The group Fullerton Taxpayers for Reform will be fined $2,500 by the state’s ethics watchdog for distributing 500 campaign signs during the June 2016 primary election that failed to include proper funding disclosures.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Posted inPress Releases
Millions Headed To Alleviate O.C. Traffic
Cities throughout Orange County will receive nearly $35 million to help ease traffic through Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Santa Ana
Medina: The Violence of Not Prioritizing Youth
Abraham Medina writes that Santa Ana must break its cycle of only looking to fund one side of the ledger when it comes to public safety. City officials need a more nuanced approach that focuses more on youth investments.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Considers New Police Oversight After $8.5 Million in Shooting Payouts
Most of the City Council supports a discussion about new oversight, including the possible creation of a civilian review panel that would examine police use-of-force incidents. The city paid more than $8 million last year to settle police shooting lawsuits.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Phantom Government
Orange County Supervisors’ attacks on public comment and the press are part of a growing pattern to shield six-figure elected officials from any accountability.
Posted inAnaheim
Contrary to Chief’s Claim, Anaheim Police May Have Known When Controversial Klan Rally Would Begin
City officials are looking into a citizen’s complaint alleging Police Chief Raul Quezada lied about his department’s response to a Ku Klux Klan rally in February 2016.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aviles-Pino: Kring’s Sanctuary Proposal a Distraction, Petty Politics
A proposal in Anaheim to debate sanctuary city status is a distraction and a political stunt, writes Francisco Aviles Pino. Moreover, it distracts from the real debate that should be taking place at the local city council.
Posted inAnaheim, Safety, Security & Justice
Activists Call for Stronger Anaheim Civilian Police Review Board
Activists want to see Anaheim’s Public Safety Board turned into a full-fledged commission, while the police association says it should stay as is.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Reiff: State Treasurer Struggles to Bank on Pot, Casts Doubt on Bullet Train
Rick Reiff interviews State Treasurer, and candidate for governor, John Chiang who talks about how California addresses legalized marijuana as well as the controversial Bullet Train.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Sheriff May Change Policy That Led to Threatened Arrest of Reporter
The policy resulted in a Voice of OC reporter being threatened with arrest for trying to report on officers removing a homeless activist from the Board of Supervisors meeting room.
