Faced with a deluge of complaints from residents, city councils in both cities hit the breaks on the fast growing short term rental business.
Author Archives: Adam Elmahrek
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Education, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Narrowly Approves School Funding
The City Council was sharply split over whether to insert a line item into next fiscal year’s budget reserving an unspecified amount of funding for the city’s schools.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
FBI Subpoenas Santa Ana-Based Government Consulting Firm
Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc., located in downtown Santa Ana, received a subpoena for documents related to Palm Springs City Hall, which the FBI raided earlier this month as part of a public corruption probe.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Pulido-Connected Firm No Longer Involved in Santa Ana Streetcar Project
In 2009, the Santa Ana City Council triggered controversy by awarding a consulting contract to Cordoba Corp., even though the firm was the lowest ranked among bidders. In recent weeks, the firm has been quietly excluded from a new consulting contract.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Police Meet With Residents to Discuss Body Cameras
Over 50 people attended a community forum at Latino Health Access to hear about the police department’s plan to have officers wear body cameras.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Approves More Money for Streetcar Study
The additional spending will go toward studying alternative routes so the city doesn’t eminent domain a family hotel, restaurant and ice cream shop to make way for the streetcar.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Finance Expert Alleges Potential Securities Fraud by College District
John P. Johns is alleging that the Rancho Santiago Community College District likely violated laws by failing to properly account for $16 million in needed renovations at the now-shuttered Orange Education Center. A spokesman for the district calls the allegations baseless.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Anaheim Councilwoman: Kick Homeless Out of Parks, Bring Dogs In
In response to resident complaints about homeless people in a city park, Councilwoman Lucille Kring suggested it be turned into a dog park. She also criticized churches for feeding homeless people at the park.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
What’s @SantaAnaPD Doing to Tweets It Doesn’t Like?
People who tweet criticism of Santa Ana police have been blocked or muted by the Santa Ana Police Department’s Twitter account. Do members of the public have a right to redress their government via social media?
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Lake Forest, News Briefs, Top Stories
Former OC GOP Chairman Denies Lake Forest Councilman Offered Him Cash
In response to allegations by Lake Forest Mayor Scott Voigts, Scott Baugh writes in an email that Councilman Adam Nick never tried to give him cash or bribe him, only that Nick tried to hire him for “political or legal advice.”
