The Santa Ana City Council is considering filing a lawsuit against the county – and inviting other cities to join – alleging mismanagement of the millions of dollars in federal homelessness money the county gets each year.
Tag: County Government
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr., Santa Ana
Santana: Inaction Can Kill
Orange County Supervisors keep wasting precious time with an anemic response to the homelessness explosion along the Santa Ana riverbed and downtown civic center. With Hep A outbreaks prompting action in both LA and San Diego Counties, how much longer will it take county supervisors to step up and protect public safety in Orange County?
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Sex And The Supervisors
While sex scandals have rocked the Santa Ana and Orange County governments in recent years, both continue to allow managers to date people they supervise and whose promotions they oversee. But new policies are in the works, officials say.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
A View From the Riverbed Homeless Camp as Sheriff Starts Patrols
Orange County’s largest homeless camp, home to hundreds of people living along the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium, has a new set of visitors: twice-a-week patrols by a contingent of two dozen sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Orange County Takes Responsibility for Dead Body Mix-Up
Orange County officials are accepting they are “financially and legally responsible” for the Sheriff-Coroner’s misidentification of a dead body that resulted in a family unknowingly holding a funeral for a stranger.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Prosecutor Files Federal Lawsuit Against County, DA
A deputy district attorney and former judicial candidate, Karen Schatzle, has filed a federal lawsuit against the County of Orange and the District Attorney’s office alleging DA Tony Rackauckas retaliated against her and threatened her career because she ran against a judge he had endorsed.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Mission Viejo’s Rising Costs For Sheriff’s Contract Raise Concern
Mission Viejo’s Mayor Pro Tem Ed Sachs told a city council meeting it could be time for south county cities to form their own police force due to the rising costs of contracting with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Ethics Commission Can Now Meet After Third Member is Appointed
Orange County’s ethics commission now can legally meet for the first time – over 15 months after voters overwhelmingly approved its creation – after a retired judge was appointed as the third member.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Doubles Down on Homeless at Santa Ana Riverbed
The Anaheim City Council will double down on existing efforts to provide services to homeless people before eventually clearing out large encampments along the Santa Ana River.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Sheriff to Step Up Patrols of Riverbed Homeless Camp, But Say They Will Not Clear It Out
The stepped-up patrols by sheriff’s deputies are scheduled to begin Friday, according to a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman.
