Judge Walter P. Schwarm indicated in a verbal tentative ruling that he was leaning toward granting portions of Voice of OC requests for public records denied by the County, including an Op-ed written by Supervisor Todd Spitzer about the incident at a Wahoos restaurant where he handcuffed an evangelist while armed.
Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Police Union Private Investigator Sentenced to County Jail for Acts to Discredit Councilmen
Christopher Joseph Lanzillo will serve one year in county jail for efforts to entrap two Costa Mesa city councilmen in embarrassing and illegal acts.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
U.S. Attorney’s Office: Resignation Won’t Affect OC Jailhouse Snitch Investigation
Officials in Los Angeles say the resignation of U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker won’t affect their investigation into the Orange County jailhouse snitches scandal.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Grand Jury Finds No Signs of Major Voter Fraud in Orange County
President Donald Trump’s allegations of widespread voter fraud in California not true in the OC, the OC grand jury says.
Posted inAnaheim, Investigative, News Briefs
Anaheim Council Reduces City Manager’s Contract Signing Authority
The city manager now will be able to approve contracts worth $50,000 or less.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana ICE Contract Could Get Revived
City council to discuss whether to keep the city’s jail contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton City Council to Look Again at 2018 District Races
The City Council will take a second look at its decision to put two new districts up for election next year.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim Council Votes, for the Second Time, to Change Agenda-Setting Rules
The City Council voted 4-2, with Mayor Tom Tait absent, to rescind a rule that allows a majority of council members to deny a colleague’s request to place items on the agenda.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs
State Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Officials’ Government Texts and Emails on Private Phones and Computers are Public Records
The 24-page opinion in the case of the City of San Jose vs. the Superior Court (Smith) also said “…there is no indication the Legislature meant to allow public officials to shield communications about official business simply by directing them through personal accounts.“
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
LAPD Identifies Off-Duty Officer in Anaheim Altercation
The Los Angeles Police Department has identified the off-duty officer involved in a physical struggle with Anaheim teenagers as Kevin Ferguson.
