It’s the first time in decades that Democrats will have two seats on the powerful board that impacts everything from homelessness to mental health services to the pandemic.
Tag: Janet Rappaport
Posted inPolitics & Elections
In Rare Move, Sheriff Deputies Are Spending Big Against GOP-Backed Candidate for OC Supervisor
A campaign finance analysis by Voice of OC shows about $540,000 being spent against John Moorlach, mostly by the deputy sheriffs and other public employee unions.
Posted inCountywide
Top OC Prosecutor Calls for Treatment Instead of Jail for Drug Use and Mental Illness
Todd Spitzer’s call for an overhaul is generating a welcome response from advocates, though they say it needs to be backed up with actual action – which they say there’s no signs of yet.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
How Did OC Sheriff Officials Spend $90 Million in Covid Response Funds? Mostly on Jail Staff
In response to Voice of OC questions, sheriff officials are answering questions about where the money went – questions not asked publicly by county supervisors elected to have budgetary oversight over the sheriff.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Rappaport: Needed – New Ideas and Solutions, Unconstrained
My non-partisan position allows me to consider all sides of an issue and come up with new ideas and solutions, unconstrained. I am not a professional politician. I am a citizen running with skills that are not now available on the Board of Supervisors. I know how to mitigate financial risk to the County, negotiate with numerous sides and stakeholders, and ensure deliverables. Orange County needs all the financial support it can get. I can reach across party lines and obtain that needed funding. A Board of Supervisors squabbling over party affiliation cannot.
Posted inCountywide
Amid Split in Coastal OC Supervisors Seat, Who’s Backing Who? Voting Starts Next Week
It’s the most crowded field in recent history for a vacant supervisor’s seat. Here are each candidate’s top endorsements for the race to replace Michelle Steel.
Posted inCountywide
OC Republican Leaders Split on Who Should Win Supervisor Race, With Voting to Start Soon
A majority of Republican county supervisors are breaking with their party and endorsing Newport Beach Councilman Kevin Muldoon, despite GOP efforts to coalesce around John Moorlach.
Posted inCountywide
Special Supervisor Election Heats Up as GOP Condemns Two Republican Challengers
Republican Party leaders are publicly criticizing the two Republicans who refused to bow out for the GOP’s endorsed candidate, John Moorlach. They’re pushing back.
