Board members plan to discuss firing CEO Brian Probolsky next week just as he files a whistleblower complaint alleging a coup fueled by double dealing.
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 inAnaheim
Anaheim Residents Are Asking What It Takes to Get Corporations to Sit Out the Local Campaign Season
A Wednesday rally in the heart of Anaheim’s resort industry put the FBI corruption scandal under a working-class lens.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Taxpayers Keep Paying Millions for Costly Computer Glitches, Year After Year
When county computer vendors don’t deliver as promised, who foots the bill? Taxpayers.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: OC’s Homeless Deaths Continue at Record Pace (41 in April) While County Celebrates “Reduction in Homelessness”
Another 41 people died without fixed abode in April, continuing at a record pace for the year and more than double rate since the onset of the COVID-19 Crisis. Yet the County chose to celebrate a 1142 person (16%) decline in homelessness between January 2019 and 2022. However, 947 people “without fixed abode” died in the County died during the same period. So 82.9% of the decline could be attributed to “the deaths of patients.”
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Left Without Leadership, What Happens Now To Orange County’s Only Police Watchdog Agency?
Right now, no one is in charge of the Office of Independent Review. Meanwhile, taxpayers have shelled out $40 million over the last decade over lawsuits against the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: Tough Questions We Should Be Asking Our Leaders For The June 7 Primary Election
Voice of OC is asking readers to help pose real, quality-of-life questions to local politicians asking them how they’ll tackle the toughest policy challenges closest to home.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
What Do You Want to Ask the Politicians Who Want to Run OC?
Voice of OC is inviting readers to turn the tables on politicians’ hit-mail, and pose the questions to them instead.
Posted inCountywide
Do Politicians Use Public Resources to Campaign? In Orange County, They Do
The county board has gotten in trouble for it before – and called out a colleague as using government money for “Campaign Mail 101.” Are they at it again?
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Barnes: OC Sheriff Barnes’ Message on TRUTH Hearing
Recently the Orange County Board of Supervisors held the annual public hearing on law enforcement’s interaction with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). Some public comments contained misinformation. Alleging that my narrow focus on the criminal offender population somehow equates to mass deportation of immigrant community members is a disservice to the truth.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Judge Orders OC Supervisor Candidate to Nix Democratic Party Endorsement from Ballot Statement
Battles have been playing out in OC over what candidates can say about each other and themselves on the form, with the latest blocking Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento from listing the party endorsement.
