Some are questioning why the Santa Ana police relinquished command of the scene to Anaheim police before officers mistook a water bottle for a gun and shot Lopez repeatedly in September.
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 inGovernment
Will Poseidon’s HB Desal Plant Take State Money Away from Low-Income Housing?
The California Coastal Commission is expected to hear the Poseidon desalination project in March, according to the company’s vice president.
Posted inSanta Ana
Today Santa Ana Officials Will Reimagine City’s Landscape for the Next Few Decades
The updated General Plan — slated for a council vote tonight — would last until 2045 and affects everything from housing and transportation to parks and public services.
Posted inGovernment
Local Governments Reconsider Fossil Fuel Investments Following OC Oil Spill
After the OC oil spill, some local officials have grown vocal about rethinking their holdings in the fossil fuel industry — in some cases have numbering in the millions of public dollars.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Whistleblowers Say a Santa Ana Sheet Metal Factory is Unsafe, Polluting Water
The complaints come as Santa Ana officials are expected to address environmental issues this month by revisiting their foundational planning document for the first time in decades.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will New State Redistricting Maps Separate North OC’s Korean American Community?
State redistricting officials have toyed with the idea of keeping Fullerton and Buena Park separate in state Senate voting maps. Both cities share a large Korean American community.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
‘You Have Something to Hide:’ Amplify Energy Absent Again from State Hearing on OC Oil Spill
Amplify Energy, who owns the pipeline that leaked oil, was lambasted by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris for not showing up to a hearing, which dissected the disaster response.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Garden Grove Officials’ Push to Skip Redistricting Altogether Jolts Alarm in City Spanning Little Saigon
Following a Tuesday warning letter from the ACLU, city officials dropped the idea — for now.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Some Early CA Redistricting Map Sketches Raise Concerns Little Saigon Could Be Split Up
Redistricting officials say they’re only “visualizations” of what the maps could look like. Others say they send a signal that Little Saigon’s representation could undergo critical change.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Proposed Ballot Measure Could Save Controversial HB Desal Plant Proposal if State Regulators Deny It
Some OC water officials pushed a proposed ballot measure to put more state money into water supply projects. Critics of a controversial desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach say it also seeks to achieve something else.
