The proposal would grant supervisors direct authority over the commission’s staff, who seek to reduce hate crimes and improve community relations with police.
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 inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Supervisors OK Broad Powers to Destroy County Emails, Texts
The policy says officials may “at any time” destroy emails and text messages they consider to be internal memos or “working notes.”
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Two OC Supervisors Seek Direct Authority Over Pro-Diversity Group’s Staff
The Human Relations Commission effort is the third attempt this year by Andrew Do and Michelle Steel to increase the influence county supervisors have over other organizations.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County May Allow Immediate Destruction of Texts and Email
The plan could be illegal, according to two attorneys who specialize in California public records law.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Wants County to Shelter Homeless People on Vacant Irvine Land, Considers Suing
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
Santana: Inaction Can Kill
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?
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
A View From the Riverbed Homeless Camp as Sheriff Starts Patrols
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.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Norberto Santana, Jr., Safety, Security & Justice
Santana: OC Contract Cities Rebuke County Supervisors Over Spiraling Sheriff Costs
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.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Third OC Ethics Commissioner Up for Appointment Tuesday
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.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Orange County Faces a Public Safety Leadership Crisis
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.
