In a split vote, the council voted against a plan to issue $500,000 in grants for local youth programs. Council members on each side of the issue said the money is being saved for police.
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Work Program for City’s Homeless
Mayor Tom Tait used his State of the City Address to announce “Better Way Anaheim,” a city program modeled after one in Albuquerque that provides homeless people with jobs like trash pickup and landscaping.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Overhaul All City Boards and Commissions
The Anaheim City Council this week narrowly approved a plan to dismiss all appointees to city boards and commissions so as to create more equal representation under the city’s new district-based electoral system.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Fair & Event Center Celebrates Grand Opening of Heroes Hall Veterans Museum February 15
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Media Contact: Communications Department commdept@ocfair.com, […]
Posted inPress Releases
OC Public Works Flood Control Channel Maintenance and Security Project
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. […]
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Will Appeal Decision to Reinstate Officer Fired After Pot Shop Raid
Santa Ana City Council members Tuesday voted 4-3 to appeal in Orange County Superior Court a decision by the city’s personnel board to reinstate officer Brandon Sontag, who was fired after allegedly committing crimes during a 2015 raid of a pot shop.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Planning to Cut City Manager’s Contract Authority
Supporters of a plan to slash City Manager Paul Emery’s signing authority on city contracts from $100,000 to $50,000 say it will increase accountability. But opponents said it shows a lack of faith in Emery and will bog down the city government.
Posted inPress Releases
Parole Agent Convicted of Exchanging Embezzled CDCR Funds for Parolee’s Prescription Narcotics
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS […]
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MWDOC Board Declares Drought Emergency Over in Orange County
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Volzke, […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisor Do Wants to Lead CalOptima Board
Supervisor Andrew Do says he is in “an ideal position” to lead county’s $3.4 billion healthcare plan for the county’s low-income, disabled and elderly residents as it continues to deal with past problems and confronts the promised Obamacare repeal.
