Brea Olinda Unified School District

Some Districts Refuse to Release Cost Records

By | September 25, 2012

Voice of OC requested under the California Public Records Act legal bills for special education lawsuits from several Orange County school districts. Some complied, some didn’t.

OC Universities Fail Public Records Test

By ADAM ELMAHREK | March 16, 2011

First Amendment watchdog Californians Aware issued failing
grades to both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton in a test of their
responsiveness to the California Public Records Act. Two local K-12
school districts were also given failing grades.

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One of the individuals impacted is a sheriff’s deputy, who is the person who opened the package. The other three people are civilians. Still no evacuations at the courthouse, though a portion of the third floor is closed.

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Hazmat and bomb squad personnel are currently testing to see the nature of the substance. Now four people are found to have been exposed — two are en route to hospitals and two will be transported soon. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.

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Update on the OC Courthouse situation: The suspicious package is a cardboard box that was found in courtroom C-53, that was not in session at the time, according to Orange County Fire Authority PIO Captain Larry Kurtz.

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Two other people, who are not affiliated with law enforcement, were also affected but are being treated on scene. Multiple adjacent court rooms are closed and there are no other evacuations at this time. The Hazmat and bomb squads are presently investigating the package.

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Around 2:30 p.m. there was a suspicious package located in one of the court rooms at the Orange County Courthouse on the third floor in the west wing, said OCFA PIO Carrie Braun. A deputy started experiencing medical distress and is being transported to a hospital for treatment.

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Judge Nathan Scott this morning did not rule, but will likely issue an electronic decision later today, on the temporary restraining order requested by the Deputies Union to block the release of any misconduct records on use of force, sexual assault and lying while on duty.

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Presently “the courthouse is not being evacuated,” said Kostas Kalaitizidis, the PIO for the Superior Court of OC. On scene there are nearly a dozen OCFA vehicles and the sheriff’s department bomb squad.

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