Questions about the residency of newly elected Councilwoman Kimberly Ho have led to a policy requiring a screening process to ensure that applicants who want to serve on a commission or committee live in the city.
Tag: California attorney general
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Sanchez Is Trounced in Bid for U.S. Senate Seat
With more than 65 percent of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, state Attorney General Kamala Harris led Orange County Rep. Loretta Sanchez 63.6 percent of the vote to 36.4 percent.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Water District’s Secretive Committees Likely Violate Open Meetings Law
The Orange County Water District’s Board of Directors has several committees that meet outside of public view. And several of them appear to be doing so illegally, according to open government expert Terry Francke.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Attorney General Reviewing Possible Charges in Courthouse Beating
The state Attorney General’s office will decide whether charges are warranted after a district attorney’s office investigator allegedly pummeled a defense attorney at an Orange County courthouse.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
‘A Failure of Leadership’ in DA’s Office, Panel Finds
In a scathing report, independent legal authorities evaluating the jailhouse informants scandal found District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ office has a “win at all costs” mentality and is in need of a substantial reorganization.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Jailhouse Informants Set to Take Stand in Superior Court
An unusual hearing will start today in Orange County Superior Court, with the credibility of leading county prosecutors on the line.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Troubled Hospital Network Cares for Neediest OC Patients
Fraud charges and threats of closure surround the few hospitals in Orange County that treat youths suffering from paralysis and other injuries.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Prison Officials Seek Delay of Receiver’s Valley Fever Order
Officials say they need clarification before they can implement a federal receiver’s order to move some inmates from the threat of the disease.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Many in OC on Their Way From ‘Invisible’ to Documented
Although cost remains a barrier, signs indicate that large numbers of youths in the county are applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
DA’s Office: Claims by Public Defender Are ‘Defamatory’
Allegations that the DA’s office failed to prosecute a case because it is shielding a top investigator are “baseless,” prosecutors declare.
