The new building will roughly double the amount of floor space for the county supervisors’ offices, to 32,000 square feet.
Tag: Lisa Bartlett
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Jail Phone Privacy Violations Prompt OC to Consider New Vendor
The vendor, Global Tel-Link, potentially jeopardized criminal cases by improperly recording phone calls between attorneys and their clients.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Moves to Actually Count Homeless People
Prior “point-in-time” counts – which play a key role in policy and funding decisions – are actually estimates, officials now say.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
In Wake of Dog’s Abuse and Killing, County Exploring ‘Do Not Adopt’ List
The discussion was prompted by the recent sexual abuse and killing of a 5-year-old pit bull that was adopted last month from a free county program.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
County Names Candidates and Donors Who May Have Exceeded Campaign Limits
Orange County officials released the names of six candidates and 18 donors involved in returned campaign donations that may have exceeded legal limits, after previously declining to make them public.
Posted inDana Point, Government, Top Stories
Finances Unclear as Supervisors Decide on $1 Billion-Plus Dana Point Harbor Overhaul
Orange County supervisors Tuesday are poised to vote on a $1 billion-plus public-private revitalization project for Dana Point Harbor, although officials have so far declined to specify how much of the county’s $1.2 billion in projected harbor costs are expected to be paid out of park funds meant for the entire county.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Start Taking Control of County’s Financial Checks and Balances
The supervisors’ most immediate action was to take control of the county’s internal auditors, who are supposed to function as watchdogs against fraud in county departments and currently report to the county’s independently-elected auditor-controller, Eric Woolery.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
OC Supervisors Publicly Move Forward With Veterans Cemetery Study
Orange County’s first veterans cemetery could be built next to the 91 freeway and 241 toll road in Anaheim Hills, after county supervisors, in a public meeting Tuesday, directed staff to begin studying the roughly 290 acres of county land.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Move to Take Away Independent Oversight
Orange County supervisors moved Tuesday to remove independent oversight of their actions, county finances, and the practices of the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office.
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Bartlett Re-Elected as Supervisor, Steel Has Wide Lead for Second Term
Lisa Bartlett and Michelle Steel’s county supervisor seats weren’t considered competitive, given the voter registration advantage for the incumbent Republicans.
