Garden Grove city officials handed over records in April in response to a request by the District Attorney’s office, which is investigating allegations of nepotism and Brown Act violations.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Frank Kim Must Sell OC on County Government
New county CEO Frank Kim needs to take the lead in creating an effective regional governance model if he’s to stem calls for dissolution of Orange County’s cities in favor of one super city.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Wisdom From Years of Fighting Homelessness
Garden Grove’s Interim City Manager Allan Roeder sat down with Voice of OC recently to talk about his views on the county’s efforts to address homelessness, and what government leaders need to be doing to move forward on the issue.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Orange County Supervisors Oppose Affordable Housing Bill, Citing Fee Increase
The bill is politically significant in that it’s proposed by the state Assembly’s top legislator at a time when the supervisors want Sacramento to boost Orange County’s share of property tax revenue.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Officials Working to Prevent ‘Phase Out’ of County Children’s Shelter
A proposal to overhaul California’s foster youth system is receiving support from Orange County officials, while also sparking an effort to prevent the closure of the Orangewood Children and Family Center.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim, Fullerton Pitch in for Possible Homeless Shelter
The Anaheim and Fullerton city councils this week approved a cooperative funding agreement to study acquiring the site at 1000 N. Kraemer Place.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
New County Budget to be Released Monday
The spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, will outline how the county CEO believes money should be used for services like law enforcement, public health, social services, parks and libraries.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Questions Continue to Dog Great Park Auditors
Lost amid the attention grabbing findings of a scathing Great Park audit report was the fact that some of the most sensational earlier findings were officially withdrawn or replaced. A state investigation into the firm’s actions remains ongoing.
Posted inFullerton
A History of Choking off Transparency at Cal State Fullerton
Complaints from student journalists about the university’s communications department, and its chief spokesman Christopher Bugbee, are echoed by members of the professional media.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
Irvine Moves Closer to Lawsuits Against Former Great Park Consultants
The city will be seeking extensions to the statute of limitations on claims against consultants Forde & Mollrich, Gafcon and the municipal law firm Rutan and Tucker. But the targets first have to agree.
