Shaheen and Linda Sadeghi are eyeing a number of downtown properties in Garden Grove for a new development project.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Will Consider Suing to Recoup Great Park Funds
Attorneys hired to help conduct an investigation of spending at the Great Park indicate the city could recover millions of dollars stemming from various contract violations, including numerous potential conflicts of interest.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Eyesore Could Get New Developer
Three developers have submitted letters of intent to take over the failed Garden Grove Galleria project.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Sparks Fly as Supervisors Debate Adding Political Aides
County supervisors postponed a proposed expansion of the aides’ ranks, following an intense exchange in which Supervisor Andrew Do directly confronted the county’s human resources director.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
More Questions Dog Anaheim’s Use of Cell Phone Spying Devices
A community letter from Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada explaining the police department’s use of the devices, known as StingRays, appears to have borrowed content from a canned comment issued by the FBI.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Charges Against Former County Assessor Reduced to Misdemeanors
Webster Guillory was accused of signing nomination papers that were in fact circulated by another individual. A Superior Court judge determined the alleged actions did not rise to the level of felonies.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Supervisors Debate $1 Million Contract for Water Pollution Outreach
County supervisors are slated Tuesday to extend a storm water pollution outreach contract to communications firm with campaign connections to Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer and whose rates have been questioned by Supervisor Shawn Nelson.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Releases Investigative Reports on Great Park
Two long-awaited investigative reports on Irvine’s Great Park were released Monday, with each attempting to explain different aspects of why the county’s largest-ever public works project went awry.
Posted inGovernment
Tingle: Shocking Report on County Animal Shelter
A county audit revealed unhealthy conditions at the shelter, which affect staff efficiency, moral, the health of the animals and service to the public, writes community columnist Rose Tingle.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Police Face Scrutiny Over Cell Phone Spying
The Anaheim police chief defended his department’s use of cell phone spying devices known as StingRays, saying officers obtain court approval before using them. But questions remain.
