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Santana: Time For Transparency on Coronavirus Instead of Just Shutting Down

Norberto Santana, Jr.
By Norberto Santana Jr. | December 17, 2020

Nearly 1,000 County of Orange workers have been infected with Coronavirus. As numbers continue to rise so do questions about how to best protect workers and the public.

Questions Remain About How Orange County Has Spent Nearly $544 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funds

Government
By Nick Gerda | December 15, 2020

As hospitalizations spike to record levels, CARES Act relief money is almost all spent. Where did it go?

San Clemente Councilwoman Considers Suing Her Own City Over Official Censure For Releasing Records

Government
By Noah Biesiada | December 15, 2020

Councilwoman Laura Ferguson is considering going to court to force a more public discussion.

OC Approves New Policy to Immediately Destroy Public Records

Orange County Board of Supervisors
By Nick Gerda | September 16, 2019

The policy change comes after a judge found the county failed to cite a valid legal justification to destroy records before two years. ACLU lawyers say the new policy goes against the court ruling, while county officials say it’s entirely legal.

OC Proposes New Policy to Destroy Public Records Before 2 Years

public records
By Nick Gerda | September 10, 2019

A new policy, up for approval Tuesday, comes on the heels of a court ruling and order this summer tossing out the county’s previous reason for destroying records before two years.

County Asks Court to Let It Keep Deleting Texts About Government Business

Countywide
By Nick Gerda | August 13, 2019

County officials are trying “to circumvent California Supreme Court precedent regarding the preservation of text messages,” the ACLU told the court in response. County officials declined to respond to questions about their proposed order.

Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records

California Public Records Act
By Nick Gerda | July 17, 2019

OC officials may have found a way to continue to immediately destroy many public records of their government communications, despite a court ruling that it’s probably illegal to do so.

Judge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records

Orange County Board of Supervisors
By Nick Gerda | July 3, 2019

Orange County officials likely are breaking the law with a policy allowing immediate destruction of public records and another rule banning public commenters from asking questions of county supervisors or addressing supervisors by name unless they have permission, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge Hears Arguments on Immediate Destruction of County Public Records

County Government
By Nick Gerda | June 13, 2019

ACLU lawyers say the county has a host of illegal and unconstitutional policies and practices that stifle public information and debate. A judge now will decide if officials are breaking the law and whether to block their policies.

OC Police Chiefs Seek Common Ground on New Transparency Law

Countywide
By Tracy Wood | January 14, 2019

At the request of District Attorney Todd Spitzer, police chiefs and the Sheriff are working on a policy for all departments to uniformly handle the new state law that creates transparency in law enforcement discipline records, but is opposed by many police unions.

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