Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who is running against Andrew Do for the 1st District seat, is drawing flak for numerous meeting absences, lucrative public stipends, and luxury travel on the taxpayers’ dime.
Tag: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Cook: Too Much Water to Waste?
Do we have too much water or not enough? Conservation seems to be paying off but should those conserving water subsidize the water wasters?
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
7 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
A controversial firm could get a welfare contract, and officials discuss a possible threat to the county’s headquarters.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Complaint Filed Against Chairman of Metropolitan Water District Board
Activist alleges that John Foley, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of California, did not report some of his and his wife’s income.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Water, Power & Waste
What’s Behind the Latest Salvo in Region’s Water Wars
A San Diego County Water Authority lawsuit accuses water officials in Orange and Los Angeles counties of operating a shadow government. Does it have a case?
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Water Official’s Votes Raise Conflict of Interest Questions
John Foley, a longtime board member at the Metropolitan Water District, cast votes on contracts for engineering firms that paid his wife as a consultant.
Posted inHuntington Beach, Investigative, Water, Power & Waste
Proposed Desalination Plant Gets Key Permit
The
water quality board allows the plant to draw up to 126.7 million
gallons of ocean water per day.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Recusal From Desalination Hearing Explained
Officials say Linda Ackerman disqualified herself from a hearing
on a proposed desalinization plant because of her involvement with
two other water agencies that support the project.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
The Not-So-Obvious Costs of Desalination
Poseidon Resources, the company proposing a $350 million
desalination plant in Huntington Beach, says the plant will come at
“no financial risk to taxpayers.” But what does that really
mean?
