With Differing Views, Local Leaders Map November Election Strategies
County Government
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Labor confronts the Democratic establishment while Republicans deal with their moderates. Both keep trying to figure out Latinos.
Top High-Speed Rail Officials Announce They’re Stepping Down
Countywide
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Former Orange County Assemblyman Tom Umberg and CEO Roelof van
Ark are leaving the troubled agency.
OCTA Board Voices Its Worries About High-Speed Rail Project
County Government
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Transportation Authority wants Legislature to be frugal with
high-speed rail funds — as long as Orange County gets its
share.
Fair Board Legal Bills Tripled Since Hiring Private Lawyers
Costa Mesa
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Taxpayers have spent more than $600,000 since the state attorney
general stopped acting as Fair Board’s legal counsel during the
attempt to privatize the fairgrounds.
High-Speed Rail: New Plan, New Optimism, but More Money
Countywide
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A new business plan raises the projected cost to $98.5 billion,
more than twice the previous estimate. Brown calls the plan
“solid.”
Tom Umberg Selected as New High-Speed Rail Chairman
County Government
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The former Santa Ana assemblyman replaces former Anaheim Mayor
Curt Pringle atop the board.
High-Speed Rail Authority Opposes Its Own Undoing
Countywide
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The board voted Thursday to oppose one piece of state
legislation that would replace current board members and another
that would abolish the project.
FPPC Clears High-Speed Rail Officials on Travel to Europe
Anaheim
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Former Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and three others did not
violate state disclosure laws with donated trips.
Schwarzenegger Retreats From Controversial Fairgrounds Meeting
Costa Mesa
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New Year’s Day meeting to transfer title of the Orange County
Fairgrounds cancelled after “consultation with Attorney General.”
This means that the iconic property will likely stay in public
hands.
Pringle Re-Elected as High Speed Rail Chairman
Anaheim
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He is elected for a one-year term as chairman despite the fact that his current term as board member is scheduled to end in six months.