The discussion comes on the heels of revelations showing
questionable outsourcing decisions in the city’s building
division.
Category: NORTH COUNTY
North Orange County covers Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Yorba Linda and their neighbors, where city budgets have been the recurring story. Every story we have published about north county, newest first.
Anaheim Outsourcing Continues to Raise Questions
Charles Abbott Associates received the vast majority of
Anaheim’s outsourced plan check work while company employee Steve
Ahuna was working in the city’s building division.
Councilman Alleges Cover-Up in Kelly Thomas Police Beating
Bruce Whitaker said the internal information he has received
about the fatal beating by police has been “extremely
misleading.”
Anaheim Gets Federal Dollars for Transportation Center
The $184-million project, which has been fraught with problems,
will receive $7.5 million.
Employees: Anaheim Plans to Lay Off Eight More Librarians
Library staffers say the city will cut almost one-fifth of its
full-time library employees. City officials won’t give
specifics.
Plans for State’s High-Speed Train System Derailed Again
The state’s Central Valley might end up being the only
high-speed rail zone.
Anaheim Mayor Addresses Conflict of Interest Issues
Mayor Tom Tait said the city must be concerned about perceptions
of conflict.
More Revelations Expected in Inquiry of Fullerton Police
Investigating the fatal police beating of a mentally ill
transient is bound to uncover more problems, says independent
investigator.
Combating the Code of Silence
To what extent did a longstanding bias among police toward
protecting their fellow officers contribute to the beating of Kelly
Thomas?
Head of Anaheim’s Building Division Resigns His Post
Scott Fazekas had drawn criticism because the city had
outsourced building division work to his private firm while he was
head of the division.









