Dr. Barry Resnick, a professor of counseling in his 38th year as a faculty member in the Rancho Santiago Community College District, writes that abuses of power by Chancellor Raul Rodriguez created the conditions for unionization of faculty with the California Teachers Association and has now energized staff to challenge the status quo.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inPress Releases
OCDA Files Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Companies that Failed to Pay Over $200,000 in Prevailing Wages and Taxes on OC Fair Project
Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas filed a civil lawsuit yesterday, Feb. 20, 2018, against a family of companies and their officers for failing to pay over $200,000 in prevailing wages and taxes on a project at the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Posted inPress Releases
Retired U.S. Army Colonel and Former Federal Prosecutor Tom Umberg Announces Candidacy for State Senate
U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) & former Federal Prosecutor and State Assemblyman Tom Umberg announced today that he is running for State Senate to represent California’s 34th Senate District.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
More than 100 Homeless People Relocated In One Day From Santa Ana Riverbed
More than 100 homeless people were moved from the northeast section of the Santa Ana riverbed Tuesday, as part of a mass relocation effort by the County of Orange to clear a longstanding homeless encampment.
Posted inPress Releases
Spitzer Commends Court for Striking Down Convicted Felon Bustamante Pension
Supervisor Todd Spitzer, champion for government accountability, commended Judge Geoffrey Glass of the Orange County Superior Court for upholding the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) decision to partially forfeit former County employee Carlos Bustamante’s retirement pension.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order; Allows County to Begin Clearing Homeless From Santa Ana Riverbed
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order against the County of Orange, allowing it to begin evicting as many as 400 homeless people who still live along the Santa Ana Riverbed.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Lessons in Leadership over President’s Holiday
Judge David O Carter this week demonstrated real leadership on combating homelessness by getting out into the field and challenging county officials to focus public resources on meeting immediate needs of riverbed residents. Yet will this rare focus last? Could receivership of federal and state funds coming into the County of Orange be on the horizon?
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Activists Threaten to Sue Steel and Rackauckas If They Don’t Pay Back County For “Community Coffee” Mailer
Government watchdog Shirley Grindle and former Orange County Common Cause President Bill Mitchell have sent letters to county Supervisor Michelle Steel and District Attorney Tony Rackauckas demanding they repay taxpayers all costs for 16,000 postcards inviting voters to a “community coffee” that only could accommodate 50 people.
Posted inOn OC
On OC: A view of the Santa Ana Riverbed eviction of homeless people
Voice of OC Publisher looks into the eviction of homeless people along the Santa Ana Riverbed.
Posted inAnaheim, CENTRAL COUNTY, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, NORTH COUNTY, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Federal Judge to Consider Breaking Santa Ana Riverbed Evictions Into Segments
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter will decide at 8 a.m. Tuesday whether the county can immediately begin evicting all homeless people from the Santa Ana riverbed or, as the county requested over the weekend, let the evictions go forward in stages to address a bottleneck in booking motel rooms for the homeless people.
