Community Development Agency department head Cynthia Nelson is
the latest high-ranking official to abruptly retire. Council
members are starting to speak out.
Councilwoman singles out the Community Development Agency as
biggest possible offender.
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Brown gave a quick speech and stopped for an OCEA hot dog, but
otherwise blew off labor leaders and others who gathered at various
events Monday to celebrate his re-ascendance to the
governorship.
Joe Fletcher is leaving the city’s employ with $142,000 in
severance pay along with a pension, unused sick and vacation pay
and, if he chooses, unemployment benefits. But city officials still
won’t say whether he retired or was fired.
Huddling, whispering and a game of musical chairs among Santa
Ana City Council members during a public meeting raise Brown Act
concerns.
Voice of OC open government consultant isn’t surprised by the state attorney general’s decision to leave the case alone.
A response to Santa Ana City Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez’s handling of public comment at a recent Santa Ana City Council Meeting.
Again, Santa Ana Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez limits a speaker at a City Council meeting.
The brouhaha at L.A. City Hall over reporters’ access to council members during meetings is a particularly chilling example of officialdom denying the public its rightful access to government. Unfortunately, reporters deal with similar issues all the time.
Voice of OC open government consultant weighs in on a recent Brown Act battle at Santa Ana City Hall.
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