A split city council moved forward on Friday with hosting an election despite the county elections team refusing to help them amid questions about its legality.
Tag: County Government
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Cold War on Labor: Frozen Vacancies and Limited Raises
While county unions generally receive raises from county supervisors, this year they’re facing more limited raises amid a shrinking work force and a 25% raise for supervisors.
Posted inTop Stories
Former OC Superior Court Judge Sentenced to Probation for Fraud
Former OC Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro will not go to prison after he pleaded guilty to a yearslong fraud scheme from before he was elected to a judgeship.
Posted inOutdoors
From Backcountry to Museums: OC Mountain Lions at the Brink of Extinction
Local threats like roads and development continue to shrink habitat with estimates on OC lions going as low as 52. Meanwhile, lions roaming nearby ranges straddling Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties number more than 400.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Garden Grove Chemical Plant Behind Evacuations to Reopen, Offering $100 Million in Claims
The claims program has not opened, with the company pledging it will be launched some time this fall.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Appoint New ‘Toothless’ Law Enforcement Watchdog
County leaders just appointed a new head of the Office of Independent Review after admitting it doesn’t really do anything.
Posted inCOAST
Supervisors Punt Again on Dana Point Harbor Renovation Deal, Leaving Hotels in Limbo
It’s unclear when supervisors will finalize the deal, which will determine if two new hotels get built at the harbor and determine whether hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue come in to Dana Point and the county government.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Audit Reveals More Questionable Spending Under OC Supervisor Imprisoned for Corruption
Concerns about a possible conflict of interest reached the county CEO’s office early, but were quashed after former OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s staff insisted there was no issue.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: Who’s Influencing Orange County’s Government
Two Orange County Supervisors are proposing that lobbyists publicly detail who they meet with inside the county government. Yet there’s seemingly little taste for a similar standard for county supervisors.
Posted inDana Point
OC Supervisors and Developer at Odds over Dana Point Harbor Remodel
While one county supervisor is asking for the developer to connect hospitality workers with new jobs as their old hotel gets torn down, the developer says it’s yet another wrench in a project that’s millions over budget.
