County officials have been contradicting themselves on whether they approved millions in extra spending on the app, and won’t yet reveal the full terms of what the extra money is for.
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Was OC’s Top Prosecutor Improperly Cleared of Corruption or Not? A Secret Report Could Shed Light
Damon Tucker, who was fired as a DA investigator in December, says he found “overwhelming evidence” DA Todd Spitzer committed serious crimes like money laundering, extortion, and soliciting bribes. Spitzer says it’s all a smear campaign against him. An 11-page memo kept secret by the DA could shed light on what kind of probe looked at Spitzer’s fundraising.
Posted inGovernment
Just Before New Transparency Shift, County Quietly Increased Vaccine PR by $2 Million; Terms Were Secret Until Voice of OC Asked for Them
The $2 million contract, for marketing vaccines and the county’s Covid-19 response, says the budget, work plan and schedule will be figured out later.
Posted inGovernment
After Public Outcry Over Secrecy, County of Orange Changes Approach, Says it Will Start Publicizing All Planned Covid Contracts Before Approval
It comes after a public backlash to the county’s top official criticizing Voice of OC record requests for $220 million in secretly-approved coronavirus contracts that were never posted on public agendas.
Posted inSan Clemente
San Clemente City Council Struggles Over Keeping Public Records Secret
Some city council members want to adopt new restrictions that would make it illegal for colleagues to release certain records while others question that kind of penchant for secrecy.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Residents Rely on Parents to Report Coronavirus School Cases, County Keeps Cases Secret
Coronavirus impact on schools remains unclear as scores of OC students head back to classrooms.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, Top Stories, Transportation
Scores of OC Bus Drivers Employed Through Private Contractors Laid Off During Public Health Crisis
While bus drivers and operations employees directly employed by OCTA get to keep their jobs and even their pay as some stay home, bus drivers employed through two private contractors the agency gives money to have been laid off, and will see their benefits follow their jobs out the door.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Santana: Brea’s Secretive Water Agency Draws Court Challenge
This Tuesday, Brea city officials will go behind closed doors to talk about their secretive water agency, Cal Domestic, and plans to keep city representatives on the Cal Domestic board of directors from filing any kind of financial disclosure about conflicts of interest. Such disclosures would have allowed city officials to question a former city manager that was being paid by the water agency while also advising the city to spend millions on controversial water rights purchases – a move that last year drew sanction from the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Government in 2017: Public Records Destruction, Contractors and Public Speaking Limits
Orange County’s five elected supervisors preside over $6 billion in public spending and pressing issues like homelessness, mental health and drug treatment, and how to balance spending between those programs and county jails, the Sheriff’s Department, and District Attorney’s Office.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
County Supervisors Secretly Kill A Potential Downtown for Laguna Niguel
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has secretly brought development of downtown Laguna Niguel to an abrupt halt, quietly killing a contract with a developer of county-owned land.