County May Allow Immediate Destruction of Texts and Email
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The plan could be illegal, according to two attorneys who specialize in California public records law.
Santa Ana Wants County to Shelter Homeless People on Vacant Irvine Land, Considers Suing
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The Santa Ana City Council is considering filing a lawsuit against the county – and inviting other cities to join – alleging mismanagement of the millions of dollars in federal homelessness money the county gets each year.
Santana: Inaction Can Kill
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Orange County Supervisors keep wasting precious time with an anemic response to the homelessness explosion along the Santa Ana riverbed and downtown civic center. With Hep A outbreaks prompting action in both LA and San Diego Counties, how much longer will it take county supervisors to step up and protect public safety in Orange County?
A View From the Riverbed Homeless Camp as Sheriff Starts Patrols
Anaheim
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Orange County’s largest homeless camp, home to hundreds of people living along the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium, has a new set of visitors: twice-a-week patrols by a contingent of two dozen sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers.
Santana: OC Contract Cities Rebuke County Supervisors Over Spiraling Sheriff Costs
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Following significant salary hikes granted by Orange County Supervisors to Sheriff Deputies, fueling a 33 percent increase in costs over the past decade, contract cities are now starting to publicly question whether they need to look into alternatives. OC’s biggest contract city, Mission Viejo, takes leadership on a new audit of Sheriff’s patrol services. Big questions also loom over whether city or county taxpayers own the long-term pension obligations for both Deputy Sheriff’s and Firefighters if cities bolt from current regional policing and fire protection models.
Third OC Ethics Commissioner Up for Appointment Tuesday
Barbara Tam Nomoto Schumann
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will vote on appointing retired Superior Court Judge Barbara Tam Nomoto-Schumann as the third member of the new Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission.
Santana: Orange County Faces a Public Safety Leadership Crisis
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Orange County’s Sheriff Sandra Hutchens’ credibility has been destroyed by Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals. Meanwhile, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas stands accused of political corruption by his own senior investigators. Regional fire service also is in full crisis mode after executives at the Orange County Fire Authority apparently ousted Fire Chief Jeff Bowman against the will of rank and file firefighters.
Supervisors Appoint Lawyer as Second Member of Ethics Commission
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H. Josh Ji, an attorney with Greenberg Gross LLP, was appointed unanimously. More than a year after voters approved the panel, county supervisors have yet to create it.
Second OC Ethics Commissioner Up for Appointment Tuesday
County Government
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H. Josh Ji said he will bring his experience as an attorney to the table. The five member commission still hasn’t been formed by county supervisors, more than a year after voters ordered its creation in June 2016.
Hundreds of Dollars in ‘Gifts’ From Contractors to Supervisor Nelson Raise Legal Questions
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Nelson received $539 worth of wine from Potomac Partners, a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm, a few weeks after he cast a deciding vote to award them a county contract. He says his approach is legal because he paid the contractors for the items out of campaign funds and will use them at an office event.