When a large Sycamore fell on Mary Joe Geczy’s house in Santa Ana’s Washington Square neighborhood, a city official said it wasn’t an emergency. But it became one when she showed up at Mayor Miguel Pulido’s house.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On the Agenda
Lake Forest bans medical marijuana shops, and Huntington Beach moves closer to appointing a new police chief.
Posted inTop Stories
Activists: Physicians in California Should Be Tested for Drugs
Attention to the issue of prescription drug addiction is growing, with prescription drug-related deaths now outnumbering those from heroin and cocaine combined.
Posted inIrvine
Multi-State Network Formed to Track Campaign Finance
California Fair Political Practices Commission is teaming with similar agencies in nine other states to crack down on wrongdoing.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
County Audit: Accounting Was Bad While Daly Was Clerk-Recorder
An internal audit found that under former Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly, now an assemblyman, there were many accounting problems at the department regarding a legally restricted fund.
Posted inGarden Grove
Feds Arrest OC Man Suspected of Being an Al-Qaida Operative
Agents say Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen was preparing to board a bus to Mexico en route to fight for the terrorist organization.
Posted inTop Stories
A Fight for Asylum Raises Awareness for LGBT Detainees
The asylum plea by an HIV-positive transgender individual is providing a rare glimpse into the complexities of deportation cases and the harsh realities facing federal immigration detainees.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Wants to Know Why Deputy AG Fired Local Fair Board
Local prosecutors want to have a frank discussion with Deputy Attorney General Helen Arens – seeking information about what prompted her abrupt firing of Orange County’s fair board as a client in December 2009 when the board was trying to sell the fairgrounds.
Posted inUncategorized
Voice of Our Commentators
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
What Should the Future Be for Orange County’s Outdoors?
Activists discuss how to best balance the needs of all the hikers, joggers, mountain bikers and horseback riders who want to get out and explore the outdoors.
