Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
PBS Video: Orange County Supervisors Berate Grand Jury
Supervisors react to jurors’ report of corruption at the highest levels of county government.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Leaders Vow to Protect State’s Public Records Act
The governor and state Senate Democrats have abandoned an effort to gut the law that provides public’s access to government records.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Questions Surround Picks for Anaheim Charter Review Panel
In a Facebook post, Jose Solorio criticizes the all-white City Council for appointing only white people to the committee. Meanwhile, Mayor Tom Tait and a good-government expert say committee members should file public statements of economic interest.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Transportation
Community Editorial: Orange County Toll Road to Nowhere
The toll road agency is pushing the first segment of a previously rejected road extension that will have significant and irreversible impacts.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Community Editorial: Weakening the Public Records Act
Gov. Jerry Brown should veto bills if they reduce the public’s access to information.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Fullerton Council Rejects Agreement for Homeless Shelter
The 3-2 council vote leaves the county to decide whether to build the permanent year-round shelter despite the disapproval.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Pull Tennis Center Rehab From Budget
The renovation was dropped after outrage from the mayor and Latino residents.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Orange County Supervisors and CalOptima Under FPPC Investigation
Grand jury reports led the state Fair Political Practices Commission to launch probes into whether supervisors and CalOptima board members violated the Political Reform Act.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
A Scramble to Save State’s Public Records Act
State residents are being urged to call Gov. Jerry Brown and ask him to veto sections of two bills that would gut the law.
