Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, (D – Orange County) issued the following statement in response to the Irvine City Council’s vote on Tuesday, June 6, to change the site originally designated for a veterans’ cemetery FivePoint developer-owned strawberry farmland near the I-5/I-405 interchange.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inPress Releases
Auditor-Controller Awards Irvine Mayor and Two Council Members the Taxpayer Watchdog Award for Saving Taxpayers Close to $50 Million
The Orange County Auditor-Controller Eric H. Woolery awarded the Mayor of Irvine and two Irvine City Council Members with the honor of Taxpayer Watchdog for their role in saving the city of Irvine taxpayers close to $50 million.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Investigating OC Law Enforcement: Orange County’s DA and Sheriff Are Under Rare Scrutiny
The question now is, what, if anything, will result from the investigations.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Investigative, News Briefs
Anaheim Says No Time Card Fraud by Police Chief, Deputy Chief
A city review into alleged time card fraud by Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada and Deputy Police Chief Dan Cahill found they did not violate city or police department policies, according to a statement released by the city Thursday.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
New photographer joins the Voice of OC team
Voice of OC has brought on Jeff Antenore as a contributing photographer. Antenore holds a master of science degree in photojournalism from Boston University and a bachelor of arts degree […]
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Judge Wants Sheriff to Testify on Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
Judge Thomas Goethals wants Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to explain in court her claim that there is no jailhouse informants program in Orange County jails.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Noting Public Pressure, OC Supervisors Approve Homeless Services and Housing
The top county officials are moving in a new direction to address the county’s growing homelessness, authorizing new housing and support services in a unanimous decision this week.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Janowicz: President Trump’s Mistake on Exiting the Paris Accords
Phil Janowicz, former chemistry professor at CSU Fullerton, sounds the alarm and explains the impacts exiting the Paris Accords will have on Orange County, our coastline, public safety and beaches.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Moves Vets Cemetery From Main Former Marine Base to Strawberry Fields Near Freeways
A split Irvine City Council has begun a land swap that will move the site from a central part of the former El Toro Marine base to strawberry fields near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff’s Commander Says Lack of Supervision Left Deputies Running Jailhouse Informants
Commander Jon Briggs testified Tuesday the jail house informant scandal developed because high management turnover left junior deputies with too much control, meaning “inmates were running the asylum on occasion.”
