Records show John Williams was working for the county while traveling for a community college district.
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Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Another Civic Center Memorial Being Disrespected
County officials say monument to fallen police officers is being defaced in similar fashion to vets memorial.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
County CEO Says Union Chief Owes Assessor Apology
Tom Mauk said OCEA’s Nick Berardino went too far in accusing
Assessor Webster Guillory of corruption. Berardino says apology
will not be forthcoming.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Anaheim ‘Outfoxed’ by San Francisco on High-Speed Rail
Curt Pringle and other officials need to come up with $200 million to change train station design so it can handle high speed trains. San Francisco, meanwhile, is sitting pretty.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
District Attorney Clears Assessor
DA Probe found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Assessor
Webster Guillory relating to his collection of taxes or an ongoing
computer upgrade in his office.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Mission Viejo, Top Stories
They Wanted a Revolution, They Got an Audi Dealership
The group formerly known as the Committee for Integrity in Government helped launch a majority of Mission Viejo’s city council to power in hopes of starving government. Now the group’s leaders feel like they’ve been had by broken campaign promises.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Walk of Honor Condition Shameful to Chriss Street
The county’s treasurer/tax collector cites the memorial wall as an example of county’s inability to deal with homeless crisis and manage civic center buildings. He wants to do something about it before he leaves office at year’s end.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Moves Closer to Fairgrounds Purchase
But the weirdness continues…Mayor votes against negotiations citing unspecified “questionable” actions, and councilman leaves closed session early and never returns.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem
The high-speed rail authority has done that, say two state Senate leaders. But there is less agreement over the future of the authority following findings of mismanagement of the $42 billion rail project. And a possible conflict of interest issue looms.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
San Juan Capistrano Puts $500 Bounty on Taggers
A recent wave of graffiti in the city has prompted the city to revise its anti-graffiti law to include a reward for people who turn in taggers. It also makes parents financially responsible if their kid is caught tagging.
