Weekly – as a reporter, podcast producer and columnist – until the newspaper’s closing in late 2019. In 2023, San Román was part of the breaking news reporting team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the Lunar New Year mass shooting in Monterey Park. He may or may not be the tallest Mexican in O.C.
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A lawsuit alleges that Stanton isn’t following state law on relocating displaced residents with financial assistance after it bought out much of the blighted Tina-Pacific neighborhood to redevelop it.
July 11, 2024
With housing on the way, a proposed year-round Halloween business at the Buena Park Mall prompted an appeal from John’s Incredible Pizza Co. on the grounds of insufficient parking.
July 10, 2024
The vote scheduled for July 19 could pave the way for a union coalition to call for a strike at Disney theme parks for the first time in 40 years.
July 9, 2024
Attorney Michelle Jackson is claiming in a lawsuit that Laguna Niguel has failed to pay her for the demand letter prompting the city’s switch to district elections.
July 3, 2024
The King Street Urban Greening Project in the Artesia-Pilar neighborhood features two bioretention basins that will work to replenish Santa Ana’s groundwater supply.
July 3, 2024
Santa Ana artist Alicia Rojas’ “Las Poderosas de Latino Health Access” honors the work of the nonprofit’s “promotoras” during the pandemic through oral history and artwork.
July 2, 2024
The Stanton City Council recently approved the rental of two mobile cameras to discourage sex buying in the city as an early step toward a broader campaign kicking off in July.
June 27, 2024
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved the reward money for three tipsters who provided key information that led to the suspects’ arrest in 2021.
June 26, 2024
Supervisors voted to replace support staff for the O.C. Human Relations Commission with county employees during discussions of the county’s budget.
June 26, 2024
An annual report from the Orange County Aging Services Collaborative featured a survey of seniors on important issues from housing security to loneliness.
June 21, 2024