The benefits given to three board trustees at Rancho Santiago Community College District are the most generous statewide of those tracked by the state controller’s office. And the chancellor’s pay tops in OC.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC to Host Open House This Saturday
Help us celebrate the Art of Investigative Reporting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Santora Building in downtown Santa Ana during the monthly downtown Art Walk.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Orange County Animal Shelter’s Kill Rate Has Advocates Sounding Alarms
The county’s main animal shelter is putting down more than a third of the animals that come through its doors, which advocates say is an indicator of major problems.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
New Signage for Downtown Santa Ana Sparks Controversy
The contract for so-called wayfinding signs are intended to help new visitors navigate the downtown. While many business owners have long asked for the signage, some are objecting to the wording of the signs.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Official’s Passion for Golf Pays Dividends for Contractors
Peter Hardash, the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s vice chancellor of business operations, has received thousands of dollars in golf trips from vendors who’ve been given millions in district contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: College District Officials Travel in Luxury on Taxpayers’ Dime
In recent years, officials have stayed at five diamond hotels, eaten expensive meals, and taken limo services while students have had to sell hotdogs to save a math class.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: OC Offers Paris Climate Talks a View Toward the Past
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. warns that the change Orange County business and political leaders are introducing to the Air Quality Management District is a dangerous way to deal with climate change.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Pushes Boundaries in Fight Against Homelessness
The cash-strapped city is taking innovative approaches in its attempt to alleviate the persistent problem. However, a lack of leadership at the county level inhibits progress, say advocates.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Demolition a More Likely Fate for Garden Grove’s Galleria Project
As the relationship between the private investors who are trying save Garden Grove Galleria project continues to sour, the demolition of the nine-story, rusted steel eyesore is inching closer to reality.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
Collins: Meet Dennis and Patsy, Faces of Homelessness
Homeless activist R. Joshua Collins introduces Deniss and Patsy in this occasional series about the people that he meets while working with homeless residents throughout Orange County.
