Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery Apparently Died in Kansas, Not OC
Eric Woolery
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A county statement last week that Woolery apparently died in Orange was not corrected until Voice of OC inquired Friday afternoon.
Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records
California Public Records Act
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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.
Judge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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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.
Private Jet Battle Continues After New Promise is Made for John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport
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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.
Under Court Pressure, OC Says Mental Health Spending Will Increase by $85 Million
Healthy Communities
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Last year, as county officials were hauled into federal court over a shortage of homeless shelters, Voice of OC reported the stockpiled mental health funds had reached $186 million beyond the reserves.
Homelessness Board Closes Committee Meetings to Public
Housing & Homelessness
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The Continuum of Care board voted unanimously Sept. 26 to close committee meetings to the public. Meetings of the full 15-member board, which the county says isn’t subject to state open meeting laws, and a separate meeting for homeless providers, will remain public.
OC Supervisors Approve New $400 Million County Headquarters
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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The new building will roughly double the amount of floor space for the county supervisors’ offices, to 32,000 square feet.
OC Needle Exchange Plans to Open in September, as County Asks Court to Block It
needle exchange
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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.
County Won’t Name Everyone Who Broke Campaign Money Laws
campaign finance
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Supervisors structured the county enforcement so that when violators are caught by the county enforcement officials, they can return the illegal money and the matter goes away quietly.
Finances Unclear as Supervisors Decide on $1 Billion-Plus Dana Point Harbor Overhaul
Dana Point Harbor Revitalization
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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.