First Amendment watchdog Californians Aware issued failing
grades to both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton in a test of their
responsiveness to the California Public Records Act. Two local K-12
school districts were also given failing grades.
Category: ALL TOP STORIES
All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
Voters Will Decide Future of Public Administrator Post
Supervisors decide to put the question of whether the public
administrator should be an elected or appointed job on the next
ballot.
County Extends Drug Treatment Program
Federal stimulus money used to pay for six-month extension of
program that treats non-violent drug offenders.
Supervisors to Consider Killing Pensions for Future Supervisors
Proposal to switch retirement benefit from county pension system
to Social Security authorized for May presentation.
Celebrate National Sunshine Week
Remember, you have a right to know what your government is
doing.
Redistricting Countdown to…April Fools Day
Round one of the battle over the redrawing of political
representation across Orange County will commence on the first day
of April.
Add Poor Communication to List of High-Speed Rail Problems
Complaints of bad communication run the length of the entire
proposed route from the San Francisco Bay area to Buena Park.
A Local GOP Leadership No Longer in Lock Step
Controversial comments by the Republican Central Committee’s
vice chair during a recent protest outside a Muslim charity event
show how difficult message control has become for leaders
unaccustomed to controversy from the inside.
Williams Wants Keep His Job Until Next Year, Then Retire
The embattled public administrator proposes a January, 2012
retirement date. Meanwhile, supervisors are at work on a ballot
initiative that would erase the elected office.
Grand Jury Asked to Examine Removal of OC Public Administrator
Former Common Cause president sent a letter that calls on grand
jury to begin removal proceedings for Williams.











