Santa Ana’s acting police chief was suddenly switched Tuesday for the second time in as many months. Officials said the change was completely unrelated to the possible hiring of a former CHP officer who made national headlines when video showed him repeatedly punching a woman in the face who was on the ground along the 10 freeway in Los Angeles.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA and Wildlife Officials Preserve 1,300 Acres of Wilderness
The Orange County Transportation Authority joined with officials from federal and state wildlife agencies and local environmental leaders on Tuesday to announce the completion of plans to protect 1,300 acres of open space, ensuring that it remains free from development forever.
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Top Stories
Online Shoppers Cutting Into Irvine City Budget
The national move to online shopping is showing up in the 2017-2018 Irvine city budget where sales tax revenue is dropping.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Controversial Grand Jury Jailhouse Snitch Report Puts Focus on DA Race
With many insiders scratching their heads about the recent grand jury report on jailhouse snitches, focus is increasingly on the upcoming race for DA in 2018. Amidst lingering questions about current DA Tony Rackauckas’ leadership and the judgment of his challenger, Supervisor Todd Spitzer, a third option has arisen out of Chapman University’s law school, Professor Mario Mainero.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Grapples With Homelessness, Sheriff Funding and Sex Assault Evidence Backlog
The proposed budget has a large discretionary increase for the Sheriff’s Department and comparatively tiny discretionary increases for social and health services.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Schlotterbeck: Conservation Victories Come in All Forms— Including From Transportation Agencies
On June 20, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks (FHBP) and the Orange County Transportation Agency celebrate the dedication of 1,300 acres of permanently preserved lands. Melanie Schlotterbeck writes that it’s a culmination, noting that activist leaders took the long view in 2000 in creating the Green Vision Map that highlighted lands in Orange County that needed to be protected along with a leadership role by partnering with the OCTA to conserve lands through Measure M2, the county half-cent sales tax.
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA Board Approves $1.2 Billion Balanced Budget
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved a balanced budget of more than $1.2 billion for the upcoming year during its Monday meeting.
Posted inPress Releases
County to Make Final Bankruptcy Debt Payment, Hold Public Budget Hearings for Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget
On July 1, 2017, the County of Orange will make the final debt service payment to bondholders of the Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2005, retiring all bond debt related to the County’s recovery from the 1995 Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
Posted inPress Releases
CA Attorney General To Investigate Hit-and-Run of ACLU SoCal Staff Attorney
The ACLU of Southern California has learned that the state attorney general is taking over the investigation of a hit-and-run incident during which staff attorney Brendan Hamme was struck and injured while participating in a peaceful protest outside a re-election fundraiser for Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice
Anaheim Hands Review of Off-Duty LAPD Officer to District Attorney
The Anaheim Police Department has handed off a review of an altercation between an off-duty LAPD officer and a group of teens to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which will determine whether or not to file charges against either party.
