Irvine City Council members are looking at filling a vacancy on the dais through a complicated appointment process in an effort to avoid a special election that’s still on the table, though it could be costly, according to city officials.
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Accused of Personally Renting Out City Property and Interfering in Pot Shop Enforcement
In sworn testimony, Mayor Miguel Pulido was accused of running a side business personally renting out city-owned property and interfering with police decisions about which illegal pot shops to raid. Pulido denies the allegations.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Police Union Bribery Alleged Under Oath by Two Officials
Two top Santa Ana officials, including a former police chief, alleged under oath the city’s police union leader engaged in bribery of City Council candidates in 2016, saying Sgt. Gerry Serrano told candidates they had to agree to fire then-Police Chief Carlos Rojas in order to benefit from $400,000 in campaign spending.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, Theater, Top Stories
Will We See Another Big Hit at This Year’s Pacific Playwrights Festival?
PREVIEW: The annual playwriting showcase at South Coast Repertory is frequented by theater luminaries from across the country, looking for the next big hit.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim to Let Private Group Recommend City Spending for $250 Million in Neighborhoods
Anaheim City Council members voted to give $250,000 to a nonprofit group, Anaheim First, to study neighborhoods and make spending recommendations on the planned $250 million neighborhood investment over the next 10 years, but questions about study specifics, funding and a delay proposal led to a fight.
Posted inNews Briefs
Orange County Civic Events for April 23, 2019
The Irvine City Council meets at 4 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2VfP8CS Agenda: http://bit.ly/2vdZUel The Buena Park City Council meets at 5 p.m. Details: http://bit.ly/2ILPx9l Agenda: http://bit.ly/2VZryaC The Mission Viejo City Council […]
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
CA Attorney General Ends OC Jailhouse Snitch Probe
The California Attorney General ended its probe into the jailhouse snitch scandal that rocked the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s office, which was first uncovered in a mass murderer’s trial over four years ago.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Given Campaign Cash for OC Supervisors, Newport Beach Residents Right to Worry About JWA Expansion Plans
Newport Beach residents are wary of expansion plans at John Wayne Airport to open a new private, executive jet terminal. While county officials says executive jets are a small part of revenues, a Voice of OC analysis of campaign filings shows a different nexus: campaign contributions to county supervisors from private jet contractors and their business associates. JWA expansion plans are up for approval next month by Orange County airport commissions on May 1 and by county supervisors on May 7.
Posted inPress Releases
20th Anniversary of “Denim Day” – Take a Stand Against Sexual Violence
On April 22, the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees and district officials will wear denim during a regularly scheduled board meeting to recognize Denim Day.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Harden: The Challenge of Being Black at Chapman University
Olivia Harden, a student at Chapman and Features Editor of The Panther Newspaper, writes that being Black at Chapman can be traumatic and has only been exacerbated by the refusal of Chapman’s President to remove a racially charged poster of the film Birth of a Nation, at the Dodge School of Film. A vote Monday by the faculty will consider whether to call for a change.
