Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
PBS: Costa Mesa Debates Impact of Prisoner Realignment
Mayor Jim Righeimer argues that the shift is causing an uptick in crime, while the city’s police chief says drawing such a link is premature.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Pringle Withdraws From Anaheim’s Charter Committee
The lobbyist and former mayor departs after a call from Mayor Tom Tait that committee members disclose economic interests.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Adopts Budget, Still Faces Year-to-Year Deficit
The budget relies on reserves and internal funds but does little to address a structural deficit that could deplete reserves within six years.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Bedbugs Remain a Vexing Problem for Orange County Hotels
The problem is especially acute in Anaheim’s resort district and in low-income areas such as crowded apartments and residential motels.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
OC to Get Less ‘Beds for Feds’ Cash
In exchange for allowing more inmates at the Theo Lacy jail, the city of Orange will receive about $340,000 more, paid from the county’s share of federal funds.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Officially Reject Grand Jury Report and Ethics Panel
County’s top elected leaders call highly critical report “selective” and “one-sided” and say the county has no need for an ethics commission.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Council Approves Austerity Budget
The spending plan continues a three-year effort to downsize the city government.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Local Organizations Lose Out on Grants for Obamacare Outreach
A coalition of Orange County community organizations and health clinics say they won’t have the funding to do crucial outreach and education on the new health care law.
Posted inGovernment
Supervisors Bow to Governor and Cut Office Budgets
After a sharp rebuke, supervisors accept an across-the-board 5-percent cut in hopes of resolving a $147-million property tax dispute.
