“It sounds like he’s using his official site to campaign,” said Tracy Westen, a government ethics expert. Spitzer’s spokeswoman says the new site provides more useful information for the public.
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Posted inCountywide
Conflict Concerns as OC’s Health Chief Recommends $600,000 No-Bid Contract With a Vendor He Advises
Orange County’s health director is drawing conflict of interest questions over his recommendation to hire a contractor he advises.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Records Indicate Voter Data Was Used to Target Do’s Taxpayer-Funded Mailers
Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do’s office spent over $240,000 in taxpayer money on a stream of mass mailers. Now it appears that many of the mailers were targeted based on powerful voter databases normally used by political campaigns.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Ethics Experts Question Campaign Work by Supervisor’s Top Aide
In an arrangement that runs the risk of violating state law, OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s chief of staff, Brian Probolsky, has been working on his boss’s re-election campaign while also receiving a full-time salary from the county.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Councilwoman Criticized for Trip With Disneyland Lobbyist
Councilwoman Kris Murray vacationed in Europe with Disneyland’s government relations chief, Carrie Nocella. Did the trip create a conflict with city business? Or is it nobody’s business but theirs?
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Tustin
Spitzer Client at the Center of Controversial Zoning Change
In January, Supervisor Todd Spitzer convinced his colleagues to reverse a zoning approval that was vigorously opposed by one of his clients, who pays him as much as $100,000 annually.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Legal Careers of Two County Supervisors Draw Questions
Supervisors Shawn Nelson and Todd Spitzer are both prominent local attorneys and report significant income from their legal careers, but their public disclosures reveal little about how it is generated.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Mayor Borrowing Money All Over Town
Miguel Pulido has borrowed thousands from wealthy friends and powerbrokers, according to recent financial disclosure statements. The disclosures caused one lender to wonder whether the mayor “is headed to the Caymans…”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Sources: DA to Clear Pulido of Any Criminal Wrongdoing in Property Swap
Sources familiar with the investigation say Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will not be filing criminal charges against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido related to a property swap with a city contractor that a good government expert said could be a bribe.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Explores Corporate Sponsorships for Animal Shelter, Other Agencies
The county could sell sponsorships for items ranging from dog shelter kennels to hygiene kits the county hands out to homeless people, according to proposal that drew both excitement and concern from supervisors.
