County residents got a rare peek behind the curtain at how county supervisors decide where to send millions of tax dollars, this time for a parking contract at John Wayne Airport.
Tag: Katrina Foley
Posted inOutdoors
Future of 11-Acre Tustin Private Open Land Frozen After OC Supervisors Stalemate
Orange County Supervisors ultimately did not vote on lifting restrictions on the private property that require it be used for agricultural purposes following concerns from nearby residents the land would be developed into houses.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Two OC Supervisors Push For Safeguards, Sunshine on Sheriff’s Cooperation With ICE
Two supervisors asked for the sheriff to share more details about how they worked with ICE and turned people over to possibly be deported, with Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento saying the public defender’s office should be involved.
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San Clemente Clashes With OC Transportation Officials Over Beach Erosion
City council members unanimously called on the transportation agency to throw out its proposal to armor more of the coast, saying they need to focus on bringing sand to a vanishing shoreline.
Posted inTransportation
Transportation Officials Discuss Future of OC’s Collapsing Coastal Railway
After five collapses in the last three years, city and county leaders are looking to shore up an embattled coastline and study potentially shifting the rail away from the coast.
Posted inTransportation
Orange County’s Transit Leaders Delay on Video Live Streaming
For the third time in a decade, Orange County Transportation Authority leaders bring up video live streaming options this week without taking action.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
How Will California’s Prop. 1 Impact Orange County’s Mental Health Funding?
While not taking a formal stance on the ballot measure, a couple of elected county officials are speaking out against Prop. 1 and the impacts it will have on mental health funding in OC.
Posted inTransportation
Southern Storms Spell Trouble for Battered San Clemente Rail Line
Despite frequent shutdowns to the county’s coastal train, no one appears ready to discuss moving the tracks further inland.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Decide Against Disclosing Family Contracts
Orange County Supervisors deadlocked on disclosing when and how the children and immediate family of elected leaders receive multi-million dollar county contracts.
Posted inTransportation
Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes
OCTA officials are poised at an upcoming Jan. 22 hearing to quietly change a 2006 transportation ballot initiative approved by voters, removing sign off from the County Auditor Controller after he raised questions about lack of strong auditing.
