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Alexcia Negrete

Born and raised in Orange County, Alexcia Negrete is a local news reporter for the Orange County Register. She previously interned for EdSource while working for the Daily Titan at Cal State Fullerton, where she earned a B.A. degree in communications with a concentration in journalism.

Teachers in the overflow room got loud and held signs in support of their union at the Santa Ana Unified School District board meeting earlier this week.
(Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Nearly 300 Santa Ana Unified teachers, counselors and other employees to be laid off

January 31, 2025 at 10:37 p.m.

SAUSD's board made the decision in a 4-1 vote late Friday night, citing declining enrollment and a loss of pandemic relief funds for the district's budget woes.

Hector Bustos, President of the Santa Ana Unified School District board during a meeting where the board will vote to decide whether or not they will lay off 186 teachers and other staff across the district on Tuesday Jan. 28, 2025 . ..The discussion of possible lay offs has been talked about for months due to the spending deficit the district is facing…(Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Santa Ana Unified to decide whether to lay off nearly 300 teachers, other school employees

January 30, 2025 at 8:44 a.m.

A district spokesperson said more than 500 positions would be cut, but no more than 286 people would lose jobs, if the layoff resolution is approved.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School Board is hoping to fill a vacancy in Area 5.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Newport-Mesa Unified board appoints new trustee to fill vacancy

January 28, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

Kirstin Walsh has been selected to fill the vacant Area 5 Trustee position for Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding throws local aid organizations into uncertainty

January 29, 2025 at 11:22 a.m.

Several organizations reported disruptions on Tuesday to the portals where they would access federal funds.

In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido. (AP)

With Trump OK’ing immigration enforcement at schools, California legislators move to protect students, families

January 27, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

'All children have a constitutional right to attend public schools, regardless of immigration status,' said Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance.

Deportation fears grip undocumented parents in Southern California

January 27, 2025 at 7:09 a.m.

Public schools, advocate groups try to calm families during the first week of Donald Trump’s new term.

Amid fear of mass deportations, OC advocates say ‘Know your rights’

January 24, 2025 at 9:39 a.m.

Advocates for Orange County's immigrant population have advice for those concerned about imminent deportation and are ready to help when possible.

Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall and the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA on Monday, April 22, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rancho Santa Margarita to increase street sweeping following resident concerns

January 13, 2025 at 8:03 a.m.

The street cleaning changes will only be in effect for six months out of the year.

Al Mijares, former superintendent of schools for the Orange County Department of Education. (Photo courtesy Al Mijares)

Al Mijares, former county schools superintendent, has died at age 71

January 10, 2025 at 5:42 p.m.

After a two-and-a-half-year fight with cancer, former OCDE Superintendent Al Mijares passed away. He was 71.

The Promenade gateway at Cal State Fullerton. (Courtesy CSUF News Media Services)

Power outage forces CSUF to shift to online services and classes for the day

January 8, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

Power at CSUF has been restored after nearly five hours. The campus has gone remote and classes will be held online for the day.

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