After a dust-up last week over Harvey Milk Day at the Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Shawn Nelson said the county needs to revise policies on proclamations.
Tag: County Government
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Community Editorial: Trying to Let Go in a Special-Interest Era
Board of Supervisors Chairman John Moorlach discusses the politics of budget balancing.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Homelessness Panel Urges Supervisors to Adopt Laura’s Law
The law, a big issue in the aftermath of the Kelly Thomas beating, would allow court-supervised outpatient treatment of mentally ill adults.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Top Stories
Fair Board OKs Farm Worker Monument
Board authorizes a $100,000 life-sized sculpture, but split evident between Brown and Schwarzenegger appointees.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
No National Cemetery in OC for a Veteran’s Final Rest
Veterans do not have even their own section in another cemetery. Some local veterans and their families want that to change.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Questions Surround Secret Talks About Water Districts’ Desert Project
Local water officials have held at least 30 discussions behind closed doors on a controversial water project. An open government expert questions their legality.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Orange County Grapples With Wave of State Parolees
Law enforcement officials tell county supervisors how new state policy is changing policing and probation at the local level.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
FPPC Will Not Open Probe Into CalOptima Conflict Allegations
The state’s political watchdog says an investigation into anonymous conflict of interest charges is not warranted.
Posted inGovernment
Brown Names Three From Orange County to Judicial Posts
The judges will fill slots on the 4th District Court of Appeal and Orange County Superior Court.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
A Matter of Timing for Commuters
OCTA has embarked on a program to cut commuting times by synchronizing traffic lights on major thoroughfares. But few motorists seem to know about it.
