Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/mile-square-park/)
An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
The United Vietnamese Student Association insists a requirement by Garden Grove that the group make a $75,000 payment to host the annual Lunar New Year Tet Festival at a city park is unfair.
Supervisors will consider upgrading the range to international standards.
South Orange County is a parkland nirvana, with thousands of acres of open space. Meanwhile, parks are nearly nonexistent in many North County neighborhoods. How did this come to be?
First of three parts.