Residents with medical conditions say the new policy means their voice will no longer be heard at the supervisors’ public meetings because it’s too risky to go in person.
Tag: Andrew Do
Andrew Do served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors and is now imprisoned for corruption. This archive follows the whole arc: the nonprofit contracts, the federal case, the guilty plea, his resignation and the forensic audits still finding questionable spending.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Supervisors’ Chairman Could Get More Say Over Delaying Action Items
The changes would grant the chair the sole power to let supervisors delay or delete an agenda item that they’ve already delayed or deleted once before.
Posted inGovernment
Will Orange County’s Top Politicians Use Redistricting to Protect Their Own Re-Elections?
Questions are mounting about whether county supervisors are aiming to engineer safer re-elections for themselves by jettisoning parts of their district that didn’t vote for them, and adding in areas that are more favorable at the ballot box.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Halts Controversial Term Limit Extension Measure, Saying it’s Now Illegal Under State’s New Recall Ballot Law
The county’s elections chief plans to halt work on putting the measure on the upcoming governor recall ballot, after the state passed a law banning local measures from that ballot.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Term Limit Extension Push Imperiled by New Law Signed by Gov. Newsom
A new state law blocks any new local ballot measures on Gov. Newsom’s upcoming recall election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Voters to Decide Whether to Extend Supervisors’ Term Limits with Ballot Measure that Calls it a ‘Lifetime Ban’
Residents from both sides of the political aisle called the ballot language deceptive, while three supervisors who supported the measure said it mirrors that of state lawmakers.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Newport Beach Ends COVID Local Emergency, County Supervisors Continue State of Emergency
Newport Beach officials are unclear if their decision will impact access to pandemic relief funds.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
‘Sneaky’ Ballot Proposal is Revived to Extend OC Supervisor Term Limits While Calling It a ‘Lifetime Ban’
A backlash is brewing as Orange County supervisors revive a failed proposal to have voters extend their term limits while describing it on the ballot simply as a “lifetime ban after three terms.”
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Derail Public Comment for Nearly 120 Residents, Sparking Outrage
The move triggered deep anger from residents who ultimately waited about six hours to speak at the very end of the meeting during general public comments.
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Was OC’s Shadowy PR Contract for Promoting Supervisors or Vaccinations?
Despite taxpayers paying up to $2.5 million in secretly-approved PR contracts, officials can’t answer basic questions about how it’s all been spent.
