Dave Harrington, who serves as Mayor of Aliso Viejo, is also a 29-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and candidate for Orange County Sheriff. Harrington adds his voice to the debate over sanctuary cities noting that he would fight back against Sacramento laws limiting local law enforcement interaction with federal immigration authorities.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hernandez & Romero Estrada: Rent Stabilization is Human Stabilization
Joese Hernandez and Karen Romero-Estrada, leaders with Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD), write that cities like Santa Ana need to step up and enact rent stabilization policies and just-cause eviction laws.
Posted inPress Releases
Under City Pressure, Orange County Board of Supervisors Rescinds its Proposal to Create a “Tent City” in Laguna Niguel
On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, facing the ire of hundreds of residents and community leaders from Laguna Niguel and other nearby cities, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rescind its scheme to create “tent cities” in Laguna Niguel, Huntington Beach and Irvine.
Posted inPress Releases
Homeless Solution Can Kicked Further Down the Road. Santa Ana Calls For Countywide Action on Homelessness
Today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors reversed last week’s vote to designate three additional sites throughout Orange County as potential temporary homeless shelters.
Posted inPress Releases
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner and Supervisor Todd Spitzer Announce Plan to Build Veteran’s and Women’s Permanent Housing on County’s West Alton Parcel
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner and Third District Supervisor Todd Spitzer announced today that they have partnered to assess, pursue and fast-track opportunities for Veteran’s and Women’s permanent housing at the County- owned West Alton Parcel at the intersection of Irvine Blvd. and Alton Parkway
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Back Off New Homeless Shelters, Make Promise to Work With Cities
Answers about where shelters might be placed, and how they would be operated, could come at an April 3 court meeting.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
OC to Join Federal Lawsuit Against California Sanctuary Laws
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 in closed session Tuesday to join the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws.
Posted inPress Releases
Spitzer Applauds Board for Rescinding Vote, Warns Colleagues About Sex Offender Data
Supervisor Spitzer applauded his colleagues for joining him in rescinding their votes to place homeless individuals in tents in Orange County cities.
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California State Auditor: Government Agency SOCWA Misreported Financial Statements for 15 Years
The South Orange County Wastewater Authority engaged in sloppy accounting, failed to properly track cash received from government agencies, broke state laws, and “misreported its financial statements for 15 years,” the California State Auditor has confirmed after a 2,000-hour audit of SOCWA’s finances.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: The Day of Reckoning
After freaking out residents across Orange County last week with a half-baked homeless sheltering plan aimed at Laguna Niguel, Irvine and Huntington Beach – which triggered mass protests – county supervisors this week turn to what they do best, ideology. Now it’s time to debate sanctuary city status and the federal lawsuit against the State of California.
