Several Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine and other city council members and candidates reported robust fundraising for the first six months of 2017, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inPress Releases
The Lincoln Club of Orange County issues resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Assemblyman Chad Mayes as Assembly Minority Leader
The Board of Directors of the Lincoln Club of Orange County issues resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Assemblyman Chad Mayes as Assembly Minority Leader.
Posted inPress Releases
The Reserve Maintenance Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA)
From approximately April 2014 to November 2016, the TCA and Caltrans secretly negotiated and executed agreements that created a several square mile “no go” zone for the construction of the SR 241, effectively guaranteeing that the TCA would seek to construct the toll road directly through the established community of San Clemente, with devastating environmental, socioeconomic, and human impacts.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Herrera: The Failed Santa Ana Jail, Addiction to Fast Cash and Failed Businesses
Roberto Herrera, who works in Santa Ana as the Community Engagement Advocate for Resilience Orange County, argues that Santa Ana City Council members need to get out of the jail business and start investing in other strategies that enhance public safety.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Spitzer Leads in County Campaign Fundraising, According to Latest Disclosures
The latest campaign finance disclosures filed with the county Registrar of Voters show Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who is challenging District Attorney Tony Rackauckas for his seat in 2018, leading in fundraising with more than $1.29 million in his campaign coffers at the end of June.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Investigative
Anaheim City Council Passes County’s Toughest Restrictions on Lobbying
Anaheim elected officials and workers will be barred from lobbying the city for two years after they leave their jobs under a new “sunshine ordinance,” the strictest restriction on government lobbying in Orange County.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
League of Women Voters Urges Supervisors to Drop Plan to Change Ethics Commission
The League of Women Voters is “disappointed and dismayed” by the Board of Supervisors’ plan to give supervisors more power over the ethics commission that was approved last year by county voters and called for supervisors to back off.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Perez: The SAPOA and Santa Ana’s House of Cards
Claudia Perez, who directs the Santa Ana-based advocacy group, Resilience Orange County, challenges Santa Ana city council members, asking whether they will allow their former police chief – who is suing the city alleging corruption – to seek his day in court or instead settle his case, hiding the true nature of political power in Santa Ana from local taxpayers.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Again Puts Off Decision on Overturning Airport Commission Rejection of Hotel and Office Project
“I need to put my trust in someone to help me resolve that conflict,” said Councilman Jeff Lalloway, who made the motion to hire a consultant and bring the issue back for a vote Sept 12. “When public safety is involved, this is way too important of an issue just to dismiss.”
Posted inCommunity Opinion
O’Keefe: TCA Needs to Trust the Process
San Clemente resident Eva M. O’Keefe challenges the Transportation Corridor Agency to be more open and transparent about its road building plans and community meetings, calling out policies that restricted First Amendment rights of expression at a recent June forum.
