Orange County Supervisors Tuesday approved a 2.75 percent increase to the salary range for executive employees, which include managers, executive aides and executive assistants.
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 inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Michele Martinez Jumps Into Race for First District Supervisor Seat
The Santa Ana councilwoman will be challenging incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do. If she wins, she would be the first person of Latino descent elected to the board in at least a decade, and the first Latina ever.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors to Discuss Civic Center Overhaul
The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday is set to discuss a 20-year master plan to renovate and redesign the Civic Center in downtown Santa Ana, home to 22 county-owned and leased buildings.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Planners Reject ‘CollegeTown’ Zoning Plan After Public Outcry
The plan called for the re-zoning of an area near Cal State Fullerton to allow property owners to build high-density, mixed-use development. More than 200 residents turned out to protest the plan and the road closures it would cause.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Obama Includes Santa Ana Streetcar in Federal Budget
Local officials hailed the president’s allocation of $125 million as a major step toward realization of the 4.1-mile streetcar line.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Deputies’ Union Sues County, Says Negligence Could Have Led to Jailbreak
The suit alleges that mismanagement and negligence by higher-ups has helped foster a unnecessarily dangerous work environment, and potentially contributed to the recent jailbreak by three inmates.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Board of Supervisors Vote to Reduce Public Meeting Schedule
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will be meeting less frequently, after supervisors voted 4-1, with Supervisor Shawn Nelson voting no, to reduce their calendar to two scheduled meetings a month.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Council Removes Planning Commissioner After Residency Questions
Move came after questions were raised about whether Planning Commissioner Vu Mai met residency requirements to serve on the commission.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Soccer Club Leaders Resign After Embezzlement Revelations
The top two leaders of the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club have resigned in the midst of the club’s treasurer pleading guilty to felonies related to more than $174,000 in embezzlement and money laundering from the club.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Fullerton Youth Soccer Club’s Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Four Felonies
Laura Alicia Zellerbach, former treasurer for the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club, pleaded guilty Friday to four felonies in connection with the embezzlement and money laundering of more than $174,000 from the club.
