The son of former Garden Grove Mayor Bruce Broadwater, who is at the center of the city’s nepotism scandal, has been on leave from his job as firefighter with workers’ compensation benefits since July.
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, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Wozniak Judge Refuses to Hold Hearing on Informants
Judge John D. Conley wrote that public defenders for accused murderer Daniel Patrick Wozniak had failed to show “outrageous government misconduct” involving a jail informant.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
New Garden Grove Policy Opens Up Law Enforcement Records of Officials
The City Council approved a policy this week requiring the release of certain law enforcement records involving elected public officials. The new policy follows a controversy surrounding a recorded conversation Mayor Bao Nguyen had with a police officer.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Still No ‘Public’ Voice on CalOptima Board, Decision Delayed for Third Time
The Orange County Board of Supervisors this week again delayed adding a “public” representative to the board of directors of CalOptima, the health plan for low-income elderly and disabled residents.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Approves New Contract For Firefighters
The City Council approved a two-year contract with the firefighters’ union that boosts cafeteria and employee education benefits.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Cal State Fullerton Professor Gets Hearing on Textbook Flap
Alain Bourget, who was reprimanded for declining to assign a textbook to his students that was written by the university’s math department chairman, appealed his punishment at a grievance hearing Friday.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Rick Reiff’s Inside OC is Back
PBS So Cal brings back the popular public affairs show focused on OC government and politics issues. Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. is featured on one of the first interview segments, talking about the future of non-profit newsrooms.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Adopts ‘The People’s Map’
The Anaheim City Council unanimously decided Tuesday on a council districts map that had broad support in the community and was dubbed “the people’s map.”
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Sign Off On Raise for Home Care Workers
The publicly funded workers help elderly, blind and disabled people with housework, meal preparation and other daily tasks.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Seeks Volunteers for Financial Task Force
The Westminster City Council is seeking volunteers for a new financial advisory task force to help devise a long-term strategy to stabilize the city’s budget.
