Hutchens’ Opponents in the June election are painting her Los Angeles-style policies as a turn off to OC voters.
Category: Investigative
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Righeimer Accidentally Informed Reporter of Mystery Advisor
Costa Mesa official thought he was leaving a message for a fellow insider about the latest addition to the fairgrounds negotiating team. But he’d called a reporters’ phone.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Meet the New OCFA Firefighting Force…Same as the Old One?
The fire authority has made improvements since the 2007 Santiago fire exposed its inadequacies. But questions remain as to whether it is ready for another big wildfire.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Checkpoints Don’t Catch Many Drunks But They Rake in the Bucks
Statistics show that police make relatively few drunk-driving arrests at DUI checkpoints. But they are a magnet for federal grant dollars.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Deal that Keeps Getting Worse
When the governor put the Orange County fairgrounds up for sale it seemed the perfect chance for group of local power brokers to demonstrate the wisdom of privatization. It has turned out to be a lesson in its perils.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Mysterious (and Expensive) Search for a Conflict in Yorba Linda
The city has run up a $9,600 legal bill trying to determine whether ‘a particular council member’ has a conflict of interest.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano
Combating the High Cost of Doing Business in San Juan Capistrano
Council is considering a proposal to slash a host of fees that make the city three times more expensive for business owners than Oceanside.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Who Are the Advisors to the Advisors?
With just weeks to go before a self-imposed deadline on making a deal to purchase the Orange County fairgrounds, the city of Costa Mesa is still putting its negotiating team together.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Would This Guy Help or Hurt Fairgrounds Negotiations?
Costa Mesa is considering adding Republican activist Jim Righeimer to its negotiating team. He knows finance, but his tactics don’t sit well with everyone.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Bullet Trains Might Share Tracks with Commuters
Such an arrangement could save money, be less intrusive and save endangered stations like the one in Buena Park.