The Democratic Party is angry with Jordan Brandman, a Democrat, for voting with Republican council members to exclude Anaheim’s only Latino majority district from district elections in 2016.
Author Archives: Adam Elmahrek
Posted inCountywide, Lake Forest, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Lake Forest Councilman Files Libel Suit Against Deputy District Attorney
Adam Nick claims Deputy District Attorney Jess Rodriguez made defamatory statements to the media when Nick was charged with stealing campaign signs belonging to a rival.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Anaheim Excludes Latino Majority District From 2016 Election
As part of preparations for a switch to electing council members by district in 2016, the Anaheim City Council Tuesday night chose to wait another two years before giving the only Latino majority district the ability to elect a representative.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Investigation of Santa Ana Code Enforcement Turns Up Empty
The city had launched an investigation into allegations of an improper romantic relationship between the department head and an employee.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Reader Poll: Which Is the Bigger Boondoggle – ARTIC or the Great Park?
Could ARTIC, Anaheim’s colossal new transit center, steal the Great Park’s dubious honor of being Orange County’s biggest taxpayer-funded mistake?
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Faces Possible Ouster From Air Quality Board
Miguel Pulido might lose his seat at the South Coast Air Quality Management District due to an aggressive push by state GOP leaders to stack regional government agencies with business-friendly Republicans.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Political Intrigue Surrounds Anaheim Streetcar Report
A report calling for Anaheim’s beleaguered streetcar project be terminated was supposed to be on Monday’s Orange County Transportation Authority Board meeting agenda. But sources say there’s a big political push to bury it.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Garden Grove, Government, Top Stories
Children of Top DA Officials Get Coveted Jobs
Out of an applicant pool of as many as 500, the Orange County District Attorney’s office hired the offspring of two members of Tony Rackauckas’ inner circle as entry-level prosecutors.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Sex and the City Hall?
Two high-level Santa Ana officials are being investigated for allegedly carrying on romantic relationships with subordinate employees. Word of the investigations follow revelations that City Manager David Cavazos is dating a city employee.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Again Targets Pot Shop Where Officers Caught on Video
Santa Ana police have issued an order to close a medical marijuana shop where hidden cameras recorded officers allegedly eating pot edibles and mocking an amputee.
