OC Coastkeeper’s Gary Brown argues the 50-year Poseidon deal would be a big dollar payday for investors while costing OC ratepayers – who have already adjusted their consumption by doing an amazing job of cutting back on water usage – billions of dollars.
Tag: Orange County Water District
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Political Aide’s Multiple Income Streams Shows How it Pays to be Connected
In addition to earning $177,000 in salary in benefits last year for his full-time county job, Denis Bilodeau received another $83,000 in payments and benefits from other public agencies, records show.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories
OC Home to Another Lawsuit Aimed at Public-Sector Unions
The Orange County Water District is using ratepayer funds to wage a court battle to keep future employees from paying fees to cover collective bargaining representation.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Fleischman: It’s Not Just Secret Meetings at OC Water District, Look at Pay for Meetings
Taxpayers and rate-payers at the Orange County Water District aren’t just funding secret meetings but are also one of many special districts doling out questionable pay and benefits for directors.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Water District’s Secretive Committees Likely Violate Open Meetings Law
The Orange County Water District’s Board of Directors has several committees that meet outside of public view. And several of them appear to be doing so illegally, according to open government expert Terry Francke.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Cook: Are Special Districts Shadow Governments? Consider our own OC Water District
Shadowy ghost governments, operating with little oversight and unknown to the public, exist right here in Orange County. The Orange County Water District is the poster child.
Posted inGarden Grove
Proposed Vietnam War Museum Struggles For Community Buy-In
As Garden Grove city council members decide whether to continue subsidizing the Vietnam War Museum of America Foundation, board members say there has been little community support for the project, especially from Vietnamese Americans.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories
Councilwoman’s Work Reveals Limits of Disclosure Law
Fullerton Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald is also a vice president at Curt Pringle & Associates, one of the county’s most influential lobbying firms.
Posted inSanta Ana, Water, Power & Waste
Santa Ana Adopts Water Use Restrictions
Water users who repeatedly violate restrictions could face financial penalties or even have the flow of water to their home or business cut back.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Water District Push to Change Campaign Cash Law Continues
Some Orange County Water District board members are still working to ease restrictions on contributions from agency vendors, sources say.
