Voters approved an ordinance allowing some medical marijuana collectives in industrial zones, and City Council Tuesday night adopted stringent measures to shut down the others.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OCFA’s New Dispatch System Beset With Problems
The Fire Authority’s system not communicating with other dispatch centers, which is complicating emergency responses.
Posted inTop Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Reject Latest Homeless Shelter Plan, Push for Bus Terminal Site
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to drop plans to purchase an industrial building site for the construction of a year-round homeless shelter, instead calling on Santa Ana city officials to choose a shuttered bus terminal as the new site.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Meeting Agenda Chock Full of Hot-Button Issues
Santa Ana City Council meetings in recent weeks have become flash points for long-simmering tensions among residents and city leaders — tonight could be more of the same.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Garden Grove
Final Vote Tallies Give Nguyen and Righeimer Victories
Bao Nguyen bests incumbent Garden Grove mayor Bruce Broadwater by a mere 15 votes while Costa Mesa’s Jim Righeimer is re-elected by just 47 votes. Recounts could loom.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
State Bar Releases Statement Regarding Dunn’s Firing
The State Bar of California said its decision to fire former state Sen. Joe Dunn from his position atop the organization came after multiple complaints from high-level employees and an independent investigation.
Posted inStanton
DA Probes Forgery Claims Against GOP Insiders in Stanton
Orange County District Attorney officials are investigating a case of alleged forgery in Stanton involving key OC GOP insiders who led a failed effort to kill a new public safety tax proposal on this month’s ballot.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Fire Chief’s Settlement Illegal, Say Experts
Former fire chief David Barlag threatened to sue the city of Garden Grove. The city council brokered a settlement behind closed doors that experts say was illegal.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Fire Authority Names Bowman Permanent Chief
The hiring of the former Anaheim and San Diego chief part of the board’s overhaul of the agency’s management in the wake of recent controversies.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
S.D. Congressional Race Over, But Intrigue Continues
While Carl DeMaio has lost his bid in San Diego to be among the Republican Party’s first openly gay congressmen, intense political intrigue lingers along with a federal investigation.
