Garden Grove city officials handed over records in April in response to a request by the District Attorney’s office, which is investigating allegations of nepotism and Brown Act violations.
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 inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Orange County Supervisors Oppose Affordable Housing Bill, Citing Fee Increase
The bill is politically significant in that it’s proposed by the state Assembly’s top legislator at a time when the supervisors want Sacramento to boost Orange County’s share of property tax revenue.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
New County Budget to be Released Monday
The spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, will outline how the county CEO believes money should be used for services like law enforcement, public health, social services, parks and libraries.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
Irvine Moves Closer to Lawsuits Against Former Great Park Consultants
The city will be seeking extensions to the statute of limitations on claims against consultants Forde & Mollrich, Gafcon and the municipal law firm Rutan and Tucker. But the targets first have to agree.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs
Feds Threaten to Cut Off Medicare Payments to St. Joseph Hospital
A letter sent late last month to the hospital warns that payments will be cut off in July unless it corrects a number of patient “deficiencies.”
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Supervisor Nelson Confirms Desire to Become Judge
In an interview with Voice of OC, Nelson said he plans to apply and/or run for a judicial seat when his term as supervisor ends in 2019.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Two Tet Festival Organizers Ousted Amid Embezzlement Allegations
The student group that organizes an annual Lunar New Year festival in Little Saigon has removed two of its top leaders for allegedly embezzling over $118,000.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
May Day Protesters Fill OC Streets
Protesters took to the streets of Anaheim and Santa Ana Friday for the annual international workers holiday, known as May Day, and railed against police brutality and deportations of undocumented immigrants.
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OC Execs Top List of Biggest Educator Pensions in State
A new ranking of public pensions for California’s retired K-12 and community college educators puts three former Orange County executives at the very top.
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Around the Web: Fall of Saigon
A round-up of some of coverage of the Fall of Saigon.
