Former Daily Pilot and Orange County Register columnist Jack Wu is accused of embezzling more than $170,000 in campaign funds from Rohrabacher’s campaign committee.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inNews Briefs
Irvine Council Eliminates Business License Fee
Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway says the decision is the first time he’s ever heard of an American government rescinding a tax.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Reverse Course, Continue Funding Sheriff’s Department Watchdog
While supervisors are unhappy with the current model, it’s unclear what they’d replace it with. Meanwhile, comments by the sheriff sparked a rebuke from the deputies’ union.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Transparency Initiatives Suffer as Garden Grove Council Passes Budget
While leaving most of the proposed budget intact, council members spent most of Tuesday’s public meeting haggling over $300,000 in optional budget requests.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Anaheim Budget Shows Substantial Growth
Thanks to a boost in revenue, the 2015-16 budget includes increased spending on police and other services. While most council members are expressing their pleasure with the budget, Mayor Tom Tait is warning of structural weaknesses.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Ahari: Saudi Arabia is No Partner for the Rancho Santiago Community College District
Ryan Ahari, a student at UCLA, writes that the Rancho Santiago Community College District should avoid doing business with Saudi Arabia given that country’s record on human rights.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Los Alamitos, Top Stories
Garden Grove Might Nix Red Light Cameras
Garden Grove, one of just two Orange County cities that still uses red light traffic cameras, could end their contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, the company that provides them.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Cost of County Health Records Project Balloons
Supervisors are set to approve the second phase of a contract for a new records system for mental health patients that is nearly double the original estimates.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Budget Includes New Hires, Raises
The $226 million spending plan for fiscal year 2015-16 includes the addition of seven police officers, staffing for police body cameras and raises for city employees.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Political Appointees Are Behind OC’s Rotting Animal Shelter
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
