Mayor Londres Uso says city staff bluffed when it took the fall for making improvements to a trail-head access site without council member direction.
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Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Yorba Linda
Immigration Vote Reveals Divisions on Yorba Linda Council
The 3-0 vote to be the first Orange County city to officially support Arizona’s controversial new immigration law belies the bad feelings among council members.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Politics & Elections
Gary Miller’s Military Service Draws Questions and Corrections
Congressman’s staff asks one congressional publication to correct his biography after a magazine calls him out. But even the new biography fails to provide his precise service time, which was about seven weeks in 1967.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Politics & Elections
The Latest on Absentee Voters
About 20 percent (or 126,000) of the absentee ballots sent out in Orange County for next week’s primary are back in. The return rate is normal and should mean about a 25 percent total turnout, registrar says.
Posted inLaguna Niguel
Laguna Niguel Might Extend Temporary Ban on Pot Shops
City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on extending a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. The city says it needs more time to study possible prohibition or regulation of the stores.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
KOCE on Voice of OC
We are up and running with stories from our broadcast partner on immigration, social services fraud and the state’s $11 billion water bond measure.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Walking the Walk Still Makes a Difference
Even in the age of Twitter, political consultants and campaign organizers say walking a district and knocking on doors remains one of the most effective methods of campaigning.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Candidates for Local Offices Are Digging Deep into Their Own Pockets
Self-financing is not just for fantastically wealthy gubernatorial hopefuls — candidates for local offices are making six-figure loans to their own campaigns. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Honoring Veterans Beyond Memorial Day
It isn’t just Orange County’s war memorials that don’t get enough attention. More than 3,500 homeless veterans in the county need help that they aren’t getting.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Fire Authority Postpones Decision on Fee Hikes
The Orange County Fire Authority, citing a need for consensus on the 2010-11 budget, will form an ad hoc committee to hammer out an agreement.
