Schwarzenegger and Costa Mesa have two weeks left on a self-imposed deadline to get a deal done. Right now they’re not even close.
Category: Investigative
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Ratcheted Up Rhetoric Over Business Tax Collections
Assessor asks union head to be more specific about allegations of $125 million in uncollected business taxes. Union head wants a third party to look at Assessor’s records.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Orange County Just One Place with Spiking Water Rates
Water is getting more expensive from here to Maine. Experts say it’s the economy’s fault.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative
Pollutants on the Move in Seal Beach
Environmental volunteers say fumes from underground gas leak that caused the evacuation of four homes will keep coming unless contaminated soil is dug out.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Mission Viejo, Top Stories
Mission Viejo’s Battle over ‘Ballot Box’ Zoning
A special election promises voters the chance to approve future land zone changes via referendum – but the city doubts that promise can be delivered.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Uncollected Tax Has Been an Issue for Years
County supervisors and assessor say they are unaware of missed collections that could be as high as $125 million. But a 2006 report spelled it out for them.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
San Juan Capistrano Holds Back Documents
Few details released on scuttled real estate deal, the details of which the mayor says should have been made public.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Foreclosure Relief that Doesn’t Add Up
Cities in Orange County and elsewhere have little to show for the millions in federal money they have received to alleviate blight caused by mass foreclosures.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail Veers Off Track
California voters were sold on a $42 billion rail line that would zip them from LA to San Francisco. Now it’s looking like they paid for a high-priced commuter train.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Big Questions About a Little Known Tax
Employees in the County Assessor’s office say the assessor is letting corporations get away with as much as $125 million in uncollected taxes. Assessor says employees are playing politics.
