Laura Zellerbach, former treasurer of the Fullerton Rangers Youth Soccer Club, faces 27 counts of embezzlement and other felonies in connection with $250,000 allegedly taken from the club.
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, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Bus Terminal Attracts Few Homeless People
Not many Civic Center homeless people stayed at the downtown bus terminal, which officials opened over the weekend as a shelter for El Niño rain storms. But those who did stay were grateful.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Will Likely Seek Refunds for Santa Ana’s Senior Junkets
The decision by a Transportation Authority board committee stems from the city’s spending of taxpayer money to take local senior citizens on gambling trips and winery tours.
Posted inFullerton, Investigative, News Briefs
Fullerton Soccer Club Dealing With Embezzlement Charges
The District Attorney’s office is investigating the former treasurer of the Fullerton Rangers youth soccer club for possibly embezzling more than $190,000 from the volunteer organization, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Mayor Will Continue to be Elected on At-Large Basis
Garden Grove will expand its city council and keep an at-large elected mayor, after the City Council Tuesday evening approved a settlement to a lawsuit challenging its transition to district elections.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
New Zoning Plan Could Alleviate Parking Problems in Fullerton
The zoning concept, known as CollegeTown, would allow commercial and residential uses in the same building and give property owners more leeway to expand their businesses.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Expert: Vote on Santa Ana City Manager’s Bonus Violated State Law
City officials didn’t properly notify the public that the city council would be considering a $17,000 performance bonus for City Manager David Cavazos, according to the state’s leading open government expert.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
Voice of OC Podcast: Why Orange County Misses the Bus
In the latest episode of the Voice of OC podcast, we talk about the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plans for bus route changes in 2016, and what’s behind the stark 30 percent decline in bus ridership.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Bustamante Will Go to Jail in February
Former Santa Ana City Councilman and Orange County executive Carlos Bustamante will turn himself in and begin serving a one-year jail sentence for various sexual crimes on Feb. 26.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Bank Sues Property Owner Over Unfinished Building in Garden Grove
The bank financing an unfinished development, once known as the Garden Grove Galleria project, is suing the property owner for more than $4 million over allegations of fraud and breach of contract.
