The American Civil Liberties Union will be deposing City Council members – and possibly former council members – on their responsiveness to the city’s Latino community. Voice of OC has requested media access.
Tag: Californians Aware
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative
VOC Asks State Supreme Court to Hear Public Records Case
Voice of OC filed suit after county officials refused to release records regarding officials’ actions leading up to Carlos Bustamante’s arrest on sex crimes. The open-government advocacy group Californians Aware has joined the suit.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Hints of Nepotism Roil Garden Grove Fire Department
Garden Grove officials are struggling to contain rumors that Mayor Bruce Broadwater’s son could be hired as a firefighter despite having been found unqualified for the position.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Leaders Vow to Protect State’s Public Records Act
The governor and state Senate Democrats have abandoned an effort to gut the law that provides public’s access to government records.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
A Scramble to Save State’s Public Records Act
State residents are being urged to call Gov. Jerry Brown and ask him to veto sections of two bills that would gut the law.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Gives Public Scant Look at Budget Process
Many cities hold several study sessions during budget season, but Garden Grove gives its residents just five days to review its plan.
Posted inEducation, Government, Top Stories
Supreme Court Rules Special Ed Litigation Costs Are Public
Orange County school districts have kept secret hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills they racked up fighting families of children seeking special education services.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Brown Act: Landmark for Protecting Open Government
The work of a reporter, an assemblyman and some sneaky officials led to the passage of the Ralph M. Brown Act 60 years ago.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Some Districts Refuse to Release Cost Records
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.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
County Releases Redacted Version of Controversial Drakodaidis Claim
Among other allegations, the letter accuses Supervisor Pat Bates of trying to change a sex offender ordinance to help a friend.
