Out of an applicant pool of as many as 500, the Orange County District Attorney’s office hired the offspring of two members of Tony Rackauckas’ inner circle as entry-level prosecutors.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Dana Point
Stewart: Dana Point Town Center Development Headed to Voters
Dana Point’s city council takes up the Initiative at Tuesday night’s public meeting. Steve Stewart writes that council members have the option of avoiding the cost of an election by adopting the Initiative language as municipal code.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Teachers Deserve Thanks, Not Blame
A former middle-school teacher, administrator and author calls for more gratitude and less attitude toward teachers.
Posted inPress Releases
County Targets Fraud in Worker’s Compensation Claims
Press Releases Voice of OC posts press releases as a way of providing readers with information directly from businesses, cities, county and state agencies, political organizations and nonprofits. We do […]
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Inaction on Bus Shelter for Homeless Could Trigger Civic Protest
With winter approaching, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes that time is running out for homeless people living at the Orange County Civic Center and activists are considering taking over an abandoned bus shelter.
Posted inPress Releases
Dana Point Town Center Initiative Certified for Special Election
Press Releases Voice of OC posts press releases as a way of providing readers with information directly from businesses, cities, county and state agencies, political organizations and nonprofits. We do […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Wozniak Judge Refuses to Hold Hearing on Informants
Judge John D. Conley wrote that public defenders for accused murderer Daniel Patrick Wozniak had failed to show “outrageous government misconduct” involving a jail informant.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
Woolery: County Auditor Controller is Right to Question Supervisor Pension Payout
Orange County’s elected Auditor Controller Eric Woolery argues that Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s pension payout doesn’t smell right. He’s asking questions. And he says the answers don’t make sense.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Criticized for Plans to Spend Settlement Money on Gang Program
Business leaders are concerned it will lead to more lawsuits to keep paying for the program, while county attorneys have raised concerns about its legality.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Fire Authority Officials Not Charged in Hazmat Probe
DA finds no criminal wrongdoing three years after disclosures that Orange County Fire Authority officials charged businesses fees for inspections that were never done.
