Orange County Supervisors couldn’t decide how they wanted to implement new anti-corruption measures, ultimately continuing the decision to their meeting next month. But at least half of the board has publicly expressed support for an outside investigation.
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Calls for Reform Grow in OC After Supervisor Admits to Bribery in Plea Agreement
A plea agreement on bribery and the resignation of OC Supervisor Andrew Do is sparking demands for reforms and accountability weeks before the November election. What changes could follow?
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Supervisors Jump Into Street Crime Debate
OC Supervisors are the latest local officials to publicly support a statewide November ballot measure that aims to increase punishment on certain drug and theft crimes.
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OC Supervisors Help Fund Crossing Guards in Orange Amid City Budget Cuts
OC Supervisors Vicente Sarmiento and Don Wagner are supporting the program as city officials ask voters for a 0.5% sales tax increase in November to help keep their budget afloat.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Calls Mount For OC’s District Attorney To Figure Out Where $13 Million in COVID Funds Went
While two county supervisors are calling on DA Todd Spitzer to intervene, it remains unclear whether he will.
Posted inInvestigative
How Did County of Orange Executives Lose Track of Over $10 Millon Meant to Feed Seniors?
Questions about the contracts have spiraled for over eight months Yet there’s still no answer on how they came to be or how they were monitored.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Does The Future of Homeless Camping Enforcement In Orange County Look Like?
While cities celebrated a new court ruling letting them move forward with enforcement, most city leaders haven’t said what they hope to see happen next.
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Orange County Gets an Interim CEO at 11th Hour
While county leaders haven’t been able to agree who the next CEO should be, their chief financial officer has agreed to take over the job on a short term basis – right before OC’s top executive retires.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Is Orange County About To Enforce Anti-Camping Laws Again?
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that allowed homeless people to sleep in public places if there were not enough shelter beds in the area.
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OC Supervisors Consider Gun Storage Law, Spark Constitutional Questions
A newly proposed law is sparking questions at the county level on whether it’s constitutional to regulate home gun storage and how exactly it would be enforced.
