OC Public Works officials initially said they had no records of them discussing mitigating mountain lion deaths with CalTrans but records released by the county transportation authority show the dialogue did exist – a pattern activists say is pervasive at the agency.
Tag: Orange County Public Works
Posted inState
Santana: OC Water District Called Out For Illegally Bulldozing Bird Nest in Santa Ana River
State regulators say the Orange County Water District illegally bulldozed a migratory bird nest in the Santa Ana River – a claim the district denies – as state and water district officials are expected to meet on the issue.
Posted inLos Alamitos
Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library Reopens
A renovated facility with a new 1,188-square-foot community room and programming was unveiled this week following over a yearlong closure.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: More Than 13,000 Public Workers Across Orange County Get a Pay Raise This Week
As labor strikes heat up across the region, OC officials approve a labor deal with the county’s largest union. Meanwhile, a host of other public unions – like sheriff deputies, district attorneys and public defenders – have contracts expiring soon.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Alexandridis: Our Journey Towards a Digitally Transformative Orange County
As we embark to a new era of digital transformation and AI integration in our societies, Orange County can and should be strategically positioned to lead the charge for excellence and global leadership. We need to empower and engage our citizens and communities along with our local government, industry and academic leaders and embrace our digital future.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Judge Upholds Cut In Bustamante’s Pension Over Sex Crimes
Orange County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Glass has upheld a decision by the county’s retirement board to reduce the pension of Orange County Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante, following Bustamante’s criminal convictions for sexually assaulting women who worked for him at the county.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
County Used Rock Riprap, Sand to Make Santa Ana Riverbank “Less Desirable for Occupation”
Riprap has moved two homeless camps from the Santa Ana riverbank, one by the Honda Center last year and the other this year along the 57 Freeway from roughly the 22 Freeway to Angel Stadium. The Honda Center riprap was requested by Supervisor Shawn Nelson, according to county emails.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Public Works to Evict Homeless from the Honda Center Side of the Santa Ana Riverbank
The removal comes less than two weeks after the county entered a $750,000 contract with the non-profit City Net to provide services to a separate group of homeless people camped on the western bank of the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
Homeless Now Have Several Days to Move From Riverbank Per ACLU Settlement
The settlement agreement extends the deadline to next Thursday for people to leave an encampment on the eastern banks of the river from Orangewood Ave. to just south of the 22 freeway.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Top Stories
ACLU Sues County Over Fencing of Riverbed Homeless Camp
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that by erecting a chain-link fence next to the Santa Ana River in Orange, county officials have unconstitutionally “imprisoned” 75 to 100 people living in a homeless encampment there.
