Battle lines are being drawn as state and local officials ready for legal fights with the Trump administration on everything from immigration to marijuana to healthcare to global warming. What are the key flashpoints and is there room — on infrastructure spending, say — for compromise? Former California Attorney General and Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Orange County Register opinion editor Brian Calle and Lincoln Club director Clare Venegas discuss, analyze and debate.
Tag: Bill Lockyear
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Inside OC: Experts Skeptical of Sanchez’ ‘GOP Southern Strategy’
Bill Lockyer, former State Treasurer, Attorney General, Senate Leader and Michael Capaldi Chairman Emeritus of the Lincoln Club, discuss the race for Barbara Boxer’s open U.S. Senate seat on “Inside OC with Rick Reiff” airing on PBS SoCal and Cox.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative
Toll Road Officials Angry Over Audit
Orange County toll road supporters say environmentalists are behind a move to have state officials review the health of the agency’s bonds.
Posted inSanta Ana
Appeals Court Blocks Pulido-Involved State Property Sale
The sale — in which Pulido had said he would earn a $500,000
finders fee — is now in jeopardy.
Posted inSanta Ana
Judge OKs Pulido-Involved Property Sale
The Santa Ana mayor said at one point that he stood to earn
$500,000 finder’s fee in the deal.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pulido Finder’s Fee Is an Ethical Issue, But Not Necessarily a Legal One
Good government experts say it would be wrong for the Santa Ana
mayor to use his position to benefit financially from the sale of
state properties.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pulido in Line for $500,000 ‘Finders Fee’ from State Building Sale
Pulido would be among many well-connected people to benefit from
controversial sale of 24 state buildings.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
The Not-So-Obvious Costs of Desalination
Poseidon Resources, the company proposing a $350 million
desalination plant in Huntington Beach, says the plant will come at
“no financial risk to taxpayers.” But what does that really
mean?
