Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals said Friday that a “significant amount” of recently uncovered informant evidence should have been provided years ago to public defenders for convicted mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai.
Tag: County Government
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Public Gets Chance to Vet Santa Ana Streetcar Plans
After nearly six years of designing, planning and securing funding for Orange County’s first streetcar line, county transportation officials are now embarking on a push for public input.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Awards $19.5 Million for Local Bike Projects
The grants will help Orange County, which has the second-highest rate of traffic collisions among counties statewide, create safer bike lanes and pedestrian trails.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Settles Lawsuit With Employees Over Alleged Toxic Building
County Social Service Agency employees working in the so-called “Eckhoff” building in Orange alleged health problems caused by toxins emanating from the building.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Kills His Proposed Ban on Double-Dipping by Fellow Supervisor
When the item came up for discussion Tuesday, Spitzer killed his own proposal, saying it was really about teaching his fellow supervisor a lesson.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Dekraai Attorney Opens New Front in Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
Scott Sanders, the public defender who exposed the county’s jailhouse snitch operation, is now alleging in a letter that sheriff’s deputies surreptitiously eavesdropped on a constitutionally protected conversation he had with mass-murderer Scott Evans Dekraaai in jail.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Targets Double-Dipping by Nelson and Bilodeau
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer has escalated his long-running feud with fellow Supervisor Shawn Nelson, introducing measures this week that ban the kind of double-dipping from taxpayer funds that Nelson and his chief of staff have long engaged in.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Facing Outbreak of Meningitis Among Gay Men
Five infections have been diagnosed in the county since June, with a sixth case pending confirmation, according to the county Health Care Agency. Public health officials suspect widespread use of online dating apps may be playing a role.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Transportation Authority Kept Secret Cyber Attack That Cost $600,000
A February cyber attack on Orange County Transportation Authority servers resulted in the total shutdown of email, voicemail and numerous other services. Officials kept the attack secret, which could be a violation of the state’s open meetings law.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
‘Nightmarish’ Software System Still Used by County Public Guardian
Orange County officials have failed to replace a seriously flawed case management system for severely disabled people that crashes on a weekly basis and creates errors in financial accounting, according to grand jurors and county auditors.
