The audit will be limited to contracts within specific departments over the past five years after elected officials debated what should be investigated in the fallout of former Supervisor Andrew Do’s bribery scandal.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County’s five supervisors run a $10.5 billion county government, from public health and jails to the unincorporated areas no city covers. We cover their votes, their budget and the decisions that reach every city.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Is Orange County’s Flagship Mental Health Program Finished?
A partnership once hailed as the future of Orange County’s homeless outreach is now disintegrating as county leaders and the nonprofit they helped create sue one another.
Posted inInvestigative
Santana: Can Orange County Supervisors Confront Corruption Legacy?
Following a recent scandal where a former colleague was raided by the FBI and pleaded guilty to bribery, county supervisors are divided on how best to police themselves.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors to Consider Hiring Outside Investigators in Wake of Bribery Scandal
Supervisors are slated to consider hiring outside investigators at their Tuesday meeting in an effort to illuminate how county contracts are given out after one of their supervisors admitted to accepting bribes.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Board of Supervisors Election Night Results 2024
Voters in the first district are about to get their first new supervisor in eight years after their last elected official resigned and pleaded guilty to bribery.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Move to Settle Eight Harassment Cases Against District Attorney
It’s unclear how much money each woman could receive after Orange County Supervisors discussed the issue behind closed doors.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors to Quietly Discuss Eight Harassment Lawsuits Against District Attorney
The lawsuits are from women who claim Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer tried to ignore their harassment complaints against Gary LoGalbo, one of Spitzer’s top attorneys.
Posted inTop Stories
Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
Disgraced former OC Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy in federal court Thursday after resigning his county spot last week.
Posted inTop Stories
What Does Another Corruption Scandal Mean for Orange County?
Supervisor Andrew Do’s bribery conspiracy plea agreement marks OC’s second major corruption scandal in a little over two years. Could an outside investigation turn around the county culture that allowed the scandal?
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Supervisors Jump Into Street Crime Debate
OC Supervisors are the latest local officials to publicly support a statewide November ballot measure that aims to increase punishment on certain drug and theft crimes.
