Voice of OC is a non-profit news agency in

Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...

. Voice of OC was founded in June 2009 and started publishing March 31, 2010. Since then, Voice has published thousands of news articles about topics such as transportation, the environment, health, public safety, housing, homelessness, Ralph M. Brown Act issues and California Public Records Act issues. The news agency's reporting on a property swap involving Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido prompted an investigation by the city attorney into the issue. The mayor voted for a $1.4-million city contract with an auto parts firm, NAPA Orange County, just over a year after he bought a home from the firm's owner for $230,000 less than fair market value.

Board members

* Wylie Aitken, an Orange County-based trial attorney who is past president of the California Trial Lawyers Association and member of the

California Arts Council The California Arts Council is a state agency based in Sacramento, United States. Its eight council members are appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature. The agency's mission is to advance California through arts, culture and creativi ...

*Barbara Venezia, a journalist (

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), author, producer and podcast host *

Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure. Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Previously, he a ...

, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law *Colleen Clark, a finance professional with more than 25 years’ experience *Norberto Santana, Jr., publisher of Voice of OC

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External links

Voice of OC home pageColumbia Journalism Review article on Voice of OC's coverage
American journalism organizations Investigative journalism American news websites Mass media in Orange County, California Non-profit organizations based in California Organizations based in Orange County, California Organizations established in 2010 2010 establishments in California