Could ARTIC, Anaheim’s colossal new transit center, steal the Great Park’s dubious honor of being Orange County’s biggest taxpayer-funded mistake?
Tag: Jerry Brown
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
OC Jailhouse Informants Scandal Prompts New State Law
The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week, imposes tougher punishment on prosecutors who intentionally withhold evidence in criminal cases. It was prompted by revelations that Orange County prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of defendants by keeping secret evidence gleaned from jailhouse informants.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Counties Awash in Mental Health Money Amid Oversight Concerns
Orange County’s unspent millions is just one example of how a massive program created by a ballot initiative to improve mental health programs has major accountability issues, watchdogs say.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Will Gov. Brown Go Up on CRONEY?
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. ponders whether Gov. Jerry Brown will approve legislation adopting a new stricter standard for public contracting at counties like the County of Orange, who strengthen labor negotiations transparency.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Legislature Approves Bill Targeting COIN Laws
The union-backed bill requires governments adopting laws that make labor negotiations more open to apply similar transparency rules to contracts with private companies.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
New State Law Increases Protections for Undocumented Youth
Assembly Bill 899, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed last week, mandates that records for those in the juvenile justice system remain confidential “regardless of the juvenile’s immigration status.”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Lost Boys: Undocumented Youth Face Perilous Journey Through Justice System
For years, legal scholars and immigrant youth advocates have clashed with probation departments regarding the disclosure of confidential information about undocumented juveniles to federal immigration authorities without a court order. Part one of a four-part series.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
A Fighter Steps Out of the Ring
Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino is retiring Friday after more than four decades at the union. He leaves a legacy that touches all corners of Orange County and stretches to Sacramento.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Equality & Equity
Johnson: CA Judiciary Needs to Reflect LGBT Community
Orange County Attorney Casey R. Johnson writes that California’s LGBT community needs to be better represented among the state’s judiciary.
Posted inGarden Grove
How Drought Friendly is Garden Grove’s New Indoor Water Park?
While the state continues to suffer through an historic statewide drought, a $250 million indoor water park resort set to open in Garden Grove next year has raised some eyebrows. But officials insist the park won’t be a water-waster.
