Assistant City Attorney Omar Sandoval will take the place of City Attorney Thomas Nixon, who is retiring at the end of this month. The mayor is pushing the council to consider replacing its contract firm, Woodruff, Spradlin and Smart, altogether.
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 inEquality & Equity, Garden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor, Considering Run for Congress, Comes Out as Gay
At the public forum Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bao Nguyen thanked the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, as a gay man himself, for his influence as an openly gay ambassador in Hanoi.
Posted inAnaheim, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: A Peek Behind the Curtain of Reporter-Source Relationships
This week, Voice of OC journalists discuss allegations by a Latino activist in Anaheim that the Orange County Register excluded him from coverage of a ticket tax protection deal for Disneyland.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Hires Consultant To Resolve Budget
Westminster has hired local government finance consultant Irwin Bornstein to help resolve budget issues after its last finance director was fired for a budget miscalculation.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
State Watchdog Gives DA Light Reprimand Over Financial Disclosures
The Fair Political Practices Commission said it was satisfied with District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ response to revelations that he had allowed his chief of staff Susan Schroeder to avoid filing financial disclosures, but told him not to let it happen again.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Fullerton Residents to Decide on District-Based Elections
As part of a settlement in California Voting Rights Act lawsuit reached Wednesday, Fullerton must start the process of dividing the city into election districts, according to a press release from groups suing the city.
Posted inNews Briefs
In Rare Move, County Prosecutor Runs Against Sitting Judge
The upcoming re-election of a Superior Court judge has taken an uncommon twist, after a county prosecutor jumped into the race – and picked up a major endorsement from her colleagues.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Electeds Financed by Disneyland Rushed to Support Tax Shield for Resort
Anaheim City Council members Kris Murray and Jordan Brandman were the first to announce their support for a deal protecting Disneyland from a ticket tax. They’ve also benefitted the most from the mega-resort’s campaign spending.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
DA Announces Committee to Examine Prosecutorial Misconduct
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has empaneled a committee of five independent attorneys to examine his office’s controversial, and at-times, illegal use of jailhouse informants.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Dalai Lama Brings His Message of Kindness to Anaheim
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader spoke to a packed Honda Center before convening with Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait on education.
