Cities from San Francisco to Costa Mesa put strong emphasis on
audits and transparency in applying hotel tourism taxes. Anaheim,
not so much.
Attempted purchase of the Orange County Fairgrounds by the city
and a private company is dead after a lawmaker abandons a bill that
would authorize the deal.
The California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations is
asking the state attorney general to investigate the involvement of
John Williams’ office in the OC district attorney’s abrupt and
controversial firing of one of his top deputies.
The City Council is slated today to take up marijuana grow houses, pellet gun permits and an ordinance banning city officials from doing business with the city for one year.
Orange County sheriff’s deputies and officials got in 141
accidents over the last three years, costing taxpayers more than
$3.5 million in settlements. But one involving a Lake Forest man
shows how far the department will go to avoid acknowledging
fault.
Labor leaders didn’t mince words to political aspirants — both
local and statewide — who attended their annual picnic in Orange
County on Saturday: Anyone applying for office this election season
had better be focused on jobs.
Jim Reardon and Clint Worthington are skeptical about a fair campaign practices pledge.
Proposal by colleague would prohibit board members from participating in decisions that could create conflicting loyalties.
Two county supervisors and the grand jury hold three separate opinions on who should be responsible for the lab.
Santa Ana city manager says Mayor Miguel Pulido had no knowledge that city was providing him with health benefits. But Pulido told the Register that he did know.
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