Former state Assemblyman Chris Norby reflects on troubles that began with Fullerton Police visiting him home after reports of spousal abuse. Norby claims he’s been cleared questions how local police handled his case.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Legal Experts Call for Independent Probe of DA Actions in Dekraai Case
Legal scholars, including UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, say conflicts prevent the attorney general’s office from adequately investigating prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
Posted inCorrections, Government, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Revisit Controversial Ambulance Contracts
The process for awarding the contracts, which cover about 800,000 people in 19 cities, has been drawn out.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Editorial: County’s Gobernadora Basin Shows Supes’ Casual Malfeasance
Dave Zenger writes that the story of South County’s Gobernadora Basin shows how county supervisors are anything but conservative when well-off interests come looking for taxpayer handouts.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Can We Really Trust OC Leaders to Police Themselves?
Forcing 274 prosecutors to file new disclosure forms as cover for the DA chief of staff’s failure to file her own economic disclosures is a walking advertisement for a county ethics commission.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
ARTIC Ridership Continues to Fall Far Below Projections
Anaheim’s new transit hub attracted just over 800 train boardings per weekday in January and February, according to the latest figures from the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Changes Course, Will Require Top Staffer to Disclose Finances
In the face of mounting pressure, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has decided that Susan Kang Schroeder must file annual financial disclosure statements. It is unclear whether she will have to file retroactively.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
DA and Supervisors’ Chairman Clash Over DNA Lab Oversight
A discussion item on DNA programs morphed into heated debates on the dais this week, with supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer again firing shots at District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Pretrial Hearing for Former County Assessor Rescheduled for June
The pretrial hearing for former county Assessor Webster Guillory, charged with two misdemeanors related to filing false election nomination papers, has been continued to June 4th.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Lawmakers Say No to State Investigation of Great Park Audits
A request by a San Diego assemblywoman for an investigation into the multiple audits done on Irvine’s Great Park did not make it though a legislative audit committee.
