The county granted the city an extension to approve the levy for next year, but it still seems unlikely that the tax will continue.
Tag: Carlos Bustamante
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Audit Report Details Culture of Fear at County Public Works
Voice of OC has obtained the original report that lit the fuse behind the Bustamante sex crime scandal. Female workers at the county don’t trust county Human Resources and want Attorney General Kamala Harris to step in.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Downtown Tax Likely to Expire
The tax has been the center of a nearly two-year battle that squared property owners against each other and was criticized for being part of a downtown gentrification plan.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Lawyer Says Drakodaidis Plans Return, Is ‘Ideal Candidate’ for CEO
The deputy CEO, who took medical leave after Bustamante arrest and made numerous corruption allegations, says she’s coming back to work Aug. 31.
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
County CEO Tom Mauk Resigns
Tied to the resignation is a $270,000 severance payout approved unanimously by county supervisors. County Chief Financial Officer Bob Franz is appointed interim CEO.
Posted inSanta Ana
Bustamante Pleads Not Guilty
Santa Ana city councilman and former county Public Works executive is accused of crimes including sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Thursday May Be CEO’s Last Day
The agenda for the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ closed session implies that county CEO Tom Mauk will be dismissed during that meeting.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Drakodaidis Attorney Levels More Charges Against Supervisors
In yet another dramatic turn in the fallout of the Carlos Bustamante saga, Joel Baruch enters into the public record a scathing account of how county officials operate.
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.
