Orange County toll road supporters say environmentalists are behind a move to have state officials review the health of the agency’s bonds.
Tag: Bill Campbell
Posted inIrvine, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Kang Steps Down as Mayor
He became the first Korean-American mayor of a major U.S. city when he assumed office in Irvine in 2008.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Dance of the Electeds
County vacancies, including public administrator, clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, along with the 2014 race for the coastal supervisor’s seat trigger political musical chairs.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Emails Raise Alarms About the County’s Hiring Process
A large batch of emails shows how aides to county supervisors were apparently fast-tracked for positions in the county bureaucracy. Supervisors defend approach but heed calls for more transparency.
Posted inCanyons, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Controversial Canyon Development Plan
The Orange County Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead to a 65-home development in the Modjeska and Silverado canyons and indicated that a general loosening of development restrictions in canyons is on the way.
Posted inGovernment, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
DA Granted More Money to Investigate Public Corruption
County supervisors agree to increase resources for public corruption cases but avoid establishing a stand-alone public integrity unit inside the district attorney’s office.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Audit Report Details Culture of Fear at County Public Works
Voice of OC has obtained the original report that lit the fuse behind the Bustamante sex crime scandal. Female workers at the county don’t trust county Human Resources and want Attorney General Kamala Harris to step in.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Thursday May Be CEO’s Last Day
The agenda for the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ closed session implies that county CEO Tom Mauk will be dismissed during that meeting.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
OC Officials Offer Up Another Reason for Keeping Letter Secret
The letter, which contains multiple allegations of improper actions by supervisors and the district attorney, would be an “invasion of privacy,” the county now asserts.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Transportation
OCTA and Anaheim Settle ARTIC Dispute With a Land Sale
OCTA agreed to sell a 13.5-acre site for the city to build a regional transportation center.
