Mark Denny, a former political aide who has served as Orange County’s chief operating officer since 2013, is leaving his county job on Thursday to take a position with the city of Dana Point, according to county officials.
Category: Dana Point
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Dana Point
Lewis and Wyatt: Dana Point Residents Win With Measure H Approval
Following unanimous approval of Dana Point’s Measure H by the California Coastal Commission, community activists are now focused on changing the makeup of the Dana Point City Council in November.
Posted inDana Point, Investigative, Outdoors
Dana Point Sues Developer Over ‘Strandsgate’ Legal Fees
A ongoing legal battle in Dana Point centered on the rights of beachgoers versus those of property owners has taken a new twist with the city suing the developer of Strand at Headlands, claiming he owes taxpayers more than a half million dollars in legal fees.
Posted inDana Point, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Dana Point Harbor Chief Quits Following Critical Audit
Dana Point Harbor Director Brad Gross retired Thursday following an audit that determined the county-owned Dana Point Marina Inn handed out steep discounts to high-level harbor and Dana Point city workers for hundreds of room nights.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Audit Finds Abuse of Discount Program at County-Owned Hotel
High-level employees of Dana Point Harbor and the city of Dana Point took advantage of a poorly documented employee discount program for room stays that had no approval or oversight from the Board of Supervisors.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Dana Point
Lewis: Dana Point Citizens Want Voters to Choose
Dana Point residents fight to implement the Town Center they envisioned years ago. Competing ballot measures now force voters to decide.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Dana Point
Stewart: Dana Point Town Center Development Headed to Voters
Dana Point’s city council takes up the Initiative at Tuesday night’s public meeting. Steve Stewart writes that council members have the option of avoiding the cost of an election by adopting the Initiative language as municipal code.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Still No ‘Public’ Voice on CalOptima Board, Decision Delayed for Third Time
The Orange County Board of Supervisors this week again delayed adding a “public” representative to the board of directors of CalOptima, the health plan for low-income elderly and disabled residents.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Dana Point
Fake Nuisance Ordinances Will Not Curtail the Public’s Beach Access Rights
Dana Point needs to stop fighting and grant public access to the Strand.
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Government, Top Stories
Harbor Debate: How Much Public Money Should Businesses Get?
Supervisors debate whether the county should be spending money to promote businesses in and around Dana Point Harbor as the area undergoes a facelift.
