OC remains the largest county in California to not offer call-in comments during the coronavirus pandemic. Residents can only comment live if they go into an indoor meeting room.
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Posted inGovernment
Orange County Supervisors Accused of Strangling Public Comment
OC supervisors continue fighting efforts to allow for remote public comments as COVID-19 cases surge around the county. It’s drawn criticism from the ACLU and the First Amendment Coalition.
Posted inGovernment
Why Does the Sheriff Destroy Misconduct Files After 5 Years?
Thanks to a recent state law, the public now has a right to see investigation files about police officers who were found to have committed serious misconduct. But if you ask the OC Sheriff’s Department for anything older than a few years, you’re largely out of luck.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Derail Public Comment for Nearly 120 Residents, Sparking Outrage
The move triggered deep anger from residents who ultimately waited about six hours to speak at the very end of the meeting during general public comments.
Posted inGovernment
Has Orange County’s Secretive Approach to Covid Contracting Gone Too Far, Broken the Law?
Legal questions are being triggered by revelations of a closed-door contract-changing process involving most of the elected supervisors.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County is Looking at Destroying Public Meeting Records After 2 Years. Will They Save Digital Copies?
Questions from Voice of OC are prompting the county to think about an official policy to make sure they digitize public meeting records that would be destroyed after a couple of years.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
What Are People Being Jailed for the Most in OC? It’ll Cost You $1,000 to Find Out
Are more people being jailed for assaults? Or drug possession? If you want to find out, it’ll cost you.
Posted inCountywide
Top OC Official Complains About Public Records Requests for Secretly-Approved Covid Contracts
Andrew Do, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, says reporters are asking too many questions and requesting too many public records.
Posted inFullerton
Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Order Barring Fullerton Blog From Publishing Secret City Hall Documents
The Fourth District Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended an OC Superior Court judge’s order barring resident Joshua Ferguson, and the blog he writes for, from publishing secret Fullerton city hall documents. The blog has already published documents shedding light on how former City Manager Joe Felz dodged a potential DUI after drinking and crashing his car in 2016.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Supervisors OK Broad Powers to Destroy County Emails, Texts
The policy says officials may “at any time” destroy emails and text messages they consider to be internal memos or “working notes.”
