Elected officials in Anaheim – a city rocked by one of the biggest public corruption scandals in Orange County history – are slowly taking steps towards reform. But some proposals have fizzled out.
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.
Posted inAnaheim
Santana: Will Anaheim Trigger The Fall of Reform Across Orange County and Beyond?
This Fall, the Happiest Place on Earth becomes the backdrop behind a series of hard looks at how local city halls are really run in the wake of a public corruption scandal. Will reform follow or fail?
Posted inStanton
Stanton Residents Will Vote on Term Limits for Mayor Next Year
Stanton City Council members voted in September to create a ballot measure that would impose a two-term limit on the mayor.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Anaheim & San Diego Protect City Hall Whistleblowers?
FBI affidavits, an independent investigation report and a former Mayor’s public corruption guilty plea is leading politicians in two SoCal cities to think about bolstering protections for whistleblowers. Will it work?
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Considers an Ethics Officer in Fallout of City Hall Corruption Scandal
After an FBI corruption probe and an independent investigation, Anaheim officials are exploring the creation of an ethics officer position at city hall and what exactly the role will be.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two Orange Unified School Board Members May Face a Recall Election
Rick Ledesma and Madison Miner could soon face a recall election for quietly firing the superintendent over holiday break. Most recently, the board has adopted a transgender notification policy.
Posted inGovernment
Is Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal a Conduit For Reforms Across Southern California?
Politicians across OC and one in San Diego are citing the corruption scandal in Anaheim as a cautionary tale and calling for reforms in their own cities.
Posted inOutdoors
Fullerton Residents Fight For a Trail; Politicians Want to Spend That Money Elsewhere
Working class residents are pushing back against politicians who are trying to repurpose a $1.78M state grant that would have built a trail in a park poor area. Officials say the plan wasn’t complete.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park’s Koreatown Becomes OC’s Newest Official Cultural Enclave
Orange County now has four official cultural business districts for residents to explore following the designation of a second Koreatown in Buena Park.
Posted inEducation
An OC School District Adopts New Parent Alert Policy; Will it Impact LGBTQ+ Students?
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will require school staff to report “clear and present danger” cases to parents, with some officials questioning if it means reporting LGBTQ+ students to parents.
