Christine Richters claims Supervisor Todd Spitzer ran his supervisor’s office through “fear and aggression,” forced his staff to be on-call at all hours of the night, and required them to work shifts of up to 24 hours at a time.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Bus Ridership Numbers to Stay Down
A new “State of Transit” report finds Orange County is behind other urban transit systems in productivity and ridership.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Hires Former LA Sheriff’s Commander as Police Chief
Following the abrupt retirement and a settlement with its previous police chief, the city of Westminster has selected a new chief of police from outside its department, retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Commander Ralph Ornelas.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim To Start Over With City Attorney Search
After firing their last interim city attorney just weeks after he was hired, the city council will start over in their search for a permanent city attorney.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Voice of OC Gets a New Look
Voice of OC today debuts a new logo and website design. Yet while there’s a new look, there’s still the same commitment to local government coverage.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Youth Need More ‘Positive’ Spending, Says New Study by Health Advocates
Santa Ana spends more money arresting young people than developing them positively through libraries, mentorship, job skills and other initiatives, according to a new study commissioned by health advocates.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Reiff: OCC Controversy Debate: Faculty Rights, Conservative Push Back
GOP activist and lawyer Shawn Steel and professor and OCC teachers union chief Rob Schneiderman join Rick Rieff to discuss the Orange Coast College controversy over a professor’s classroom rant against Donald Trump that went viral.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
797 Unsheltered Homeless in Anaheim Alone Report Says
A census conducted by the nonprofit CityNet found 906 homeless adults in Orange County’s largest city, 797 of them unsheltered.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs
Voice of OC Public Records Case Postponed to Apr. 13
Judge Walter P. Schwarm indicated in a verbal tentative ruling that he was leaning toward granting portions of Voice of OC requests for public records denied by the County, including an Op-ed written by Supervisor Todd Spitzer about the incident at a Wahoos restaurant where he handcuffed an evangelist while armed.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Tweaks Short-Term Rental Rules, Angering Residents
Changes approved by a split city council Tuesday are compromises that city staff say will lead to a settlement of a lawsuit, but they also could extend the time some rental owners were given to phase out their businesses.
