District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and public defender Scott Sanders battled each other over the revelations by Sanders regarding how DA prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies operated an informant network inside county jails.
Tag: Orange County Register
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Political Intrigue Surrounds Anaheim Streetcar Report
A report calling for Anaheim’s beleaguered streetcar project be terminated was supposed to be on Monday’s Orange County Transportation Authority Board meeting agenda. But sources say there’s a big political push to bury it.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
A Little Detective Work Reveals ARTIC’s Truth
Anaheim’s new train station was portrayed as having bustling crowds in HBO’s crime drama “True Detective.” But new ridership numbers show that’s far from the truth.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Lights, Camera, Action! Inside OC’s Jails
Orange County Sheriff’s Department manipulated the media, but the tactic has led to allegations that rights of jailed inmates were violated.
Posted inInvestigative, Newport Beach, News Briefs
Judge Grants Injunction Against OC Register for Leaked Memo
Hoping to stall publication of a leaked confidential memo, Newport Beach officials successfully sought a temporary restraining order against the newspaper. However, contents of the memo had already been published.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz Resign From OC Register
The co-owners of the newspaper’s parent company, Freedom Communications, embarked on an ambitious drive to bulk up the printed newspaper in a digital age. But the experiment failed, and questions about their journalism ethics dogged them.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Unveils Distribution Partnership With OC Register
Articles produced by the nonprofit newsroom will be published in The Orange County Register, the county’s most far-reaching news organization.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Nguyen’s Controversial Aide Has Retired From County Post
Tam “Nick” Lecong, Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s deputy chief of staff and special assistant, left the county at the end of last month.
Posted inIrvine
FPPC Complaint: Secret Irvine Political Donations Were Illegal
A Virgina-based nonprofit allegedly funneled $200,000 from secret donors to elect Republicans to the Irvine City Council.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Camera Flap Leads Judge to Ban Them From Thomas Trial
Cameras were abruptly removed from the courtroom Monday after DA officials complained they didn’t have access to live feeds from the trial.
