Chapman University Law Professor and former Orange County supervisor chief of staff Mario Mainero discusses the controversies enveloping the county District Attorney’s office. The discord has fueled an election challenge to incumbent Tony Rackauckas from Supervisor Todd Spitzer. But many observers are pushing for an “outsider” to enter the race. Is Mainero the answer? He discusses the state of justice in OC and whether he’ll run for DA.
Author Archives: Rick Reiff
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Gov Candidate Villaraigosa Says He’s a Doer, Not a ‘Davos Democrat’
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks with Rick Reiff about his run for governor of California, reflecting on his achievements as a mayor and taking a few jabs at Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is also running for governor.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion
Reiff: Lawyer Ashleigh Aitken Planning Run for Anaheim Mayor (not for DA)
Ashleigh Ashleigh, a former federal prosecutor and past president of the Orange County Bar Association, is planning to run for mayor of Anaheim in 2018.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Ila Borders’ Baseball (and Life) Odyssey
Rick kicks off a new baseball season with ’90’s pitching phenom Ila Borders, only woman in modern times to win a game in professional ball. She discusses the struggles of being a sports pioneer, and the secret she hid until now. Rick also talks with Jean Hastings Ardell, Ila’s co-author on their new book, “Making My Pitch”; original Los Angeles Angel and “one-hit wonder” Dan Ardell and Whittier College professor and prolific National Anthem singer Joe Price.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Immigrants Crime-Prone? Cop, Criminologist Say It Ain’t So
University of California, Irvine criminologist Charis Kubrin and retired Anaheim police captain Joe Vargas discuss and debate the uptick in crime rates and the causes. They examine the impacts of gangs, immigration and sanctuary cities, and problems with prisoner rehabilitation programs.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Safety, Security & Justice
Reiff: Are Police Backing Off?
Retired Anaheim police Capt. Joe Vargas and Charis Kubrin, a UC Irvine criminologist, discuss rising crime rates with Rick Reiff on Inside OC this week, broadcast on PBS So Cal, KDOC-TV and Cox 3.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Reiff: State Treasurer Struggles to Bank on Pot, Casts Doubt on Bullet Train
Rick Reiff interviews State Treasurer, and candidate for governor, John Chiang who talks about how California addresses legalized marijuana as well as the controversial Bullet Train.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Reiff: OCC Controversy Debate: Faculty Rights, Conservative Push Back
GOP activist and lawyer Shawn Steel and professor and OCC teachers union chief Rob Schneiderman join Rick Rieff to discuss the Orange Coast College controversy over a professor’s classroom rant against Donald Trump that went viral.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Reiff: Lockyer Suggests Fellow Dems Cool Anti-Trump Rhetoric
Battle lines are being drawn as state and local officials ready for legal fights with the Trump administration on everything from immigration to marijuana to healthcare to global warming. What are the key flashpoints and is there room — on infrastructure spending, say — for compromise? Former California Attorney General and Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Orange County Register opinion editor Brian Calle and Lincoln Club director Clare Venegas discuss, analyze and debate.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Reiff: Krom Defends Great Park Legacy, Raps Project’s “Commercialization”
Former Irvine Mayor Beth Krom looks back at her career with Rick Reiff talking about the battle against a regional airport in Irvine along with the challenges of the Great Park and life beyond public office.
