Shari Friedenrich is saying county budget reductions to her office could imperil property tax collections and distributions.
Category: Norberto Santana, Jr.
Posted inState
Santana: Industrial Business Regulations Get Fresh Look in Wake of Garden Grove Evacuation
A debate over allowing industrial businesses operating in neighborhoods to be exempted from state environmental laws today gets a different framing as state senators are expected to consider a rollback with SB 954.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: State VA Greenlights Orange County Vet Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon
More than a decade in the making, state officials earlier this month announced completion of a critical viability study for a veterans cemetery.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: Who Should Be Managing OC’s $16 Billion Investment Pool?
Voice of OC conducted a Q&A for two candidates running to be the county treasurer – the incumbent and one of her deputies.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: How Will Orange County’s Purple Voters Impact the June Primary?
New polls from UC Irvine show that Orange County remains split between Republican, Democrat and nonpartisan voters heading into the June primary.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Could OC Lead The Way on Psychedelic Therapy Legislation?
Congressman Lou Correa taps OC Marine veteran and labor leader Nick Berardino to lead a local advisory panel on legislation focused on psychedelic drug therapies to combat PTSD for veterans and help curb substance abuse issues.
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Herbicide Use Near Doheny Beach Triggers State Probe
Recent investigations and permit reviews into the spraying of herbicides in the San Juan Creek highlights a patchwork of oversight when it comes to watchdogging local waterways.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Orange County Supervisors Confront Themselves
As auditors examine how former Supervisor Andrew Do worked over bureaucrats inside the County of Orange for corrupt ends, a few county supervisors talk openly about the flaws in policing themselves.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Why Did County Blow Off Grand Jury Questions on Supervisors’ Pay Hike?
County supervisors in a draft grand jury response argue their pay raise last year gave the public enough notice, but they go silent on allegations that county executives blew off grand jurors on key questions about where the idea came from.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Herbicide Spraying of South OC Waterways Halted, For Now
OC Supervisor Katrina Foley said spraying has been halted during a heated town hall in Dana Point, where local residents posed tough questions to government bureaucrats.