More than three months after a panel of experts outlined steps to fix a “failure of leadership,” District Attorney Tony Rackauckas still hasn’t provided a response to supervisors, which he said in January would take a couple of weeks.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Government, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative
Supervisor: Voice of OC Publisher ‘Coached’ Him On Register Correction Demand
Norberto Santana Jr. guided county Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s demands for a correction to an Orange County Register article that scrutinized the supervisor’s citizen’s arrest of a man last year, the county alleges in a court filing. Santana says the filing mischaracterizes the interaction.
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Orange County to Fight Voice of OC Public Records Suit
The lawsuit demands the release of county emails regarding Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s controversial citizen’s arrest of a man at a Wahoo’s restaurant last year.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Could Be Missing Out On Prop. 47 Money
While officials up and down the state are positioning themselves to take advantage of grant money aimed at helping newly released nonviolent drug offenders stay clean and out of jail, Orange County officials have been missing in action.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Contracts to Build New Animal Shelter
Orange County supervisors, who’ve faced years of criticism for the conditions at the county’s dilapidated World War II-era animal shelter, approved a series of contracts Tuesday to start the design and construction of a new shelter in Tustin.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Hooray! It’s Form 700 Day
Every April 1, public officials are required to file public statements of economic interest. It’s a most wonderful day for journalists as we find the myriad ways in which some of our leaders exploit their public offices for personal gain.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Supervisors Making Progress on Homelessness
Orange County supervisors are making progress like never before on homelessness and Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. argues it’s public feedback and engagement that’s helping keep them focused.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: News Is What They Don’t Want You to Know
Voice of OC is filing suit against the County of Orange today to see the Op-ed County Supervisor Todd Spitzer doesn’t want you to read.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
How the OC Register’s Top Editor Bowed to Pressure From a Prominent Politician
After the newspaper published an account of a bizarre citizen’s arrest by Supervisor Todd Sptizer, Spitzer convinced Editor-in-Chief Rob Curley to make a change to the article, without notifying readers, that conflicted with other accounts. A prominent media ethicist called Curley’s act an “unethical overreach.”
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Sheriff Gets Advisor to Act as ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Further Scandal
Amid an ongoing scandal over misuse of jailhouse informants, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens received unanimous approval from county supervisors to hire a “constitutional policing” advisor who would report directly to her.
