Council members are expected to select a district map Tuesday that will be on the ballot in November when residents will decide whether to move the city to a council-district electoral system.
Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Residents React to Proposed Maps for Voting Districts
The Fullerton City Council Tuesday heard input from residents on maps that could end up being the basis for district boundaries as the city prepares for a possible change to a council-districts electoral system.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Fullerton Council to Hold Public Hearing on Voting District Maps
The hearing, scheduled for Tuesday’s regular Fullerton City Council meeting, will allow residents to give their input on several voting district maps the city is considering as it transitions to a council-district electoral format.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
ACLU: Sheriff and DA Must Tell the Truth On Jail Abuse Scandal
ACLU Attorneys are challenging District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to open their books with a pair of matching and potentially explosive public records requests asking law enforcement to really open up about their use of jailhouse snitches.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Getting Out the Vote Behind Bars
Thousands of people in jails and on probation are being urged to vote following an obscure but potentially helpful legal ruling in 2012 in Riverside County, along with a change of heart in Sacramento.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Countywide
ACLU: Dirtbox over Disneyland? Anaheim’s Cell Surveillance Arsenal Revealed
Anaheim Police have spent several years secretly building an inventory of powerful cell phone surveillance devices and making them available to neighboring cities in Orange County, documents turned over to the ACLU of California reveal.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
County Continues to Draw Criticism for Homeless Shelter Delays
Officials were supposed to bring a shelter beds contract to county supervisors today, but nothing is on the agenda.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Protesters Shut Down Anaheim Council Meeting
The meeting ended in chaos Tuesday night as protesters shouted down the council majority after it became clear it would not reverse a decision to scrap a district elections map that had broad community support.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
How Much Does This Man Scare Anaheim’s City Council Majority?
Is the possible election of Dr. Jose Moreno, president of the grassroots Latino group Los Amigos of Orange County and nemesis of the city’s business establishment, the reason why the council members excluded the only Latino majority district from next year’s election.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
OC Dems Condemn Anaheim Councilman for Latino District Vote
The Democratic Party is angry with Jordan Brandman, a Democrat, for voting with Republican council members to exclude Anaheim’s only Latino majority district from district elections in 2016.
