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Shaky leases, financial uncertainty and limited manpower threaten Orange County food banks, but even so they help feed families and seniors on limited incomes and homeless people.
A unanimous Buena Park City Council voted Tuesday to create a background check policy for commissioners working with children, making it one of only a few Orange County cities to do any kind of a background investigation of its commission members.
The state Fair Political Practices Commission fined Art Brown, the town’s most high-profile politician, $8,500 for failing to disclose thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and taking illegal cash from anonymous donors.
The appointment of a new public guardian, a red-light camera ban
and attempts by two more cities to save their redevelopment
agencies.
A rundown of what city councils are putting on their
closed-session agendas this week.
Members of Buena Park City Council are incredulous over a demand by CalPERS that the city increase pension payments for uniformed employees.
The council gives the go ahead for a 71-unit project along the city’s border with Anaheim. A few residents objected, citing traffic and safety concerns.
Council has to dip into reserves to balance its 2010-2011 spending plan. Mayor says he hopes to avoid layoff and significant service cuts.