Public input is being sought at three scheduled open houses to discuss draft plans that will guide the management of valuable wildlife and habitat on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s open space properties in the Aliso Canyon Preserve in Laguna Beach and Hayashi Preserve in Brea.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Posted inPress Releases
County of Orange Celebrates Building 16 Groundbreaking
The County of Orange held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for the new Building 16, the first building to be constructed as part of the County’s Civic Center Facilities Master Plan for the Civic Center area in Santa Ana.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
13 Cities to Conduct Sheriffs Contract Study
All 13 Orange County cities that contract with the Sheriff’s department will conduct a joint study on how to curb the rising costs for police services after some cities worried about spending nearly half of their budget on sheriff’s services.
Posted inGarden Grove, Santa Ana
Santa Ana, Garden Grove Open Talks Over Willowick Golf Course
The two cities have signed an agreement to begin discussions over the 102-acre golf course owned by Garden Grove but located in the city of Santa Ana.
Posted inPress Releases
College Republicans Rally for Midterm Elections at Training Retreat, Unprecedented Turnout Expected
The College Republicans in California will be hosting a Leadership Retreat at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA, on September 30 and October 1st to train College Republicans from across the state substantive skills to increase the success of their clubs on campus.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Longtime Community Volunteer Wants to be Anaheim’s Next Mayor
John Machiaverna has lived and volunteered in Anaheim since he was a child — and now he says, it’s time for him to run for mayor.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Former Spitzer Staffer to Receive $150,000 Settlement Over Labor Law Violation
Former staffer Christine Richters alleged Supervisor Todd Spitzer forced his staff to be on-call at all hours of the night, including working shifts of up to 24 hours at a time.
Posted inCorrections, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Postpone Decision on Control of Human Relations Commission
The proposal would grant supervisors direct authority over the commission’s staff, who seek to reduce hate crimes and improve community relations with police.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Brill: OC High Schools, Nowhere to Go But Up On Voter Registration
State officials have designated the last two full weeks in April and September as High School Voter Education Weeks to encourage getting kids pre-registered to vote as early as age 16. Attorney Laura P. Brill says the recognition offers local high schools and their students an important opportunity to partner with county elections officials to promote civic education and participation on campus and foster an environment that cultivates lifelong voters and active citizens.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Supervisors OK Broad Powers to Destroy County Emails, Texts
The policy says officials may “at any time” destroy emails and text messages they consider to be internal memos or “working notes.”
