Orange County officials are accepting they are “financially and legally responsible” for the Sheriff-Coroner’s misidentification of a dead body that resulted in a family unknowingly holding a funeral for a stranger.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Prosecutor Files Federal Lawsuit Against County, DA
A deputy district attorney and former judicial candidate, Karen Schatzle, has filed a federal lawsuit against the County of Orange and the District Attorney’s office alleging DA Tony Rackauckas retaliated against her and threatened her career because she ran against a judge he had endorsed.
Posted inPress Releases
Save San Onofre Targets Misleading San Clemente City Council Toll Road Lawsuit “Fact Sheet”
Responding to the release of a newly created ‘fact sheet’ at the last San Clemente City Council meeting on Sept. 5, 2017, the Save San Onofre Coalition responded forcefully to the document that, at best, is misleading and, at worst, is deliberately spreading inaccurate information about the intent of the City Council’s toll road lawsuit to San Clemente residents.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Viele: TCA’s Golden Egg Spews Negative Health Impacts
Dr. Steven Viele a San Clemente resident counters arguments that the 241 Toll Road extension through San Clemente is critical to the region’s health, noting that toll roads bring innumerable negative health impacts to residents living nearby.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Mission Viejo’s Rising Costs For Sheriff’s Contract Raise Concern
Mission Viejo’s Mayor Pro Tem Ed Sachs told a city council meeting it could be time for south county cities to form their own police force due to the rising costs of contracting with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Ethics Commission Can Now Meet After Third Member is Appointed
Orange County’s ethics commission now can legally meet for the first time – over 15 months after voters overwhelmingly approved its creation – after a retired judge was appointed as the third member.
Posted inPress Releases
Recent Harvard Study on Prosecutorial Misconduct Debunked by Orange County District Attorney’s Office
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) Special Prosecutions Unit announced that it has debunked the false information put out by the Fair Punishment Project (FPP), a newly formed group affiliated with Harvard Law School, when it fact-checked the report as part of the Unit’s conviction integrity function. The public is being misled about the record and the integrity of the prosecutors in the OCDA.
Posted inPress Releases
Quirk-Silva Bill to Protect Peace Officers Becomes Law
Assembly Bill 1459 (AB 1459) by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Orange County) was signed into law, by Governor Jerry Brown. AB 1459 would clarify that all killings in which the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties, are considered first degree murder for purposes of the gravity of the offense and the support of survivors.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC adds reporter to cover south Orange County
Voice of OC has added another reporter to its news team. Spencer Custodio will cover south Orange County and Fullerton for the non-profit news agency. Previously, he worked as one […]
Posted inPress Releases
ACLU: Immigrant Detainees in Orange County Illegally Denied Personal Documents Needed to Fight Deportation
The ACLU of Southern California today sent a letter to Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and other officials charging that immigration detainees in the county are illegally being denied access to personal documents that could help them win asylum and other deportation cases.
