Tony Rackauckas has gone public with his opposition to an effort to expand county supervisors’ oversight of his office. Whether there’s enough support for the expansion should be revealed during today’s supervisors meeting.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
A Peek Inside the World of Todd Spitzer, Inc.
Over the past several years, county Supervisor Todd Spitzer has spent lavishly from an unusually large campaign account tied to his seat on the Republican Central Committee.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Shirley Gets Her Wish: Ethics Commission Plan Will Go Before Voters
Thanks to years of work by political watchdog Shirley Grindle, Llocal voters will get a chance in June to make OC the largest county in California with an added layer of political accountability.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Amid Informants Scandal, Supervisors Discuss Larger Role for Watchdog
Meeting focused on whether the purview of the Office of Independent Review, which is currently limited to the Sheriff’s Department, should also include the District Attorney and other agencies related to law enforcement.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Supervisors to Take Closer Look at Mental Health Issues
Following grand jury and media reports on problems in how mental health services are funded and delivered in the county, supervisors have formed an ad-hoc committee to examine the issue.
Posted inGovernment, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories, Transportation
Spitzer: OC Paying Too Much for South County Road Extension
Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer says taxpayers shouldn’t be paying so much of the $127 million cost of the La Pata Ave. extension, which largely benefits a new Rancho Mission Viejo development.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Bring Ethics Commission a Step Closer to Reality
If the measure gets majority support from supervisors on Oct. 20, which it’s expected to, the item would appear on the primary ballot next June.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Counties Awash in Mental Health Money Amid Oversight Concerns
Orange County’s unspent millions is just one example of how a massive program created by a ballot initiative to improve mental health programs has major accountability issues, watchdogs say.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Orange, Top Stories
Homeless Shelter Forum Draws Hundreds as Officials Try to Quell Fears
The forum, which was held near the proposed site in Anaheim, drew more than 600 people and featured 93 speakers.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Good Karma: OC Supervisors Now Acting to Save Wolf Dog
At a special meeting on the issue Monday, supervisors narrowly voted reverse an earlier decision and seek the transfer of a wolf-hybrid named “Karma” to a sanctuary in North Carolina rather than have her be euthanized.
