County Supervisor Todd Spitzer offers his perspective on whether it’s time to update the Silverado-Modjeska Specific Plan.
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Bustamante Victims’ Settlements OK’d by County Supervisors
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved settlements totaling $1 million with two female county workers who accused the former county executive and Santa Ana councilman of sexually assaulting them.
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Nelson Postpones Controversial Term Limits Proposal
Following intense criticism from fellow Republicans, Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson delayed a vote to put a proposal on the November ballot that would extend the supervisors’ term limit to three terms.
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Nelson Draws Flak for Proposing to Extend Supervisors’ Term Limits
County Supervisor Shawn Nelson says his proposal to increase the supervisors’ term limit to three terms would lead to better policymaking. But Supervisor Todd Spitzer and others see it as a last-minute deceptive move to benefit himself.
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Supervisors Approve Budget and Staffing Plan for Ethics Commission
The commission, overwhelmingly approved by voters in this month’s primary election, is slated to have a $549,000 budget and two-and-a-half workers to investigate and enforce the county’s campaign finance limits and ethics rules.
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Sharon Petrosino Is Orange County’s New Public Defender
The 30-year veteran of the Public Defender’s office has held the position on an interim basis since Frank Ospino stepped down in December.
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Gender Pay Disparities Among Supervisors’ Staff Worse Than County Average
Among the 40 people who work as staff to county supervisors, women earn an average of 33 percent less than their male co-workers, according to a Voice of OC analysis. A statewide equal pay advocate says this reality should be a call to action.
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End of an Elmahrek
After more than six years of holding the powerful accountable in Orange County, Adam Elmahrek is leaving for the Los Angeles Times.
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Law Enforcement Main Beneficiary of Supervisors’ Budget Tweaks
Orange County supervisors followed in the tradition of their predecessors Tuesday in beefing up law enforcement spending over other services as they prepared to pass a $6.1 billion county budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Foothills Sentry: Open letter to Supervisor Spitzer, Save Our Specific Plans
Modjeska Canyon resident Steve Duff writes that Orange County supervisors need to respect the area’s specific planning documents and process.
