Orange County Supervisors debate bringing corporate sponsorships to government. Voice of OC continues fight against deposition request; and jobs for county ethics watchdog and performance auditor remain empty.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Who’s Driving the Bus at the County of Orange?
As things get worse at the Civic Center, the most recent example being a police shooting of a homeless person, the county leadership void remains. Meanwhile, Supervisor Shawn Nelson criticizes the county’s approach to a public records lawsuit by Voice of OC.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Kills His Proposed Ban on Double-Dipping by Fellow Supervisor
When the item came up for discussion Tuesday, Spitzer killed his own proposal, saying it was really about teaching his fellow supervisor a lesson.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Supervisors Wage War on First Amendment
Just like Hillary Clinton, Orange County Supervisors don’t want you to see their raw emails. Yet instead of private servers, they use their lawyers and your tax dollars to attack journalists and shield themselves from disclosure.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Targets Double-Dipping by Nelson and Bilodeau
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer has escalated his long-running feud with fellow Supervisor Shawn Nelson, introducing measures this week that ban the kind of double-dipping from taxpayer funds that Nelson and his chief of staff have long engaged in.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Nelson’s Proposal to Extend Supervisors’ Term Limits Appears Dead
For the second time in as many public meetings, Supervisor Shawn Nelson agendized a proposal to extend supervisors’ term limits, only to pull it before a vote could be taken. But this time it seems gone for good.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Payment to HUD for Faulty Home Inspections
Federal authorities demanded $270,000 in reimbursements after an audit found the county failed to properly inspect federally subsidized housing.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
‘Behested Payments’ Add Another Layer of Money in Politics
Under California law, lobbyists and wealthy political contributors can make large cash donations requested, or behested, by the office holders for their favorite charities. The practice has become big political business in recent years.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Has Orange County Created America’s Most Vulnerable Cops?
As police are being targeted across the nation, members of a class of cop in Orange County are going to court because they can’t carry a concealed weapon off-duty.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Feds Ask County for $270,000 to Address Affordable Housing Violations
Auditors found that the county failed to properly inspect federally subsidized housing, including exterior doors and first-floor windows that don’t lock and electrical problems that are fire hazards.
