City officials say they are ready to go to court if Orange County’s deal with the federal government to house immigrant detainees triggers any expansion of Theo Lacy jail.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories
County Faces Uncertainty and Ugliness for 2010-11 Budget
The most important decisions — the ones that could result in deep cuts in law enforcement and elsewhere — will be made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento.
Posted inSan Juan Capistrano
Social Services Group’s Time in San Juan Capistrano Comes Up for a Vote
The San Juan Capistrano City Council is set to vote tonight on a controversial lease of a city-owned building to a group that has taken heat from anti-illegal-immigration activists.
Posted inSan Juan Capistrano
A Small Group Wields Big Influence in San Juan Capistrano
About a dozen members of a grassroots political group, called
SJC Americans, have managed to influence city politics with a
combination of pressure at City Hall and a community
newsletter.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Is the Anti-Immigrant Bus Running Out of Gas?
Although “rule of law” and other such resolutions seem to be in vogue in Orange County, Tuesdays vote wasn’t too kind to anti-illegal immigration candidates like Steve Poizner and Bill Hunt.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Sweeps to Victory
No longer the ‘appointed’ sheriff, Hutchens dominates the three-way race — winning 52 percent of the vote.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KOCE
Talking election night and analyzing races and immigration.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Yorba Linda
Immigration Vote Reveals Divisions on Yorba Linda Council
The 3-0 vote to be the first Orange County city to officially support Arizona’s controversial new immigration law belies the bad feelings among council members.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
KOCE on Voice of OC
We are up and running with stories from our broadcast partner on immigration, social services fraud and the state’s $11 billion water bond measure.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Norberto Santana Jr.
Latino Caucus to Costa Mesa: Don’t Poke Us in the Face Then Put Your Hand Out
Costa Mesa officials want Sacramento lawmakers to sign off on its fairgrounds deal, and also wants to be a “rule of law” city. Not so fast, say Latino leaders.
