County residents got a rare peek behind the curtain at how county supervisors decide where to send millions of tax dollars, this time for a parking contract at John Wayne Airport.
Tag: Don Wagner
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Primary Election Night Results: OC Third District Supervisor
Supervisor Don Wagner is looking to defend his seat from a challenge by Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan.
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OC Supervisor Races See Last-Minute Spending as Primary Draws Near
The sheriff deputies’ union is spending big on its chosen candidates in the final days of the race as other candidates chip in their own cash to try and keep up.
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How Will California’s Prop. 1 Impact Orange County’s Mental Health Funding?
While not taking a formal stance on the ballot measure, a couple of elected county officials are speaking out against Prop. 1 and the impacts it will have on mental health funding in OC.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Sheriffs’ Union Jumps Into Supervisor Races, Spends $250k
The union is spending over $250,000 on its favored candidates in the final days before the election, potentially sealing up one supervisor seat in the primary.
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Who’s Funding the Campaigns in the Orange County Supervisors Races?
Ballots are already out for the March 5 primary, but there are still hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing into the race for the county’s highest elected position.
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OC Supervisors Decide Against Disclosing Family Contracts
Orange County Supervisors deadlocked on disclosing when and how the children and immediate family of elected leaders receive multi-million dollar county contracts.
Posted inTransportation
Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes
OCTA officials are poised at an upcoming Jan. 22 hearing to quietly change a 2006 transportation ballot initiative approved by voters, removing sign off from the County Auditor Controller after he raised questions about lack of strong auditing.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Approves $3 Million Homeless Prevention Pilot Program
The new assistance program could help over 200 residents keep their housing, but it’s unclear how long the program will last.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Santana: Could a State Disaster Declaration Help Tustin Neighborhoods Battle Asbestos?
LA Mayor Karen Bass got Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for the 10 freeway fire almost immediately. In the two weeks since Tustin’s hangar began burning, questions are surfacing over where state officials are – and who should call for them.
