Later today, the former state assemblyman and county supervisor
will announce his bid for Third District seat in 2012.
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.
Coastal Commission Approves Seal Beach Cleanup
Soil underneath a BP/ARCO station has been contaminated for 25
years.
A Home for Compassionate Justice
Orange County’s Homeless Outreach Court is groundbreaking
program that tries to get at the root of homelessness and help
those living on the streets turn their lives around.
The Logic Behind the Supreme Court’s Westboro Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects
the Westboro Baptist Church members who used military funerals as
occasions to spread anti-gay messages.
OC Cities Rush to Protect Redevelopment Assets
At least three OC cities this week are planning to take steps
that would shield redevelopment resources from being absorbed by
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment
agencies.
PBS SOCal Reports on Affordable Housing and Lawsuit Against FBI
Our broadcast partners report on the recent lawsuit filed
against the FBI by the ACLU and the Council for American Islamic
Relations; and profile an affordable housing program.
County Commission Pushes Back Against Brown Plan to Cut Health Funding for Children
County will postpone signing contracts for health services
through the state’s First 5 program because Gov Jerry Brown wants
to take $1 billion from the program for the budget deficit.
How Much Could the Williams’ Fiasco Cost Taxpayers?
As County Supervisors negotiate the resignation of Public
Administrator John Williams, questions swirl over whether he
deserves a payout or should be forced to just walk away.
Legislative Committee Votes to Save Adult Day Care
The program’s backers cheer the vote even though it calls for
cutting the program in half.
High-Speed Rail Authority Opposes Its Own Undoing
The board voted Thursday to oppose one piece of state
legislation that would replace current board members and another
that would abolish the project.









