Irvine resident Jodi Lieberman, a first-year college student at UCLA writes about the difficulties of trying to restore her right to drive and how reaching out to Senator Moorlach’s office made the difference in her case.
Tag: John Moorlach
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Want to Pick Lowest Rated Restaurant for Airport Spot
The move by Supervisors Lisa Bartlett and Michelle Steel is the latest by supervisors to pick a low-ranked vendor after county staff held a competitive bidding process.
Posted inOn OC
On OC: State Sen. John Moorlach on Police Oversight, Pensions & Fiscal Solvency
At his state office in Sacramento, Moorlach talks about recent legal cases spurring from legislation he co-sponsored, SB 1421, that calls on police misconduct records to be opened for public review. The former County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector for OC also ponders the future of pensions and California’s budget.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: California Publishers Gear Up for Battle Over Public Records Access
Today, Voice of OC leads a media coalition in Orange County appearing before Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott to oppose a deputy sheriff union request to block public access to police misconduct records. While State Attorney General Javier Becerra and local elected officials have largely given way to local police unions fighting against the implementation of SB1421, this week news publishers from across the state attending the California News Publishers Association capital conference in Sacramento reasserted their strong support for the myriad of public records lawsuits being waged across the state as a media coalition.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Moorlach Rips Spitzer, Assesses Judge Carter, Considered Guv Run
Part two of a discussion with California state senator John Moorlach. He discusses efforts by federal Judge David O. Carter to deal with the homeless problem and accuses Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer of playing politics with the issue. He also explains why he decided not to run for governor — and why he isn’t endorsing either of his fellow Republicans who are running in the primary.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Federal Judge Expands OC Homeless Housing to Include Longtime Santa Ana Civic Center Camp
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter expanded the scope of his inquiry into homelessness at the Santa Ana riverbed Saturday pushing city and county officials during a day-long federal court hearing to also agree to relocate the roughly 150 homeless people living in the Santa Ana Civic Center. County officials have agreed to extend motel stays for some former riverbed homeless.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Moorlach: A Crucial Pension Reform Congress Must Enact
State Sen. John Moorlach writes that amidst all the talk of tax reform in D.C., in order to really help local communities, Congress needs to focus on revoking outdated IRS codes that prevent public employees from opting into blended benefit pension/401K-style plans – an idea born in Orange County in 2013 out of negotiations between the County Board of Supervisors and the Orange County Employees Association.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Moorlach on Legislature, Trump Bashing, Immigration and ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’
Rick Reiff talks to John Moorlach on PBS So Cal and Cox about his time in the California legislature and its focus on President Trump along with how to get to a solution on immigration reform.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Funding for New Mental Health Crisis Facility
The county Board of Supervisors this week approved plans to open a facility in Garden Grove that will treat patients, including children, who are experiencing mental health crisis. Scheduled to open in December, the facility will address the county’s acute shortage of psychiatric beds.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center
The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.
