Sheriff officials conduct the official background investigations as part of the selection process for grand jurors who later investigate the department. The reviews include sheriff officials reporting to the court whether each applicant appears “competent to serve as a Grand Juror.”
Tag: County Government
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Almost 7,000 Homeless People Counted in OC Amid Housing Debate
It’s a 43 percent increase from two years earlier. “We have a shortage of both affordable and available housing to meet the needs of our populations,” said Susan Price, the county’s coordinator of homeless services.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Homeless Settlement Limits South County Anti-Camping Enforcement
“This is a game-changer,” Judge David O. Carter told the courtroom Tuesday before signing off on the settlement, which the court can enforce for the next three years.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Makes Bus Service Cuts, But Withdraws Some After Opposition
Orange County transportation officials are moving ahead with more public bus service cuts to cope with a years-long ridership decline, but backed off plans to slash some bus routes after objections from riders.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Republican Supervisor Says ‘Go Back’ Language is ‘Bigotry’
Supervisor Andrew Do called such language “bigotry” and related it to “hatred” he said led to assaults against his family when he was growing up as a Vietnamese refugee in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records
OC officials may have found a way to continue to immediately destroy many public records of their government communications, despite a court ruling that it’s probably illegal to do so.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Judge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records
Orange County officials likely are breaking the law with a policy allowing immediate destruction of public records and another rule banning public commenters from asking questions of county supervisors or addressing supervisors by name unless they have permission, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Records Refute Public Reason for Not Prosecuting Santa Ana Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano
DA records contradict its public statements for why the DA’s office did not file DUI hit-and-run charges against Santa Ana police Sgt. Gerry Serrano, who now leads the city’s influential officers’ union.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Newport Beach, Top Stories, Transportation
Private Jet Battle Continues After New Promise is Made for John Wayne Airport
Residents, some with signs that read “STOP JWA Noise and Pollution,” packed the supervisors’ hearing room and overflow room and at times shouted their opposition to board actions.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, Top Stories
San Clemente Schedules Special Meeting to Renew Sheriff Contract Before It Runs Out
The San Clemente City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday, June 26 at 1 p.m. to renew their contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) before their current agreement expires July 1. This abruptly-scheduled meeting comes after council members failed to adopt the 2019-20 agreement June 18.
