This is the video recording from inside the deputy’s patrol car that recorded the collision with Kevin Halliburton and its aftermath. (Source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department)
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Spotlight Remains on Public Administrator/Guardian
The accusations continue to swirl around John Williams in the
Spitzer case. The result might be that Orange County supervisors
again consider eliminating his elective status.
Posted inUncategorized
Homeland Security Cash (David Nazar, Reporter; Keith Spitzer, Photographer)
KOCE’s David Nazar interviews Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez about a $13 million Homeland Security grant that is coming the county’s way.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections, Tustin
Tustin City Council Members Will Pay Part of Their Meals
Each council member will contribute $25.00 toward meals for
council members and city staff during closed session.
Posted inIrvine
Councilwoman Questions Revolving Doors in Mission Viejo
Councilwoman proposes new law, but city attorney says laws
already on the books should suffice.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Newport Beach, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Anaheim Seeking More Tourism Taxes, but Not Accountability
Cities from San Francisco to Costa Mesa put strong emphasis on
audits and transparency in applying hotel tourism taxes. Anaheim,
not so much.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Solorio Pounds Final Nail Into Coffin of Costa Mesa’s Fair Deal
Attempted purchase of the Orange County Fairgrounds by the city
and a private company is dead after a lawmaker abandons a bill that
would authorize the deal.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Police Group Wants Probe of Public Guardian Role in Spitzer Firing
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.
Posted inMission Viejo
Pot, Guns and Influence on the Mission Viejo Docket
The City Council is slated today to take up marijuana grow houses, pellet gun permits and an ordinance banning city officials from doing business with the city for one year.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Accidents and Accountability
Orange County sheriff’s deputies and officials got in 141
accidents over the last three years, costing taxpayers more than
$3.5 million in settlements. But one involving a Lake Forest man
shows how far the department will go to avoid acknowledging
fault.
