ON OC

Bill Witte, Chairman and CEO of Related California, a statewide real estate development company focused on all sorts of urban multi-family housing developments, talks about what it takes to build in California – noting that the state’s environmental protections and laws aren’t going anywhere.

On OC talks with Congressman Lou Correa, who represents Central Orange County in the 46th District, about the recent immigration debate in D.C. over DACA as well as the latest in OC civic news.

On OC talks with Lloyd Pendleton, who headed up a Utah state task force that reduced chronic homelessness by more than 90 percent in a decade by providing rapid housing to people living on the streets. Pendleton was visiting at a Chapman University conference on homelessness and housing this past week and talked about a potential turnaround for Orange County homelessness policies given the unique role of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter.

In this week’s On OC Podcast, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., brings on Chapman University Political Science Professors Fred Smoller and Mike Moodian who released the new poll about homelessness and housing.

Our weekly news round up from across Orange County with Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. joined by the VOC crew of reporters, Nick, Thy and Spencer. The group talks about the intense last week in federal court and mass protests at city councils over the Orange County supervisors makeshift plan for homeless shelters across Orange County.

The race for the 48th Congressional District turns into a personal knife fight amongst former friends with former Orange County GOP Chairman Scott Baugh entering the race against his longtime friend Dana Rohrabacher. Feet to the Fire friends talk about implications for the race that has so far only generated headlines on the Democratic side of the aisle.

The first mayoral election in Costa Mesa history and who is running for elections this fall in the city.

United Way of Orange County's Carla Vargas talks about a plan to help fight OC homelessness with a coalition of local business leaders, non-profits, faith-based groups and community leaders. More information and petition of support at https://www.unitedtoendhomelessness.org/

This first "Feet to the Fire" special episode discusses the 2018 elections.

A Disney worker talks about what it's like to work for the Mouse, including bouts with homelessness and wages that make it tough to live in Orange County.