Supporters of a plan to slash City Manager Paul Emery’s signing authority on city contracts from $100,000 to $50,000 say it will increase accountability. But opponents said it shows a lack of faith in Emery and will bog down the city government.
Tag: Orange County Public Works
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Top Stories
Pension Board Set to Cut Bustamante’s Benefits
The board of the Orange County Employees Retirement System is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to dock the pension benefits of former county public works executive Carlos Bustamente because of his sex crimes.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Victims’ Settlements OK’d by County Supervisors
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved settlements totaling $1 million with two female county workers who accused the former county executive and Santa Ana councilman of sexually assaulting them.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Bustamante Will Go to Jail in February
Former Santa Ana City Councilman and Orange County executive Carlos Bustamante will turn himself in and begin serving a one-year jail sentence for various sexual crimes on Feb. 26.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes
Carlos Bustamante — a former Orange County Public Works executive and one-time rising star in the local GOP — pled guilty late Friday morning to sex crimes and grand theft of public funds. He is expected to serve jail time.
Posted inNews Briefs
September Trial Date Set for Bustamante Sex Abuse Case
The jury trial of former Orange County Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante on sex abuse charges is set for Sept. 25 before Superior Court Judge John Conley.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Judge Dismisses Multiple Felony Charges Against Bustamante in Sex Abuse Case
An OC Judge Friday dismissed five counts of felony false imprisonment against former OC Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Alleged Bustamante Victims Describe Pattern of Abuse
A second Public Works employee testifies that Bustamante exposed himself to her. She also said he held her in his office against her will.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Dueling Reports Debate How Anaheim Divides Its Resources
A recently released city report challenges claims by activists that wealthy Anaheim Hills receives more than its share of city resources. Activists and others say the city report is fatally flawed.
Posted inCorrections, Norberto Santana Jr., Santa Ana
Bustamante Returns to City Council
For the first time since his arrest on multiple sex crime charges in July, the councilman attends a full Santa Ana City Council meeting.
