Supervisors structured the county enforcement so that when violators are caught by the county enforcement officials, they can return the illegal money and the matter goes away quietly.
Tag: County Government
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff’s Department Says 145 OC Jail Inmates Ended Hunger Strike After One Day
A hunger strike by 145 Orange County jail inmates ended after one day, but four inmates still are refusing to eat after at least four days, according to Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
Roughly 150 to 200 Orange County jail inmates are on a hunger strike to protest jailhouse conditions, according to two different estimates — one from the OC Sheriff’s Department and another from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Posted inCountywide, Dana Point, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors OK Dana Point Harbor Overhaul; Harbor Patrol Could Drain Countywide Park Funds
The long-awaited revitalization of Dana Point Harbor, two decades in the making, will move forward after Orange County supervisors Tuesday approved a 66-year lease agreement to develop the Harbor through a public-private partnership.
Posted inDana Point, Government, Top Stories
Finances Unclear as Supervisors Decide on $1 Billion-Plus Dana Point Harbor Overhaul
Orange County supervisors Tuesday are poised to vote on a $1 billion-plus public-private revitalization project for Dana Point Harbor, although officials have so far declined to specify how much of the county’s $1.2 billion in projected harbor costs are expected to be paid out of park funds meant for the entire county.
Posted inFountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
State Will Not Pursue Enforcement Over Do’s 1.2 Million Taxpayer-Funded Mailers
Do’s mailers to voters in his district later prompted the state Legislature to ban local governments from sending out government-funded mailers featuring elected officials within 60 days of an election.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Fullerton, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Armory Homeless Shelters Close, Many Unsure What’s Next
Homeless people in north Orange County no longer will have nightly shelters at the National Guard armories after the Santa Ana armory closed its doors Sunday morning and Fullerton shut down last week.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Irvine, Top Stories
Veterans Cemetery Location in Irvine Still Unclear
The location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery remains unclear after the Irvine City Council directed staff to identify a site in or around the Great Park and put the […]
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
New $3.6 Million Sheriff’s Surveillance Plane Approved Without Discussion
Orange County supervisors voted without discussion and in less time than it took to read the agenda’s one sentence summary, to buy a $3.6 million surveillance plane for the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Government, Irvine, Placentia, Top Stories
Irvine City Council, Tired of Being a Donor, Gives Notice It’ll Withdraw from OC Fire Authority
The Irvine City Council voted to tell the Orange County Fire Authority it may withdraw from the agency, part of a long-running dispute between Irvine and the Fire Authority over the city’s disproportionately large property tax contributions compared to the services it receives.
