An Anaheim city council action last month endeavoring to keep stadium deliberations with the Angels confidential is not only sad and ineffective for building public support it’s also likely illegal. This week, council members also consider even limiting their own ability speak from the dais.
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Santana: Quick Housing Options Needed to Spur OC Homelessness Efforts
Federal District Judge David O. Carter checks in with the County of Orange and local cities this week to gauge progress on homelessness. Carter declared a public emergency earlier this year following the news that more than 200 homeless people died over the last year, just ahead of a scathing ACLU report on conditions at county shelters, which are overcrowded because of the lack of progress on establishing permanent supportive housing.
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Santana: OC State Lawmakers Jump Back Into The Fight For a Veterans Cemetery
State lawmakers back the original site for a veterans’ cemetery just after Irvine planning commissioners vote for another option at a nearby site originally proposed as a golf course.
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Santana: Has Orange County’s Blue Wave Crashed?
Orange County’s Blue Wave officially crested and crashed earlier this month during a Third Supervisorial District special election that actually saw Republicans outdo Democrats in terms of getting their voters out to the polls on Election Day.
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Santana: Who will become Orange County’s Next County Supervisor on March 12?
Former Congresswoman, Democrat Loretta Sanchez heads up against Irvine’s Republican Mayor Don Wagner, who carries the OC GOP endorsement, along with several other well-known Republican names like former Villa Park Councilwoman Deb Pauly and Anaheim former Council Woman Kris Murray. In all, seven candidates are running to represent voters in the Third Supervisorial District, which includes the communities of Anaheim, Tustin, Irvine, Orange, unincorporated areas like North Tustin as well as the canyons.
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Santana: OC Deputies Union Withdraws Lawsuit to Block Public Release of Deputy Misconduct Records
The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs has apparently given up on its lawsuit seeking to prevent the public release of deputy misconduct records, a day after OC Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott rejected all of their court arguments against implementation of a new state law, SB 1421, which would allow the public to review select misconduct records about use of force incidents, sexual assaults on members of the public or lying while on duty. A media coalition, led by Voice of OC and including the Los Angeles Times and Southern California Public Radio, successfully went to court last month to oppose the deputy union effort.
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Santana: Judge Orders Release of Deputies Misconduct Records
Thanks to a decision by OC Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott, the people of Orange County can truly hold their law enforcement agencies accountable by having access to select misconduct records as authorized by state law. Voice of OC led a media coalition including the LA Times and Southern California Public Radio in the legal battle to protect Orange County citizens’ right to public records.
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Santana: Let Them Play
This Sunday, County of Orange officials plan to pull the plug on a five-year field agreement with a youth football and cheer team called the Fullerton Bears, which has drawn concern and protests from team parents and supporters. City of Fullerton officials are now in charge of the sports park on Rosecrans Avenue.
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Santana: New OC DA Wants To Make a Deal with Feds Ending DOJ Jailhouse Snitch Probe
District Attorney Todd Spitzer is calling on federal authorities to end the DOJ probe into use of jailhouse snitches in Orange County and instead make a deal to institute reforms.
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Santana: OC Judge To Rule Soon on Releasing Deputy Misconduct Records
After a ruling against police unions in Contra Costa late last week, Orange County this week could become the second jurisdiction to see a ruling in California over the heated legal battle to implement SB 1421, which opens select police misconduct records for public review.