Supervisors voted along party lines to continue defending a lawsuit from federal prosecutors requesting voting information amid a probe into alleged noncitizen voting.
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Posted inTransportation
Orange County Leaders Stand By Protections for Special Transportation Tax Spending
Board members largely rejected a proposal to ease punishments on cities who misspent the funds.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Who Spearheaded OC Supervisors’ Pay Hike?
The raises face mounting criticism and questions amidst warnings in the new budget, all while the OC Grand Jury is releasing scathing reports about county government shortcomings.
Posted inEconomy
Orange County Supervisors Now Make More Than California’s Governor
County supervisors greenlit a 25% pay increase for themselves after flagging concerns about their budget for months.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
U.S. Attorney Sues OC for Voter Records in Probe of Alleged Noncitizen Voting
Prosecutors allege that Orange County’s top elections official refused to turn over data on noncitizen immigrants who were registered to vote.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Costing Out Voter ID Gets Political in OC
A public critique about the costs of implementing national Voter ID at the local level has triggered rare political drama for OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Supervisors Lambast Gas-Powered Water Heater Crackdown
OC Supervisors are the latest elected officials to criticize a proposal to gradually switch Southern Californians to electric water heaters and furnaces – a move that could cost people nearly $20,000.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Want Andrew Do to Repay $10 Million From Bribery Scheme
Orange County Supervisors sent a formal letter to the federal judge overseeing former Supervisor Andrew Do’s case outlining the harm his acceptance of bribes caused.
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Who Wants to Run Orange County?
In the wake of a scathing bribery scandal, questions mount whether Orange County Supervisors are on track in finding the right CEO to run America’s sixth largest county.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Supervisors Deadlock On How to Call for Harsher Sentencing on Andrew Do
While county supervisors all supported asking for Do to receive the maximum federal sentence, they couldn’t agree on how to do it.
