The question is whether public land should be used to drive revenue for local governments – and when that crosses the line.
Tag: Katrina Foley
Posted inGovernment
OC Spends a Third of Mental Health Outreach Money on Sports Teams: Is It Working?
Both the Angels and Ducks have received millions for ad campaigns focused on helping spotlight mental health support, but it’s unclear what the results are.
Posted inGovernment
Missing Transparency? OC Official to Dole Out $10 Million But Won’t Name Recipients
Transparency concerns about how Orange County supervisors spend COVID bailout money continues, with Supervisor Doug Chaffee getting to distribute nearly $10 million to unnamed organizations.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
What Should Orange County Do With an Extra $49 Million?
County officials are expecting to have tens of millions of extra taxpayer dollars, thanks to a surge in property tax collections from the skyrocketing housing market. How should those extra dollars be spent?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Officials Kill Live Streaming and Remote Comments at OC’s Homeless Commission Meetings
Local leaders said the change “doesn’t make sense” and undermines public trust.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Voters in Costa Mesa, Irvine, Dana Point and Much of South County Are Picking a New County Rep. What Do the Candidates Say?
Here’s how the candidates answered key questions about what they’d do about challenges like homelessness, housing affordability and open space.
Posted inAnaheim
OC Supervisor Joins Calls For Anaheim Mayor’s Resignation, Wants to Audit Contracts With Angels Baseball
County Supervisor Katrina Foley also wants to audit any contracts with the Angels and the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce – two areas an FBI corruption probe have touched.
Posted inTransportation
$1.2 Million in Aid On the Way for Santa Ana Merchants Hit by OC Streetcar Construction
That could mean up to $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 grants to individual businesses, depending on their size and employee workforce.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Left Without Leadership, What Happens Now To Orange County’s Only Police Watchdog Agency?
Right now, no one is in charge of the Office of Independent Review. Meanwhile, taxpayers have shelled out $40 million over the last decade over lawsuits against the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inCountywide
Do Politicians Use Public Resources to Campaign? In Orange County, They Do
The county board has gotten in trouble for it before – and called out a colleague as using government money for “Campaign Mail 101.” Are they at it again?
