Orange County taxpayers benefit from significant transparency regarding the actions of our elected officials and their handling of public funds. However, it seems that public school administrators who oversee budgets larger than those of many cities, often do so with less scrutiny than our elected officials receive.
Tag: form 700s
Posted inEducation
Lawsuit Claims OC Board of Education Member Failed to Disclose $14 Million in Income
A retired federal judge has brought civil action against the Board of Education Trustee Mari Barke for allegedly failing to report millions in come.
Posted inGovernment
Who’s Financing Orange County’s Politicians?
When evaluating OC cities’ transparency, a group of Chapman University students measured how easy it is for users to locate certain city council candidate disclosures.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Still Appears to Owe Money All Over Town
Recent financial disclosures show no evidence of Mayor Miguel Pulido repaying significant loans he received years ago from wealthy patrons. If he can’t show an effort to pay back the loans, he could be in violation of the state’s gift limit.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Hooray! It’s Form 700 Day
Every April 1, public officials are required to file public statements of economic interest. It’s a most wonderful day for journalists as we find the myriad ways in which some of our leaders exploit their public offices for personal gain.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
New Top County Attorney Promises to Get Moving on Disclosure Review
Incoming County Counsel Leon Page said this week that his office will be moving forward with the “comprehensive review” of employees’ financial disclosure requirements that was ordered four months ago but hasn’t yet begun.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
What Happened With Spitzer’s Order on Financial Interest Disclosures?
Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer ordered a “comprehensive review” of who on the county payroll must file annual disclosures of their financial interests. Did he get it?
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve List of DA Staffers Who Must File Financial Disclosures
More than 200 in the DA’s office will have to file financial interest disclosures as part of the fallout from revelations that DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder had not been filing them.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Changes Course, Will Require Top Staffer to Disclose Finances
In the face of mounting pressure, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has decided that Susan Kang Schroeder must file annual financial disclosure statements. It is unclear whether she will have to file retroactively.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Grindle Asks County Counsel to Rule on Schroeder Disclosures
Political watchdog Shirley Grindle Tuesday asked the county counsel’s office to decide whether Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, must file yearly statements of economic interests.
