Bill To Allow Housing Department to Halt Legally Dubious Projects Gains Support in Legislature

June 21, 2022 3:59 pm

A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Community Development to block projects in Orange County that are in violation of the Surplus Land Act and other laws, continued to move up in the legislature in June following the...

DNC member, California Democratic Party Leader Melahat Rafiei Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

May 23, 2022 12:32 pmMay 23, 2022 3:35 pm

California Democratic Party Secretary and Democratic National Committee (DNC) member Melahat Rafiei resigned from her positions on Sunday due to mounting evidence that she offered to bribe public officials and omitted some facts in an FBI affidavit over the growing...

Sale of Angels Stadium On Hold Following Corruption Probe Into Anaheim Mayor

May 18, 2022 2:31 amMay 18, 2022 6:36 am

On Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion in the Orange County Superior Court asking to put the $320 million sale of Anaheim Stadium and the surrounding parking lots from the City of Anaheim to the team on hold...

2022 CAGOP Convention: Renewed Optimism for California Republicans

April 22, 2022 7:27 pmApril 24, 2022 9:33 am

The 2022 CAGOP Convention opened in Anaheim on Friday. During the first day candidates, delegates, guests and others said one word more than most: Optimism. Amid California facing worsening crime rates, a stagnating state government, low voter turnout, high gas...

Governor Newsom Announces New Electronic Vaccine Verification Cards

June 14, 2021 2:57 pmJune 14, 2021 3:01 pm

Governor Newsom announced Monday that a new vaccine verification system would be rolled out by California soon. The new system will be comprised of digitized versions of all official vaccination cards, similar to New York’s Excelsior Pass. While more details...

Los Angeles Lawmakers Propose $20 Billion, Multi-Year Homeless Crisis Plan

May 4, 2021 2:45 amMay 3, 2021 9:31 pm

Several Los Angeles lawmakers joined the growing movement to enact a $20 billion plan to give California cities funds to combat against the homeless crisis on Monday. Speaking at the Skid Row Housing Trust, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Councilman...

Placentia’s Independent Fire Department Saves Millions and Improves Service

November 18, 2020 6:24 amNovember 18, 2020 6:30 am

On July 1, 2020, the City of Placentia formally terminated its contract with the Orange County Fire Authority, where the average operations employee in 2018 collected pay and benefits in excess of $241,000. Seeking to create a new model that reduced...