After facilitating a controversial near-sale of coastal parkland in 2021, county officials are now arguing against a wealthy GOP political donor’s case in court.
Tag: Buck Johns
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Another CA Agency Takes Aim at Private Fence in Newport Back Bay As Protest Springs Up
Orange County Supervisors are set to discuss the sale – and the increasing state scrutiny – behind closed doors at their Tuesday meeting.
Posted inCOAST
CA Coastal Commission Calls on OC to Take Down Private Fence on Controversial Back Bay Parkland
A host of residents are still demanding answers as to why County of Orange officials came quietly close to privatizing public land in Upper Newport Bay.
Posted inCOAST
Attempted Back Bay Land Sale, and Emails Between County and Wealthy Donor, Come Under the Microscope
Orange County grand jurors also took a critical look at how the county nearly sold off public parkland – and still “ceded” the land “to private use” despite the sale being stopped by residents.
Posted inCountywide
Collective Fight Could Expand Orange County’s Open Space Landscape
After decades of fighting, public land advocates are making steps to preserve or expand more open space in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide
Will A Contested Slice of Newport Back Bay Stay in Public Hands?
Local watchdogs say OC officials broke transparency laws when they backed off reclaiming land from a wealthy political donor, who’s threatening to sue the county for halting the land sale.
Posted inGovernment
OC Officials Back Off on Reclaiming Public Back Bay Land from Newport Political Donor
County of Orange staff are backing away from efforts to reclaim the land for the public, after Newport Beach political donor Buck Johns warned of legal action over his canceled purchase.
Posted inOutdoors
Newport Beach Residents Stop $13K County Sale of Back Bay Park Land to Wealthy GOP Donor
A petition has gathered enough signatures to force the County of Orange to either “terminate” the sale or put it up before voters in an election.
Posted inOutdoors
Newport Political Donor’s $13K Bid for Back Bay Park Land Stokes Opposition, Debate Over Who Gets Priority for Public Land in OC
A proposal by Newport Beach political donor Buck Johns to buy park land for $13,000 has sparked uproar and questions over who gets prioritized for public land in OC.
