With Supervisor Andrew Do leaving the county dais after eight years, there’s a lot of competition for his seat.
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Cypress Voters to See Big Changes Ahead of November 2024 Election
Cypress is switching to district voting after settling a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit with the Mayor publicly blaming two council members for the city getting sued.
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New Agenda Setting Rules in Cypress Could Limit Policy Discussions
A new agenda setting rule in Cypress has City Councilwoman Frances Marquez worried she won’t be able to initiate policy discussions.
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Will The Cypress City Council Limit Public Debates?
Officials are tinkering with their city council meeting agenda setting policy, sparking transparency concerns and worries of limiting policy debates from residents.
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Cypress City Council Again Censures Councilwoman Frances Marquez
The council majority accused Marquez this time of not only violating their civility code, but of using her office to help candidates campaign at a local high school.
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Cypress Considers Doing More To Help Residents Understand Who’s Financing Local Elected Officials
Cypress City Council members are considering heightening resident access to economic interest statements for candidates and elected officials on the city website.
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Cypress Ponders How Easy it Should be For Residents to Understand Who’s Financing Local Elected Officials
At tonight’s City Council meeting, elected officials will discuss local campaign finance transparency, limiting no-bid contracts and racism on the city council.
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A Public Records Battle Brews in Cypress as a Councilwoman Demands Records From Colleagues
Following a censure for allegedly not responding to a public records request, Frances Marquez had filed her own information request, saying it’s an effort to root out alleged corruption.
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Cypress City Council Censures Councilwoman Frances Marquez
Frances Marquez was formally reprimanded by her colleagues for various alleged infractions, including violating the state’s public records laws despite resident pushback.
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Cypress Moves to Censure Dissenting Council Member While Facing Transparency Lawsuit
Amid a lawsuit against the city over a secret vote and legal pressure to get Cypress to switch to district elections, France Marquez could be the latest city council member in OC to be censured.
