La Habra Mayor Tim Shaw talks about why he’s running to represent Northern Orange County on the OC Board of Supervisors.

Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee talks about why he’s running to represent Northern Orange County on the OC Board of Supervisors.

Democratic Congressional candidate Mike Levin is challenging Republican Diane Harkey in the Orange and San Diego County-shared 49th district left open as Rep. Darrell Issa retires. Harkey has not answered an invitation to join the On OC podcast.

Democrat Gil Cisneros talks about why he’s taking on incumbent Republican Young Kim in the 39th Congressional District this November for Rep. Ed Royce's seat. Kim has not answered an invitation to join the On OC podcast.

Laguna Beach Democrat and businessman Harley Rouda talks about why he’s taking on incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabaher in the 48th Congressional District this November. Rohrahbacher has not answered an invitation to join the On OC podcast.

Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., interviews Jack Toan, vice president at Wells Fargo. He is part of Wells Fargo's Corporate Responsibility team, responsible for managing over $7 million of the company's charitable giving and volunteerism programs in southern California. Specifically, Toan talks about charitable support of programs for housing and homelessness.

Paul Hodgins talks about the new Arts & Culture section at Voice of OC as well the future of Arts institutions, like the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory, in a changing Orange County.

Sean Garcia-Leys and Eric Lam from the Urban Peace Institute talk about their ongoing assessment of local policing, an upcoming public forum in Santa Ana to discuss public safety on Sept. 26 and the broader prospects for enhancing public safety without breaking the public budget.

Longtime Orange County GOP political consultant, Eilleen Padberg offers a hard look at life on the streets for homeless women living in Orange County as well as the challenges and costs of building permanent supportive housing for them. Padberg also talks about leading a $5 million capital campaign for WISEPlace, a shelter for homeless women in Santa Ana operating out of the historic - and ailing - YWCA building near the downtown civic center.

Orange County animal rights activist Rose Tingle created a $35 million regional animal shelter with a string of Op-eds in the Voice of OC that were followed by a stinging series of grand jury investigations, which ultimately convinced Orange County supervisors to break ground on a new facility.

Tingle talks about her trek as well as the future of citizens’ oversight on local public animal shelters.