Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis alleges a host of improprieties by officials, including supervisors Janet Nguyen and Pat Bates.
Tag: Californians Aware
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Voice of OC Files Suit to Reveal Letter Kept Secret by County
The news organization, along with open-government advocacy group Californians Aware, seeks access to a letter sent by a deputy CEO that reportedly alleges a host of improprieties within the county bureaucracy.
Posted inGovernment
Tensions Run High at CalOptima Meeting
Board holds closed session that does not include board chairman and might be a Brown Act violation.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim: Want Public Records? Buy Us Two New Computers
City Hall wants $19,000 to provide Voice of OC with emails that an open-government expert says were deleted illegally from the city’s computers.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Lobbying Exec’s Talk Raises Brown Act Issues in Costa Mesa
A 10-minute presentation by a construction industry representative in favor of the proposed charter might be a violation of both the Brown Act and First Amendment, expert says.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative
OC Supervisors Don’t Bother With Approving Minutes of Meetings
As a result, there is no record posted for the public that reflects exactly what happens at the board’s regular meetings.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Charging $19,000 Fee for Public Records That Were Purged
The charge is in response to a Voice of OC request for public records that high-level officials have deleted from city computers. Open-government expert says charge is illegal.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Mayor’s Landscaping Job
While claiming that his city was on the brink of insolvency, Costa Mesa Mayor Gary Monahan asked for — and received — city-funded improvements to the section of Newport Boulevard in front of his bar.
Posted inCosta Mesa
City’s Secrecy About Pot Shop Letter Was Illegal, Expert Says
Behind closed doors, the Costa Mesa City Council last year
authorized a letter seeking federal help in closing the city’s
medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted inAnaheim
Mayor Wants Public to Know Identity of Hotel Project Backers
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait and Councilwoman Lorri Galloway say the
public has a right to know who is reaping the benefit from the
$158-million tax break.
