A round-up of some of coverage of the Fall of Saigon.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Few Residents Show for Santa Ana Forum on Police Body Cameras
Santa Ana police are considering adopting body cameras and convened a forum Thursday to gather input from members of the public. Unfortunately, hardly anyone showed up.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Legal Careers of Two County Supervisors Draw Questions
Supervisors Shawn Nelson and Todd Spitzer are both prominent local attorneys and report significant income from their legal careers, but their public disclosures reveal little about how it is generated.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs, Westminster
Garden Grove, Westminster Among Cities Tightening Water Restrictions
The Garden Grove and Westminster City Councils voted this week to increase mandatory water restrictions, as cities around the state scramble to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Struggles of Second Generation Reveal Long Shadow of War
The author and other adult children of Vietnamese refugees talk about how the fall of Saigon shaped the experiences and character of their generation.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pulido Never Sought City Attorney Advice on Personal Loan
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido claimed the city attorney gave him the OK to vote on an issue important to someone who loaned him $5,000. Turns out that’s not what happened.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Top Stories, Westminster
A War Correspondent Turned Lifelong Corruption Fighter
During her Vietnam War news assignment, the author saw up close how government corruption can ruin lives. Decades later, those lessons live on, as important for Orange County as elsewhere.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Finally Make Decision on Ambulance Firms
The drawn out and controversial process ends with the supervisors increasing Care Ambulance’s dominance of ambulance service in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
The Ingredients of Corrupt Governments
Corruption doesn’t happen by accident. Here’s a rundown of tools used worldwide by corrupt leaders.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Questions Surround Ex-Anaheim Councilwoman’s Dinner With Developer
Emails reveal that GardenWalk hotels developer Bill O’Connell bought dinner for former Councilwoman Gail Eastman and her family the night she stepped off the council. But the dinner doesn’t show up on her disclosure form.
