It isn’t just Orange County’s war memorials that don’t get enough attention. More than 3,500 homeless veterans in the county need help that they aren’t getting.
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All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Fire Authority Postpones Decision on Fee Hikes
The Orange County Fire Authority, citing a need for consensus on the 2010-11 budget, will form an ad hoc committee to hammer out an agreement.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Campaign Cash Reports: Sheriff’s and Treasurer’s Races
More campaign cash reports, this time from candidates running for sheriff and treasurer/tax collector.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Campaign Cash Reports: Fourth District Supervisor Race
New rules require all county candidates raising more than $25,000 to file electronically. All goes well, registrar reports.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Unions, Nelson Continue Fight Over Law Firm Sex Offender Ad
Statewide crime victims group is brought in for a press conference, and Fullerton police union stays angry about photos in the candidate’s mailers. Nelson says it’s all part of a union-orchestrated attack on him.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Correction on Post About Consultants in Irvine
Reporter misinterpreted a staff report regarding a list of consultants approved Tuesday by the Irvine City Council.
Posted inAnaheim, Corrections, Countywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories
Crime in Orange County Trending Down Along with Police Budgets
Conventional wisdom says bad economies and slashed budgets lead to more crime. But that is not what seems to be happening.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Tales of Official Overstepping in San Juan Capistrano
Mayor Londres Uso charges his predecessor and rival with circumventing the council on park improvements.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
The Science of Signs
We’re two weeks away from an election, which means political campaign signs are hard to miss at intersections, in yards and on poles. But to a candidate, there is a lot more to signs than meets the eye.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
You Can’t Hang a ‘Quiet Please’ Sign on Democracy
The brouhaha at L.A. City Hall over reporters’ access to council members during meetings is a particularly chilling example of officialdom denying the public its rightful access to government. Unfortunately, reporters deal with similar issues all the time.
