Tony Rackauckas– Voice of OC

Police Group Wants Probe of Public Guardian Role in Spitzer Firing

by Voice of OC Sep 8, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

The California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations is
asking the state attorney general to investigate the involvement of
John Williams’ office in the OC district attorney’s abrupt and
controversial firing of one of his top deputies.

Rackauckas Will Seek Re-election in 2014

by Voice of OC Sep 2, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas says he plans to run again in four years to avoid handing over the office to Todd Spitzer, KOCE reports.

Countywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories

John Williams’ Strange (and Very Brief) Turn in the Media Spotlight

by Voice of OC Sep 1, 2010Jul 8, 2021 Why you can trust Voice of OC

The Public Administrator/Public Guardian, who never talks to the
media, made some fascinating comments regarding the Todd Spitzer
firing — then quickly went back to business as usual.

Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories

Spitzer Speaks Out on His Firing From DA’s Office

by Voice of OC Aug 29, 2010Jul 9, 2021 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Todd Spitzer, a former state assemblyman and county supervisor,
says Tony Rackauckas acted improperly to fire him over his
communications with the Public Guardian’s Office — where,
ironically, Rackauckas’ fiancée works.

Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories

Rackauckas Fires Todd Spitzer From District Attorney’s Office

by Voice of OC Aug 28, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Sources say the senior deputy DA, who is also a former state
assemblyman and county supervisor, was escorted out of the DA’s
offices on Friday.

Countywide, Top Stories

Letter: ‘Another Rackauckas Ruckus’

by Voice of OC Aug 5, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Writer says Orange County district attorney trivializes DNA collection by ‘selling dismissals for $75 and a spit in the bucket.’

Countywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories

Dealing for DNA

by Voice of OC Jul 29, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

The Orange County district attorney’s ‘spit and acquit’ program
has amassed tens of thousands of DNA samples from misdemeanor
offenders. But there are questions about how the DA gets the
samples and their use.

Westminster

D.A.’s Relaxed View of the Brown Act Invites Abuses

by Voice of OC Jul 12, 2010Oct 20, 2026 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Rackauckas decides Westminster City Council did not violate Brown Act.

Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories

County Lawyers Battling CEO Over Raises

by Voice of OC Jul 7, 2010Oct 4, 2026 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Assistant district attorneys, public defenders and lawyers in the county counsel’s office say they deserve a 3.5 percent raise. County CEO Tom Mauk says they’re crazy.

Countywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories

County Faces Uncertainty and Ugliness for 2010-11 Budget

by Voice of OC Jun 16, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

The most important decisions — the ones that could result in deep cuts in law enforcement and elsewhere — will be made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento.