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.
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.
Possible Veteran & Civilian Cemetery in Anaheim Prompts OC Supervisor Clash
veterans cemetery
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The county is transferring property on the eastern edge of Anaheim for potential development as a veterans and civilian cemetery. Supervisors clashed over whether it would let Irvine “off the hook” for a proposed veterans cemetery at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
County Buying 600-Bed Homeless Shelter Building in Santa Ana
Housing & Homelessness
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If the sale goes through and the new shelter opens, it would be the largest homeless shelter in Orange County.
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.
Supervisors Order Destruction of Campaign Money Enforcement Emails
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Government emails and text messages about enforcement of Orange County’s campaign finance laws will be destroyed two years after they’re sent or received, under a policy county supervisors approved Tuesday.
Small Portion of OC Rehab Homes Must Register Under New Ordinance
Orange County Board of Superivsors
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Officials noted the move is unnecessary because state law already requires it.
OC Supervisors Approve New $400 Million County Headquarters
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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The new building will roughly double the amount of floor space for the county supervisors’ offices, to 32,000 square feet.
OC Supervisors Back Cash Bail; Want New Law Overturned
cash bail system
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The top county elected officials backed a bail industry referendum to overturn a new law that replaces the cash bail system with public safety risk assessments.
Harbor Blvd. Streetcar is Dead; Costs for Santa Ana-Garden Grove Streetcar Skyrocket
streetcar
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OCTA officials ended discussion in June of a Harbor Boulevard streetcar after cities couldn’t agree on the project. Meanwhile, an existing streetcar plan to connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove will cost far more than originally expected.