After being upbraided on air by two conservative radio hosts, Orange County supervisorial candidates Andrew Do and Michele Martinez are taking action aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis at the county Civic Center.
Category: Norberto Santana Jr.
Columns by Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of OC’s publisher, on Orange County government, public records and the habits of the people who run the county. He has written this column since the newsroom started.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Lack of Warning on Civic Center Gun Threat Is Symptom of a Larger Problem
The delay in alerting county employees of a shooting at Santa Ana’s Civic Center grounds this month is connected to county supervisors’ politicking and fundraising and lack of effectiveness on issues like IT and homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Government Goes Corporate
Orange County Supervisors debate bringing corporate sponsorships to government. Voice of OC continues fight against deposition request; and jobs for county ethics watchdog and performance auditor remain empty.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Who’s Driving the Bus at the County of Orange?
As things get worse at the Civic Center, the most recent example being a police shooting of a homeless person, the county leadership void remains. Meanwhile, Supervisor Shawn Nelson criticizes the county’s approach to a public records lawsuit by Voice of OC.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Supervisors Wage War on First Amendment
Just like Hillary Clinton, Orange County Supervisors don’t want you to see their raw emails. Yet instead of private servers, they use their lawyers and your tax dollars to attack journalists and shield themselves from disclosure.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Animal Shelter Born From Engagement
Efforts by Orange County residents to engage county supervisors on animal care led to a new animal shelter. Now it’s time to make a difference for humans, starting with the situation at Santa Ana’s downtown civic center.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: The Tricky Debate Surrounding Supervisor Term Limits
Supervisor Shawn Nelson wants to limit county supervisors to three terms for life. But a campaign finance watchdog wonders whether quick legislating could give current office holders 12 more years beyond what they’ve already served.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Has Orange County Created America’s Most Vulnerable Cops?
As police are being targeted across the nation, members of a class of cop in Orange County are going to court because they can’t carry a concealed weapon off-duty.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: It’s Time to Talk Change for OC Government
County supervisors are gearing up to talk term limits. They should be talking real change, like diving into their own business model – which is health and human services – not politics.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Marian Bergeson Left OC a Better Place
Orange County’s grand dame of politics and government, Marian Bergeson, has died at 90. While her energy will never leave OC, her type of policy approach to politics seems to be in danger of extinction, Santana writes.
