The Anaheim City Council last week voted unanimously to approve a $1 a year lease for the Illumination Foundation to use a vacant historic home as a homeless service center.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Transportation
Irvine City Council Delays Vote on Possibly Overturning Airport Commission’s Rejection of Hotel Project
Developer Greater Far East will have to wait until July 25 to see if the council will overrule the commission because some council members said they didn’t have enough information to decide whether to overturn the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) April 20 decision or uphold it.
Posted inPress Releases
Board of Trustees adopts amendments to prosecutor ethics rule
The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California on July 13 adopted amendments to a new ethics rule regarding the responsibilities of criminal prosecutors that address prosecutors’ ethical disclosure obligations.
Posted inPress Releases
State Bar Board elects new officers and adopts new mission statement to continue reform efforts
The State Bar of California Board of Trustees today elected a new set of officers to lead the agency as it continues its reform efforts.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
Smoller: Phasing in The Voter’s Choice Act
Chapman University Professor Fred Smoller writes that county supervisors should consider phasing in the implementation of the Voters Choice Act, possibly creating a more politically palatable product in places like Orange County, where the board of supervisors has rejected implementation.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Kerr: Supervisors Reject Professional Advice and Common Sense
Joe Kerr, who is running for a seat on the OC Board of Supervisors, writes that OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley deserves better support from county supervisors on his efforts to improve Orange County’s voting systems.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Weeks After Committing Taxpayers to a New $299 Million Building, County Reveals Its Design
For months, top county officials have had drawings of the Civic Center’s new Building 16, but kept them under wraps from the public.
Posted inLos Alamitos, News Briefs, Seal Beach, Westminster
Westminster City Clerk, Los Alamitos Police Captain Dead in Apartment Shooting
Westminster City Clerk Amanda Jensen and Los Alamitos police Capt. Rick Moore were found dead early Monday when a police SWAT team entered a Seal Beach apartment hours after a distress call and reports of gunshots.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Public Works to Evict Homeless from the Honda Center Side of the Santa Ana Riverbank
The removal comes less than two weeks after the county entered a $750,000 contract with the non-profit City Net to provide services to a separate group of homeless people camped on the western bank of the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Investigator Who Filed Legal Claim Placed on Administrative Leave
Tom Conklin, an investigator for the Orange County District Attorney who filed a complaint in May claiming he has faced retaliation for whistleblowing, was placed on administrative leave July 13.
