Recently in Orange County
Education:
Thousands of teachers in the Capistrano Unified School District took their anger over imposed salary cuts to the streets, leaving over 50,000 students without their teachers.
Education:
With teachers striking and AP exams around the corner, student activists at one Orange County high school have foregone walk-outs in favor of a mass study session.
Government:
The homeless population in Orange County has nearly doubled in size over the last 10 years, but the county still doesn't support even a single year-round emergency shelter for the needy.
Housing:
Short sales may be the next big thing as lenders try to avoid foreclosures in the distressed real estate market. But with no set rules or standard procedures - buyers and sellers never know quite what to expect.
Education:
On March 4, nearly 800 students rallied for four hours around the UC Irvine campus. Budget cuts were only the beginning of a long list of ongoing problems the students want resolved.
Economy:
Even during the recession, consumers are still spending tens of billions of dollars on their pets. In Orange County, more and more entrepreneurs are trying to jump in on the action.
Mobility:
Lavanderías and spray tanning parlors. Brand new BMW's and aging F-150 pickups. Expensive private schools and street gangs. Despite the City of Santa Ana's best efforts, there's no evidence that the divide between its swelling immigrant population and its upper middle class is narrowing.
Housing:
Nearly half the homes on the market in the exclusive south Orange County community of Ladera Ranch are either bank-owned or up for short sale. The situation will only worsen if a predicted second wave of foreclosures hits this year.
Education:
One could easily mistake the maintenance yard of Capistrano Unified for a yellow school bus graveyard. It's populated by a defunct fleet of coaches that once carried thousands of kids to school on the district's 62 bus routes.
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