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A ballot initiative is the latest confrontation in a long-running battle over medical marijuana between the city of Stanton and Green Tree Remedy, both of which claim to be doing what’s best for city residents.
Councilman Sal Tinajero has offered his consulting services to medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, Voice of OC has learned.
City could save more than $14 million annually by starting its own fire department, according to independent study completed six months ago. But such a move would have far-reaching implications.
Orange County District Attorney officials are investigating a case of alleged forgery in Stanton involving key OC GOP insiders who led a failed effort to kill a new public safety tax proposal on this month’s ballot.
The selection process, run by the Health Care Agency, has been beset with questions of favoritism and a lack of transparency.
In May, auditors reported “a lack of accountability at all levels” of the agency. What they didn’t specifically mention were alleged issues involving sex, drugs and alcohol.
Orange County Fire Authority Chief Keith Richter and a member of his inner circle have close relationships to group that won contract to study the agency’s coverage plan.
The Orange County Fire Authority’s crisis communications firm just sent out an eleventh-hour notice for a media briefing on an audit of the agency’s operations that has been kept under wraps for months.
As speculation runs rampant regarding fire chief’s job performance, the agency is months late in releasing a management audit.
Leaders from smaller cities are growing increasingly concerned about a more aggressive approach to paying future unfunded liabilities.