Today, Orange County voters decide on which party controls the OC Board of Supervisors and who they want representing them in Congress.
Category: Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, a planned community and home to Saddleback College, has about 90,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and elections.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
California Appeals Court Blocks Removal of Mission Viejo City Council Majority
The council members will remain in office until the court makes a decision on the case, stalling a previous order that would’ve thrown them out of office tomorrow.
Posted inNEWS
Mission Viejo Appoints City Manager to Run the Town After Judge Boots Council Majority
After an OC Superior Court Judge tossed three council members in an election lawsuit, city officials handed the city manager a blank check to run the city.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Mission Viejo City Council Majority To Get Tossed At End of Month
The only way for the majority of council members to stay in office is if the California Court of Appeals issues a stay.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who’s In Charge of Mission Viejo?
Councilmembers have a deadline of September 30 to step down, but so far there’s been no plan announced by city leaders on what happens next.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Judge Removes Majority of Mission Viejo City Council Members, City Moves to Appeal
The city of Mission Viejo is already looking to appeal the case, but it’s an open question of what will happen if they lose.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Tentative Ruling Removing Mission Viejo City Council Members Stands, Who Might Fill Their Seats?
The Mission Viejo City Attorney called on the judge to lay out a process for replacing the council majority, but he said it wasn’t his responsibility.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Local Judge Throws Majority of Mission Viejo’s City Councilmembers Off Dais
The ruling comes years after residents originally alleged the council had illegally extended their terms of office without notifying the public.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Wants to Run Your City Streets and School Classrooms? A Peek at November’s Ballot
Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.
Posted inGovernment
FBI Highlights How OC Politicians Subvert the Public’s Right to Government Records
While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
