Council Strips Mayor’s Special Power to Set Agenda Items
Anaheim
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Mayor Tom Tait may no longer place items on future council meeting agendas unless he does so during a council meeting.
Anaheim City Council Considers Altering Mayor’s Power
Anaheim
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The council majority is set Monday to clash with Mayor Tom Tait over the mayor’s power to place items on council meeting agendas. The move is widely seen as retaliation for Tait’s criticism of the pending Angel Stadium lease deal.
Banked Vacation and Sick Leave Lead to Big Payouts
County Government
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Over the past five years, many high-level employees in Orange County government have reaped six-figure sick and vacation leave payouts. “This is not something we intended to become a practice,” says a state senator.
On the Agenda
Countywide
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Anaheim’s council majority plans to retract one of the mayor’s few powers, and Costa Mesa approves an increase in reprographics costs.
Community Editorial: Replace Our 70-Year-Old Animal Shelter
Animal Editorials
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The present shelter in Orange was built during World War II to serve a county population of only 200,000 people.
PBS: Irvine Council Members Argue Over Great Park Vision
Countywide
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As new sports fields open at Orange County Great Park, the old fight between the park’s warring factions continues.
PBS: Stadium Debate Heats Up
Countywide
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Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait calls the council majority’s approach a giveaway, while city consultant Charles Black says concessions were key to keeping the team focused on negotiations instead of moving.
Anaheim Council to Strip Mayor of Agenda Power
Anaheim
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On Sept. 30 the council majority will likely vote to strip Mayor Tom Tait of his power to unilaterally place items on council meeting agendas. Tait says its retaliation for his efforts to bring transparency to the stadium deal.
Another Count of Homelessness but Progress Toward Remedy Still Slow
Health
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The 2013 count estimates about 12,700 of Orange County’s 3 million residents are homeless at some time during the year.
Can Mayor Pulido Resurrect Redevelopment Agencies?
Countywide
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The Santa Ana mayor and the public relations firm Forde & Mollrich have joined to raise money for a ballot initiative that would revive California’s controversial redevelopment agencies.