The policy says officials may “at any time” destroy emails and text messages they consider to be internal memos or “working notes.”
Tag: Shawn Nelson
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OC Ethics Commission Can Now Meet After Third Member is Appointed
Orange County’s ethics commission now can legally meet for the first time – over 15 months after voters overwhelmingly approved its creation – after a retired judge was appointed as the third member.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Top Stories
Hundreds of Dollars in ‘Gifts’ From Contractors to Supervisor Nelson Raise Legal Questions
Nelson received $539 worth of wine from Potomac Partners, a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm, a few weeks after he cast a deciding vote to award them a county contract. He says his approach is legal because he paid the contractors for the items out of campaign funds and will use them at an office event.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Top Stories
Helicopter Rescue Dispute Escalates Between Sheriff and Fire Officials
Fire Authority officials say they’ve been performing air rescues for over 20 years and are well-equipped for the job, but that in recent years sheriff’s helicopter crews have been racing to the scene and taking control.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Spitzer Leads in County Campaign Fundraising, According to Latest Disclosures
The latest campaign finance disclosures filed with the county Registrar of Voters show Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who is challenging District Attorney Tony Rackauckas for his seat in 2018, leading in fundraising with more than $1.29 million in his campaign coffers at the end of June.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Supervisors’ Attempted Takeover of CalOptima Health Plan Appears Dead
In a public rebuke, one of Supervisor Andrew Do’s colleagues said Do has been pushing for the takeover because the health plan’s board refused to elect him chairman.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Weeks After Committing Taxpayers to a New $299 Million Building, County Reveals Its Design
For months, top county officials have had drawings of the Civic Center’s new Building 16, but kept them under wraps from the public.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Spitzer Says Heroin Addicts Should Get Help, Not Life-Saving Antidote Kits
As a growing opioid epidemic claims hundreds of lives across Orange County, Supervisor Todd Spitzer said heroin addicts should be given help for their addiction, not antidote kits to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
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Battle Intensifies for Control of OC’s Health Care Plan for Low Income Residents
CalOptima provides health care for nearly 800,000 disabled, elderly and low-income Orange County residents. County supervisors are moving to expand their power on its board of directors, but state legislators are moving to block that effort.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Ethics Commissioner Falsely Claimed in Application He’s On Board of Directors of a National Association
Peter Agarwal, who was recently appointed as the county’s first ethics commissioner, wrote that he is on the governing board of a national association. That’s not true, he acknowledged in a recent interview.
