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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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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…”
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.
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.
The chamber hired the chamber president’s father; a political operative; and two members of its board of directors.
Mayor’s family bought a house in Westminster for less than half fair market value from a city vendor, who then received a $1.35-million city contract.