This Sunshine Week, as Sacramento legislators consider updating the state’s open meeting law, there’s increased focus on getting politicians to show up for work as well as giving the public an ability to view meetings remotely.
Tag: California Senate
Posted inState
Latest Election Night Results on OC’s Key Races for State Legislature
Among the four competitive races, Republicans were ahead for two seats and Democrats ahead in the other two.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Pat Bates Selected State Senate GOP Leader
Bates will lead the GOP minority of 13 senators in a house where Democrats hold two thirds of the seats.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
New Bill Would Ban Taxpayer-Funded Mailers During Run-up to Elections
The state Senate bill follows revelations that Orange County supervisors Andrew Do and Lisa Bartlett sent out tens of thousands of county-funded mailers prominently featuring their names in the weeks before the June primary.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Moorlach Bill Would Boost Local Access to Mental Health Funds
The bill, proposed by state Sen. John Moorlach, would make it clear that local police and hospitals could use money from state Proposition 63 for emergency treatment of adults who are in danger of seriously harming themselves or others.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs, Politics & Elections
Dunn Enters Race for Congress, Resigns From Voice of OC Board
Former state Sen. Joseph Dunn filed papers this week to enter the race for the 46th Congressional District seat that Loretta Sanchez is giving up in order to run for the U.S. Senate.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Norby: A Conservative’s Case for Sanchez in Senate Race
Former Republican State Assemblyman Chris Norby argues that Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s voting record is something conservatives should consider as a reason for support in the ongoing race for a vacant U.S. Senate seat in California.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs, Westminster
Garden Grove, Westminster Consider Support for Flag Amendment
The Garden Grove and Westminster city councils this week will consider resolutions to support a constitutional amendment proposed by state Sen. Janet Nguyen, that would banning the United States flag from state funded college campuses.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Clash Over Allegations of Improper Politicking at County Events
Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s allegations regarding former Supervisor Janet Nguyen sparked a debate over the fine line supervisors walk between public service and self promotion.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisor Nguyen’s Fundraising Attracts Scrutiny of the FBI
Federal agents contacted a San Diego County-based contractor and another source close to Orange County government regarding Nguyen late last year.
