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The state Fair Political Practices Commission is fining the campaign committee behind a ballot measure for a county ethics commission because it failed to disclose funding of a robocall call featuring Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
Measure enhances non-partisan accountability for elected officials in a county where the district attorney has chosen to avoid that job opting instead for politicization.
Measure A adds another layer of government by creating an Ethics Commission. Deborah Pauly asks can ethics be legislated?
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has accused county Supervisor Todd Spitzer of “falsely impersonating” an assistant district attorney, the latest salvo in a years-long public feud between the two politicians.
The Garden Grove district’s proposed budget projects a $60-million deficit.
More arguments heard last week in case over the building of what
would be county’s tallest tower, but it could be weeks, or even
months before ruling.
Superior Court Judge denied Santa Ana’s request to dismiss the
lawsuit and said there might be a “novel legal question” to be
answered.
