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Tag: Community Opinions on Government
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Newport Beach
Curry: Newport Beach Needs Political Reform
Will transparency prevail in Newport Beach or will it be blocked by political operatives maneuvering behind the scene?
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, State, Transportation
Levin: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Puts Orange County in the Driver’s Seat
California’s commitment to clean fuels assures a reliable demand for low-carbon fuels where even cows have a role to play.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Garden Grove
Block: Democracy in Garden Grove Depends Upon Investigation of ‘No Show’ Employment Contract
Garden Grove City Council at crossroads on March 22 with Council District Map requirements and the DA’s findings in the Secret Barlag Deal.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Cook: Are Special Districts Shadow Governments? Consider our own OC Water District
Shadowy ghost governments, operating with little oversight and unknown to the public, exist right here in Orange County. The Orange County Water District is the poster child.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Newport Beach
Schroeder: Lobbyist Registration for Newport Beach is a Smoke Screen
Michael Schroeder writes that Newport Beach Keith Curry’s idea on lobbyist registration at the city is a solution looking for a problem and takes direct aim at Curry, saying his new found penchant for disclosure is more about targeting opponents.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Sanchez: End Modern-Day Slavery
Rep. Loretta Sanchez writes that while our government spends billions of dollars each year fighting slavery and human trafficking through our own borders, far too many victims are slipping through the cracks.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
Mainero: Voters Themselves Can Spur Government Ethics This June
Chapman University Law Professor Mario Mainero writes that with weak campaign finance enforcement by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, citizens of Orange County need to step and support a ballot initiative that provides a better enforcement approach by establishing a local commission to oversee campaign spending.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Newport Beach
Curry: Newport Beach Needs Political Reform
Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry writes that its time for his city to enact campaign finance reform and calls out his colleagues and local political consultant David Ellis declaring he’ll push for a lobbyist registry to help citizens what interests are influencing council votes.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Santa Ana
Cortez: Will Santa Ana’s Latino City Council Side With Human Rights Or With ICE and Trump?
Hairo Cortes, of Orange County Immigrant Youth United, challenges Santa Ana’s city council to resist a proposal on Tuesday night to increase the maximum number of LGBTQ and other detainees the city can imprison for ICE at its jail.
