County Buying 600-Bed Homeless Shelter Building in Santa Ana
Housing & Homelessness
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If the sale goes through and the new shelter opens, it would be the largest homeless shelter in Orange County.
Spitzer Declares Victory in DA Run; At Least 40 Percent of Vote Left to Count
2018 elections
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Spitzer was up by 5.8 percentage points in the latest ballot count. There was no word of a concession by his opponent, incumbent DA Tony Rackauckas.
OC Expands Drug and Alcohol Rehab Registration
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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In a break with their usual practice, the three supervisors who approved the ordinance did it without a cost estimate or funding identified to pay for the county staff time and outreach.
On OC: Chaffee, Shaw Talk About Running for Fourth District Orange County Supervisor
On OC
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Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee and La Habra Mayor Tim Shaw each talk about why they are running to represent Northern Orange County on the OC Board of Supervisors.
Supervisors Order Destruction of Campaign Money Enforcement Emails
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Government emails and text messages about enforcement of Orange County’s campaign finance laws will be destroyed two years after they’re sent or received, under a policy county supervisors approved Tuesday.
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 Supervisors Back Cash Bail; Want New Law Overturned
cash bail system
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The top county elected officials backed a bail industry referendum to overturn a new law that replaces the cash bail system with public safety risk assessments.
Jail Phone Privacy Violations Prompt OC to Consider New Vendor
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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The vendor, Global Tel-Link, potentially jeopardized criminal cases by improperly recording phone calls between attorneys and their clients.
Richards: County’s Dismissal of Land-Use Plans Challenged by Lawsuit
Opinion
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Orange resident Tina Richards writes that the county ignored zoning laws that prohibited commercial operations in the canyons by approving Red Rock Gardens, a business that would host weddings and other events. Citizens are taking legal action to protect existing land-use plans.
In Wake of Dog’s Abuse and Killing, County Exploring ‘Do Not Adopt’ List
animal shelter
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The discussion was prompted by the recent sexual abuse and killing of a 5-year-old pit bull that was adopted last month from a free county program.