Brown and two top Assembly Democratic leaders will visit the proposed veterans cemetery site at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in Irvine within the next several weeks.
Tag: Jerry Brown
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Approves Plans for Long-Awaited Makeover of City’s West Side
Plans include commercial and residential developments along Beach Boulevard that would replace motels that have become hotspots for illicit activity.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
‘Behested Payments’ Add Another Layer of Money in Politics
Under California law, lobbyists and wealthy political contributors can make large cash donations requested, or behested, by the office holders for their favorite charities. The practice has become big political business in recent years.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Rehabilitation Programs Not Seeing Promised Windfall From Prop. 47
When California voters overwhelming passed the ballot initiative calling for the release of non-violent drug offenders from state prisons, they were told more than $100 million would be available for rehabilitation services. But the current budgeted amount is drastically less.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Eidt: Jerry Brown’s Role in the Coastal Commission Coup
Gov. Jerry Brown has triggered an environmental tragedy at California’s Coastal Commission. Environmentalist Jack Eidt writes that only Brown can turn it around.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Norberto Santana Jr., Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santana: Unionization of Pot Workers a Game Changer in OC
Up until now, most politicians in Orange County saw marijuana dispensaries as nothing but trouble. That is changing now that the union movement is on board.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Among Few Counties Still Denying Medical Care to Undocumented
More than 80 percent of California counties now provide at least some level of non-emergency medical care to poor undocumented immigrants. But Orange County is not one of them.
Posted inTop Stories
Grassroots Group Fights Jail Building Boom
Californians United for a Responsible Budget seeks to redirect state funding away from jails and toward rehabilitation and educational facilities for former inmates.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Pushes Boundaries in Fight Against Homelessness
The cash-strapped city is taking innovative approaches in its attempt to alleviate the persistent problem. However, a lack of leadership at the county level inhibits progress, say advocates.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
A Push for More Disclosure When Docs Are in Trouble
Consumers Union is leading an effort to require physicians to tell their patients when they are on probation with the Medical Board of California.
