While county officials hold up their hotline as a strong accountability mechanism, there isn’t much publicity about what they find.
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Orange County Supervisors Accused of Strangling Public Comment
OC supervisors continue fighting efforts to allow for remote public comments as COVID-19 cases surge around the county. It’s drawn criticism from the ACLU and the First Amendment Coalition.
Posted inCountywide
OC Residents Can Now Address Their County Supervisors By Name in Public and Even Question Them
A recent settlement in a lawsuit against Orange County supervisors required them to delete their ban on public commenters questioning supervisors or addressing supervisors by name.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
U.S. Supreme Court Puts Brakes on Order Requiring Six-Foot Distancing at OC Jails
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by OC sheriff officials to block a federal judge’s order requiring physical distancing and other pandemic safety measures at the OC jails
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Orange County Starts Reading Aloud Public Comments Submitted by Email
Residents now can have their voice heard at public meetings of the Orange County Board of Supervisors if they can’t attend due to a disability.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records
OC officials may have found a way to continue to immediately destroy many public records of their government communications, despite a court ruling that it’s probably illegal to do so.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Judge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records
Orange County officials likely are breaking the law with a policy allowing immediate destruction of public records and another rule banning public commenters from asking questions of county supervisors or addressing supervisors by name unless they have permission, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Newport Beach, Top Stories, Transportation
Private Jet Battle Continues After New Promise is Made for John Wayne Airport
Residents, some with signs that read “STOP JWA Noise and Pollution,” packed the supervisors’ hearing room and overflow room and at times shouted their opposition to board actions.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
OC Needle Exchange Plans to Open in September, as County Asks Court to Block It
The program faces staunch opposition from the county and the four cities where the state authorized it to operate. A court hearing on whether to block it could come later this month or next month.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors’ Secret Policymaking is Updated Amid Legal Questions
“The public gets very suspect, and sometimes rightfully so, that…the board is formulating policy behind closed doors,” said Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
