Sheriff to Get Extra $65 Million for Existing Services Amid Pushback Over Housing, Public Defender
Orange County budget
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County costs are growing faster than revenues, most prominently with the Sheriff’s Department, officials said.
OC Examines Inmate Death as Mother Says It’s Been 12 Days Without Info
jail deaths
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The so-far unexplained death of Anthony Acevez is drawing interest from two county supervisors, in response to the man’s mother publicly asking for answers.
DA Charges Protesters, Including Prominent Democrats, With Blocking Traffic
Anaheim City Council
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Anaheim Councilman Jose Moreno and OC Democratic Party Chair Ada Briceño are among 21 people facing misdemeanors for blocking traffic during a January protest supporting higher wages for hotel workers.
DA Investigating Residency Fraud Claims Against Ex-Councilman Roman Reyna
Santa Ana
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District Attorney investigators served search warrants at multiple locations in recent weeks to obtain documents, including text messages involving Reyna from multiple cell phones.
Susan Kang Schroeder Resigns from Protected Job in DA’s Office
County Government
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Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas demoted his Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder, along with at least several other people, on his way out of the office in an attempt to ensure they had jobs, but Schroeder resigned Jan. 14, according to DA Todd Spitzer.
Dramatic OC Board of Supervisors Meeting Covers DA, Homelessness and Alleged Conflicts
County Government
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The year-end meeting featured goodbyes to supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson, criticism of the all supervisors over the deaths of more than 200 homeless people this year, and questions from the incoming DA about wiretapping and alleged conflicts of interest related to a contractor hired by the outgoing district attorney and illegal surveillance of elected officials by a police union’s law firm.
Sheriff Officials Knew in 2015, 2016, and 2017 About Attorney-Client Recordings
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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At least three more OC sheriff officials knew in 2016 and 2017 of illegally recorded telephone calls between jail inmates and their attorneys, in addition to a sheriff investigator’s knowledge in 2015 of such recordings, according to evidence presented Wednesday in Superior Court.
DA Files Campaign Sign Theft Charges Against Former Fullerton Candidate
Paulette Chaffee
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Prosecutors say Paulette Chaffee, who ran for Fullerton City Council this year and is married to incoming county Supervisor Doug Chaffee, stole campaign signs that labeled her a “carpetbagger.” If convicted, she faces up to a year in county jail.
Rackauckas and Spitzer Face Off Tuesday in DA Election Showdown
2018 elections
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The closely-watched race pits the DA against his former heir apparent, in a face-off years in the making.
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.