Adam Nick and his council colleagues have taken petty corruption and political infighting to the level of performance art.
Tag: campaign contributions
Posted inAnaheim
Controversial Ballot Measures on Anaheim Council Agenda
Members of Anaheim City Council are expected to vote Tuesday on a trio of measures that would significantly impact how the city collects taxes, incurs debts, and doles out subsidies.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Probe Votes by City Commissioners
Republican Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway points to a lobbyist’s email as evidence that votes on an apartment project might have been tainted by campaign contributions. Democratic Councilman Larry Agran says the accusation is just another election season political attack.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Council Considering New Billboard for 22 Freeway
Media giant Clear Channel is proposing a new electronic billboard along the well-traveled road.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Weekly: More Questionable Campaign Cash for DA
OC Weekly’s R. Scott Moxley reported that the DA took $3,200 from a wealthy Republican and his wife days before filing charges against their Democratic adversaries.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
8 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Orange County could take a major step toward establishing a homeless shelter, and the deputy sheriff’s labor deal comes to a vote.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Resident to City Councilman: ‘Pot, Meet Kettle’
A councilman speculates that the mayor is fishing for campaign contributions from local baseball leagues, but some say he has done the same.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Measure for Costa Mesa Charter Attracts Big Labor Dollars
While a council majority controls the dais, organized labor controls the advertising landscape in this election.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories
Do New Resources Mean DA Will Finally Get to Sidhu Case?
The Orange County district attorney still hasn’t finished an investigation into whether the Anaheim councilman accepted illegal campaign donations.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Grants Subsidy Extension to Hotelier
The 3-2 vote for a tax subsidy worth up to $44 million to the developer of a four-star hotel in the city’s resort district mirrors an earlier vote on a controversial hotelier subsidy granted earlier in the year.
