Recent sightings of orcas off the coast of Dana Point aren’t so rare after all.
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Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
OC Studies Options for Suing State Over Property Taxes
The county gets one of the state’s worst returns on property
taxes, so supervisors direct their lawyers to study legal
remedies.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
County Leaders Seek to Renegotiate Public Employee Pensions
More than 24,000 state workers will increase pension contributions after striking a deal with the governor. OC supervisors have similar ideas.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories
County Faces Uncertainty and Ugliness for 2010-11 Budget
The most important decisions — the ones that could result in deep cuts in law enforcement and elsewhere — will be made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Set to Tap Reserve Funds for 2010-11 Budget
The City Council will vote on whether to continue dipping into reserve funds, this time to the tune of $14 million, to maintain core services.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Federal Prosecutors Relaunch Political Crimes Unit in OC
The U.S. attorney’s office had disbanded a similar investigative team two years ago.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories, Transportation
County Transit Leaders Approve Budget That Avoids Cuts to Bus Service
No fare increases are planned for now, but future hikes depend on the economy.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Placentia, Top Stories
Police Reductions and Cuts to Youth Programs in Placentia
The city needs to trim $3.6 million from next year’s budget, which could translate to 10 police department positions left vacant.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Tea Party Gets Hardwired into Orange County GOP
Nearly a dozen tea party activists were elected to Republican Central Committee Tuesday. One sitting committee member calls the new configuration a ‘wake-up call.’
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Sweeps to Victory
No longer the ‘appointed’ sheriff, Hutchens dominates the three-way race — winning 52 percent of the vote.
