The city hopes to move past legal challenges that have stalled the project for eight years.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Posted inHuntington Beach
Plan to Ease Grocery Bag Rules Fails in Huntington Beach
City council majority votes to keep 10-cent shopping bag fee.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Feds Arrest Santa Ana Police Beating Suspect on His Way to Court
Immigration agents drove unmarked cars with tinted windows and refused to provide their names, the family said, before taking away their car keys and leaving.
Posted inIrvine
Former Great Park Consultants Defy Demand for Records
Irvine’s deadline comes and goes without Forde & Mollrich turning over financial information relating to their infamous Great Park contract. City Council will decide whether to take the issue to a judge.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sources: Former Anaheim, San Diego Chief Could Head OC Fire Authority
Jeffrey R. Bowman, former chief in Anaheim and San Diego, will serve as interim chief of the beleaguered agency.
Posted inIrvine
Forde & Mollrich Partner Threatened With Contempt
In the newest twist of the ongoing Great Park investigation, Stu Mollrich, who heads the park’s now infamous former public relations consulting firm, is defying auditor’s demands for the company’s overhead, employee salaries and profit margins.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
More Have Dental Benefits, But Where Are the Dentists?
The Affordable Care Act and an expansion of Medi-Cal mean more low-income people have dental coverage. Yet not everyone can find a dentist who will see them.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Top Stories
11 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Santa Ana activists oppose the Townsend Street anti-gang injunction, it’s a fracking face-off at the Board of Supervisors, Arte Moreno contract talks—again—in Anaheim and much more around the county.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Anti-Fracking Activists Call for Countywide Ban
Activists are calling for a countywide ban and say they’ve gathered more than 2,500 petition signatures for their cause.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Jail Phone Call Prices Up for Potential Debate
Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson have raised concerns about high prices making it difficult for inmates to talk with family.
