The new measures will result in less people in the jails, reads an administrative order from OC Superior Presiding Judge Kirk Nakamura, “thus alleviating some of the pressures for arraignments within 48 hours and preliminary hearings within 10 days.”
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 inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Court Officials Revise Operations and Hearings After Public Outrage, But What Happens Next is Unclear
OC Court officials have partly backed off reopening courtrooms for hearings amid a higher court order to close for two weeks and public health orders for OC residents to stay at home, after scenes from the main courthouse in Santa Ana on Thursday drew outrage from attorneys and county officials.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Officials Report Steep Decline in Bus Ridership
Transportation officials in just the past couple of days are reporting sharp declines in bus ridership amid orders by the governor and local health officials for people to avoid public gatherings and stay at home.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, NEWS, State, Top Stories
Grocers, Food Banks and School Lunch Programs Gear Up to Ensure Residents Have Plenty of Food
“There is plenty of food,” say grocers as Orange County residents prepare to stay at home and limit their public interactions. Meanwhile, food banks and school lunch programs will continue kicking into gear for low-income families and seniors who need affordable access to food during the public health crisis.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
Top OC Health Officials Face Public, Answer Coronavirus Questions in Online Town Hall
The virtual meeting — which got nearly 2,000 comments and more than 16,000 views on Facebook as of Thursday — comes as health officials have reported only six known cases countywide, out of the 3.2 million total people in OC, and no evidence of the virus spreading in the county yet.
Posted inState, Top Stories
Whistleblower Hearing Set for Friday Over Fired OC Fairgrounds Executive
The informal State Personnel Board hearing is scheduled to be held in Rancho Cucamonga, more than a year after Carleton was put on paid administrative leave by then-fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer.
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CA Watchdog Proposes $27,000 Campaign Finance Fine on Newport Council Members
Diane Dixon, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is among the current and former Newport Beach City Council members who were found to have failed to properly disclose campaign finance efforts.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
Voters Apparently Ousted Republican Assemblyman From His South OC Seat
If the results still hold when vote counting is over, it will be a rare case in Orange County of a state legislator failing to make it to the November runoff for their seat.
Posted inInvestigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
Election Night Results: Who’s Leading to Represent OC in Sacramento?
While Democrats state wide comprise a lion’s share of lawmakers in Sacramento, Republicans currently hold seven of Orange County’s state-level offices while Democrats hold five.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, State, Top Stories, Westminster
Billionaire Spending on OC Elections Denies Intentional Wrongdoing, State Probes Activities
Kieu Hoang and his lawyer have denied all wrongdoing, amid a state probe into his campaign activities in local OC elections centering on Little Saigon.
