Santana wonders whether a $25,000 contribution from the Orange County Board of Supervisors to a county veterans museum at the OC Fairgrounds will be held up by an angry Supervisor Andrew Do, who wants to limit public comment.
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, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Civic Center Shows What Politicization of County Board Brings
As the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes to take on a bigger management role within the government it oversees, Santana warns that Orange County provides a cautionary tale about what happens when you put politicos in charge.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Xerox Collapse Should Fuel Calls for Outside Oversight
Santana writes that the total collapse of the county’s largest IT contract with Xerox should refocus the debate on adding oversight to county contracting.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Tired of OIR, OC Supes Refocus on Appointing a Party Planner-in-Chief
After failing on topics like police oversight or animal control, Santana notes that Orange County supervisors are now formally focusing on what they do best: Events.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Political Appointees Are Behind OC’s Rotting Animal Shelter
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: What’s Next After Demise of Independent Police Review in OC?
Santana argues the defunding of the county Sheriff’s Office of Independent Review has been a long time coming. Question is what comes next?
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Meet OC’s Biggest NIMBY on Homelessness; County Supervisors
Santana challenges county supervisors to address the homeless situation on their front steps by offering the civic center’s homeless community a better transition center at a nearby abandoned bus shelter.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Meet the County Cleaner
Santana writes that county supervisors are set to reauthorize a murky program – set up to investigate top officials’ misdeeds. Except, no one’s ever heard much about how these are done, how much they cost. And the biggest probe in recent memory, involving the County COO, seems stalled.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Animals Remain Low on OC Supervisors’ Priority Lists
Amidst video game violence summits, sea lion legislation, judicial recalls, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. notes recent grand jury report on county animal shelter is a stark reminder to electeds to stay focused on the job at hand.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Gaffe or Not, Sanchez’s Train Has Left the Station in Senate Race
While Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is under pressure for racially insensitive remarks, she isn’t likely to back up as the crowd of challengers builds for her congressional seat.
