An OC Superior Court Judge resigning after agreeing to plead guilty to fraud, the county animal shelter grapples with a negligence lawsuit – these are just some of OC’s biggest headlines as the new year starts.
Category: State
Sacramento sets housing law, the state budget and the rules Orange County cities have to follow. We cover the decisions made there so you don’t have to sift through council agendas and meeting minutes.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Superior Court Judge Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Resigns
OC Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro helped defraud a worker’s compensation program, according to a signed plea agreement released by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.
Posted inCountywide
How to Start Off the New Year By Finding Old Cash
Short on cash after the holidays? Californians can check how much the state may owe them back in unclaimed and abandoned funds.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Year on ICE
Federal deportation efforts kicked off in June this year, leading to a wave of protests, the creation of immigrant aid funds and concerns over who exactly immigration agents are targeting.
Posted inState
Huntington Beach Continues to Lose Lawsuits Arguing Charter City Rights
While city leaders have claimed for years they have winnable cases, their lawsuits have been regularly turned down by judges at state and federal courts in their legal battles.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Judge Orders Huntington Beach to Adopt Housing Plan
The city now has 120 days to get a housing plan approved, and until they do, developers can largely approve their own projects.
Posted inGovernment
OC’s Biggest Civic News as Angel Stadium is Back in Play
Anaheim officials could be gearing up to negotiate another Angel Stadium deal, a key player in the Anaheim corruption scandal wants to reverse his guilty plea – these are some of the biggest headlines in Orange County.
Posted inState
Orange County Veterans Cemetery Being Redesigned to Reduce Cost
The redesign comes as the project just picked up a $10 million federal grant to help push the project over the finish line.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Once Again Put Angel Stadium in Play
Anaheim officials this week announced they’re slated to discuss Angel Stadium with the state housing department, centered on California’s Surplus Land Act – a law regulating sale of public properties
Posted inGovernment
More OC Immigrants Could Get Citizenship, Visas Under $1.5 Million State Grant
State legislators – spearheaded by Assemblyman Avelino Valencia – are giving the Catholic Charities of Orange County a $1.5 million grant to help the organization obtain citizenship status and other legal documents for immigrants.
