Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Jury: Anaheim Officer Did Not Use Excessive Force in Shooting
The ruling comes in a lawsuit over the 2012 killing of Manuel Diaz by an Anaheim police officer. Diaz’s death and others led to riots downtown.
Posted inTop Stories
Rethinking Drug Rehab During the New Era of Opiate Addiction
As more young people fall prey to heroin and prescription pills, an array of recovery options are available — from tony rehab to less orthodox approaches. But how effective are they?
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Considers Expanding Its Foundation
Directors are scheduled to vote to transfer $3 million of CalOptima’s reserve in a major policy shift that will expand the foundation’s influence.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Supervisors Target Paramedic Fee
If people are transported by ambulance, they are charged $388 for county paramedic service. “Why am I being charged twice?” asked one supervisor.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Consultant: Major League Baseball Teams Rarely Move
If Angels owner Arte Moreno makes good on his threat to move the team should he not get the lease deal he wants, he would make the Angels an unusual case in Major League Baseball.
Posted inAnaheim, Norberto Santana, Jr.
‘No Red Flags’ in Anaheim Chamber Audit, but Questions Remain
An auditor says the chamber didn’t leave a reliable audit trail as it administered the city’s enterprise zone, but he downplayed the finding.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer: Reassess Prisoner Programs to Reduce Jail Population
The county supervisor and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens disagree over whether people in home confinement should be allowed to go to work.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Back Sheriff’s Plan to Speed Up Issuing Gun Permits
Fifteen retired employees will be shifted to concentrate on the backlog of applications for concealed weapons permits.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Enterprise Zone Audit Up for City Council Debate
The chamber of commerce was found to have kept poor track of workers’ time, making it hard to determine whether city funds were used properly.
