Orange County Almanac
Orange County’s reputation as an exclusively white enclave is not altogether accurate. Nonwhites make up about one-third of the county’s 2.5 million people. Latinos, who comprise about two-thirds of the county’s minority population, are heavily concentrated in Santa Ana--a city that is itself two-thirds Latino. Newport Beach has highest percentage of whites: more than 90% of approximately 70,000 residents. Overall county ethnic breakdown:
Source: Orange County Progress Report
Other: 0.5% Black: 1.6% Asian, Pacific Islander: 10% Latino: 23.4% White: 64.5%
Today
“Contemporary Issues of the Criminal Justice System” will be the topic of Orange County Dist. Atty. Michael R. Capizzi’s talk at this morning’s Fountain Valley Mayor’s Breakfast.
The 8 a.m. event, hosted by Mayor John Collins, will be in the Saltzer Conference Room at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, 17100 Euclid St.
A continental breakfast will be served for $1.50. A full breakfast is available from the hospital cafeteria.
For more information, call (714) 965-4400.
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