Santa Ana is facing a possible three-way race for mayor in November, has wide-open contests for three of its City Council seats, and the largest fundraising to date has been by the city’s police union, according to the latest campaign reports.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inPress Releases
County of Orange Social Services Agency Warns of Facebook Phishing Scam
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) is warning residents of a phishing scam on Facebook that attempts to obtain cardholder information of CalWORKs, CalFresh, and General Relief clients throughout California.
Posted inPress Releases
Environmental Remediation Project Update: February 1, 2018
Updates on the environmental remediation project that required the County of Orange to temporarily close a portion of the Santa Ana River Trail from Memory Lane/Garden Grove Boulevard in Orange to Taft Avenue/Ball Road in Anaheim beginning January 22.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
Law Enforcement Ups Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Evictions; Federal Judge Is Asked To Stop Them
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with officers from the probation and parole departments, stepped up eviction efforts along the Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampment Thursday, checking for people with outstanding warrants.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Approves Homelessness Policies Focused on Housing
The City Council unanimously approved a series of policies aimed at guiding the city’s long-term approach to homelessness.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Lawsuit Claims Auditor-Controller Had County Staff Drive His Kids To School
Orange County’s top watchdog of public dollars, Eric Woolery, is accused by a former employee of having government employees drive his young children to school and other activities during work hours and babysit them at the office.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Boisot: Status of Citizen Lawsuit Against OC Animal Shelter
Dr. Saskia Boisot spotlights the Sharon Logan versus Orange County Animal Care lawsuit in a three part series updating where things stand today. Part 3 examines what has been done during the monitoring period and where the lawsuit stands today.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aly: When Hateful Rhetoric Engulfs a Tent in Flames
Mohammed Aly, a local attorney and founder of Orange County Poverty Alleviation Coalition, challenges Orange County Supervisors on their rhetoric toward the homeless, questioning whether recent statements by Supervisors Chairman Andrew Do and Supervisors Todd Spitzer have actually fueled violence against homeless individuals.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Orange, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Democratic Congressional Candidates Fail to Get Endorsement Recommendations in Four Key OC Races
Orange County’s four Republican-held Congressional Districts that are targeted by the national Democratic Party failed to get clear Democratic endorsement recommendations for any of the numerous candidates, leaving it to next month’s state convention to help narrow the field of candidates heading into the June primaries.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Boisot: Citizens Force Settlement Agreement to Remedy OC Animal Care Violations
Dr. Saskia Boisot spotlights the Sharon Logan versus Orange County Animal Care lawsuit in a three part series updating where things stand today. Part 2 focuses on the court ordered Settlement Agreement regarding monitoring of animal deaths at the shelter.
