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.
Yearly Archives: 2017
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.”
Posted inIrvine, State
Veterans to Immediately Get All 125 Acres for Cemetery in Irvine
Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be 125 acres from the beginning, despite earlier uncertainties, after the Irvine City Council voted 3-2 to transfer all of the land, along with the deed, to the California Department of Veterans Affairs following a land swap with a developer.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Hold Special Meeting on Veterans Cemetery
The Irvine City Council has scheduled a last-minute special meeting at 4 p.m. today to discuss specifics for a land swap with developer FivePoint Holdings that could lead to Orange County’s first veterans cemetery.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Two OC Supervisors Seek Direct Authority Over Pro-Diversity Group’s Staff
The Human Relations Commission effort is the third attempt this year by Andrew Do and Michelle Steel to increase the influence county supervisors have over other organizations.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Audit: OCTA Staff Lowered Performance Standards for Contractor
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) managers secretly lowered performance standards for a bus contractor with a history of late buses and missed trips, effectively making the contractor look better in monthly performance reports.
