Doug Chaffee, the former mayor of Fullerton, took office Tuesday. Supervisors also set March 12 as the date for a special election to replace the seat held until recently by Todd Spitzer.
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 inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Buying 600-Bed Homeless Shelter Building in Santa Ana
If the sale goes through and the new shelter opens, it would be the largest homeless shelter in Orange County.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Could Rivalry Among Vietnamese American, Republican Elected Officials Throw Central OC to Dems?
While congressional races have dominated the media landscape this year, one race in Central Orange County, the 34th State Senate, is more competitive than usual but under the radar. Could rivalries among Vietnamese American Republicans shift the balance of power in Sacramento?
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Newport Beach, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
OC Expands Drug and Alcohol Rehab Registration
In a break with their usual practice, the three supervisors who approved the ordinance did it without a cost estimate or funding identified to pay for the county staff time and outreach.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Close to Opening 200-Bed Shelter; Suit Preps for Shift to South County
At the hearing, Santa Ana officials said they were able to design and construct the new 200-bed shelter in less than a month and that it will be opening soon at a location they haven’t yet disclosed publicly.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Supervisors Order Destruction of Campaign Money Enforcement Emails
Government emails and text messages about enforcement of Orange County’s campaign finance laws will be destroyed two years after they’re sent or received, under a policy county supervisors approved Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Small Portion of OC Rehab Homes Must Register Under New Ordinance
Officials noted the move is unnecessary because state law already requires it.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Approve New $400 Million County Headquarters
The new building will roughly double the amount of floor space for the county supervisors’ offices, to 32,000 square feet.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Back Cash Bail; Want New Law Overturned
The top county elected officials backed a bail industry referendum to overturn a new law that replaces the cash bail system with public safety risk assessments.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Homeless Shelters to Open in Santa Ana and Anaheim by End of December, Cities Say
South Orange County also is set to be brought into the federal case, as the judge expressed frustration at the lack of a south county shelter site.
