Local developer Ryan Ogulnick is being fined for violating state law by allegedly laundering campaign money and failing to disclose the original source of over $300,000 spent on mailers in the 2018 Santa Ana election.
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 inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach City Attorney Heads to Trump Administration
City Attorney Michael Gates is leaving to join the U.S. Department of Justice as a Deputy Attorney General amid multiple ongoing lawsuits between Huntington Beach and the state.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana School District to Lay Off Nearly 300 Teachers and Staff
Facing an over $180 million budget deficit, Santa Ana Unified School Board members voted to lay off around 280 teachers and other staff members at the end of the school year.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana School Board Considers Laying Off 280 Teachers, Other Staff
With declining enrollment, Santa Ana Unified school board members are the latest public education leaders considering laying off hundreds of teachers and staff to keep their budget afloat.
Posted inGovernment
OC Leaders Scramble to Figure Out What Federal Funding is Cut Off by Trump Executive Orders
It remains unclear what funding could be cut off to the county, which has already implemented a hiring freeze amidst concerns about its own projected budget shortfall.
Posted inGovernment
How is Orange County Going to Handle Trump’s Immigration Crackdown?
The U.S. Department of Justice is threatening to investigate local officials who impede federal immigration enforcement efforts – putting California officials at odds with President Trump over the state’s sanctuary law.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
CA Attorney General Files Appeal in Huntington Beach Voter ID Lawsuit
The appeal is the next chapter in a fight over whether or not cities have the powers to set up their own voting rules in California.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Officials Gear Up For Over 13,000 New Homes Across the City
Fullerton officials approved a state mandated plan to zone for over 13,000 homes weeks before a looming deadline that if missed could result in a loss of state funding, fines and local control.
Posted inState
Huntington Beach Sues California Over Sanctuary Laws
The lawsuit is the latest chapter in a series of legal battles between Surf City and state leaders, testing the city’s powers under its charter.
Posted inState
Will Huntington Beach’s Legal Argument of Limited Independence Hold up in Court?
For the past two years, most of the city’s litigation has argued that charter cities are outside many of the state’s laws, but it remains unclear whether courts will side with the city on that issue.
