As county supervisors embark on developing a new downtown civic center for Orange County, public engagement should be key to the process.
Tag: County Government
Posted inEconomy, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
District Attorney’s Chief of Investigations Suddenly Leaves Job
The DA’s office says it cannot reveal why Craig Hunter is departing, but indicated the “action” taken involving him happened quickly.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Spitzer’s You Tube Debut Becomes Must See – or Unsee – Court TV
After an email blast to OC Superior Court judges last week – featuring a You Tube video of Todd Spitzer’s bizarre police interview following his erroneous citizens’ arrest of an evangelist – a Voice of OC open records lawsuit against the County of Orange was delayed until today.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Sheriff May Change Policy That Led to Threatened Arrest of Reporter
The policy resulted in a Voice of OC reporter being threatened with arrest for trying to report on officers removing a homeless activist from the Board of Supervisors meeting room.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Advocate Shuts Down OC Supervisors’ Meeting Over Children in Riverbed
Mohammed Aly refused to stop speaking when his three minutes were up. A sheriff’s deputy threatened to arrest a Voice of OC reporter who was filming Aly and sheriff’s officers when everyone was ordered to leave the board room.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Auditor Controller Leads CA Public Accountants Uprising
OC Auditor Controller Eric Woolery leads a coalition of 44 auditor controllers from across California, demanding the ability to hire their own lawyers when they detect fraud, waste or abuse from local elected officials. Action comes just as OC Supervisors are poised today to water down 1994 bankruptcy-era reform requiring public review for borrowings.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Homeless in the OC
More than 15,000 people are homeless in Orange County at some point during the year, according to the latest available figures.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Free-Speech Battle Heats Up Over Public Comments at OC Supervisors’ Meetings
County Counsel Leon Page is defending a ban on public commenters addressing supervisors by name, among other the ACLU claims is illegal. In response, ACLU officials say county supervisors will be set straight by the courts if they don’t change their policies.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Todd Spitzer Disputes Former Staffer’s Wrongful Firing Lawsuit
In a news release, Spitzer calls the allegations by Christine Richters “false,” “disheartening, misleading, and simply untrue.” He says he fired Richters because she refused to learn basic computer skills that were necessary for her job.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Richard Sanchez to Lead OC Health Care Agency
Assistant Director Richard Sanchez will assume the top role at the end of March, when Director Mark Refowitz retires.
