Consultant Speaks Out on Santa Ana Assessment District
Santa Ana
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Assessment district consultant Marco Mandri said the formation
of the district involved some unusual methods.
Hopes for Cooperation on Pensions Wane as Battles Intensify
Countywide
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Six months ago Orange County supervisors and labor leaders sat
across a table from each other and preached the importance of
cooperation. A lot has happened since then.
County Faced with Increased Prescription Drug Costs for Indigent Patients
Government
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Number of prescriptions written for Orange County’s poor has
increased by 123 percent since 2007.
Santa Ana Library Lifts Block of The LiberalOC
Santa Ana
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The blog’s publisher had wondered whether he was being
censored.
Santa Ana Shopping Cart Law Shows Extent of Mayor’s Business Dealings
Countywide
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The city’s ordinance that dictates how markets have to corral
their carts benefits a company owned by R.J. Brandes, a wealthy
local business man and a Pulido client for many years.
District Attorney Never Looked at Key Records in Fair Board Investigation
Costa Mesa
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Lead prosecutor said investigators did not have “probable cause”
to seek out billing records that show contact with legislators by
former State Sen. Dick Ackerman.
Downtown Property Owners Speak Out at Santa Ana City Council
Economy
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Property owners on both sides of a battle over the downtown
assessment tax spoke at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Moveable Clinics Seek Out Homeless in Orange County
Government
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At least 500,000 county residents are believed to lack health
insurance. Clinics like those staffed by Kaiser doctors and
volunteers help fill the need.
State Political Watchdog Launches Investigation into Ackerman’s Fairgrounds Dealings
Costa Mesa
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Fair Political Practices Commission investigators will probe
whether contacts the former state senator made with legislators on
behalf of the OC Fair Board constituted illegal lobbying.
Records Call Into Question District Attorney Probe of Fairgrounds Sale
Costa Mesa
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Former State Senator Dick Ackerman contacted legislators on OC
Fairgrounds issues days before a critical vote. This information is
not in the District Attorney’s investigative report on the
issue.