Santa Ana parks commissioner Max Madrid sues the city clerk in a bid to allow Alvarez to run for a fourth council term.
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Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Santa Ana to Draft Sunshine Law
The City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance that would increase transparency at City Hall.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On The Agenda
City Council districts in Anaheim, proposed city charter in Costa Mesa, Stanton’s police budget and a scathing grand jury report in Laguna Hills.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pat Bates Will Likely Be the Swing Vote on County CEO’s Future
Two supervisors are lining up against Mauk, while two others seem to be supporting him going into Friday’s closed session meeting on his handling of the Bustamante affair.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Kelly Thomas’ Father Files Lawsuit Against Fullerton
The suit alleges that officers involved in his son’s fatal beating “knowingly, willfully and maliciously” mishandled their jobs.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Voice of Our Commentators
The Bustamante scandal, city workers’ contract in Anaheim, a shortage of doctors and more.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
County CEO Faces Ouster Over Handling of Bustamante Affair
The Board of Supervisors will meet Friday to discuss whether CEO Tom Mauk should be fired in light of the most recent revelations regarding Carlos Bustamante, who was charged with sexually assaulting women while he worked as a public works manager.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rackauckas: How Was ‘Wolf Kept in Charge of His Prey for So Long?’
Allegations regarding Carlos Bustamante’s conduct toward women working under him in OC Public Works first surfaced in March 2011. Why did it take seven months for high-level officials to call in the DA?
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Grand Jury: ARTIC Good for OC
The Orange County grand jury says the transportation center, which critics have called unnecessary, “will be a plus for the Orange County area.”
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
DA Alleges Long History of Sex Crimes by Councilman
While a high-level manager for OC Public Works, Carlos Bustamante systematically targeted at least seven vulnerable women over an eight-year period, assaulting them in his office, his car, in elevators and stairways, according to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
