December 9, 2019
Orange County
Voice of OC: Santa Ana Councilman publicly calls out dark money campaign, welcomes FBI interview
A Santa Ana councilman and law enforcement officer is publicly alleging that one of the key people behind one of the city’s most controversial development projects admitted to him they were involved in more than $320,000 in apparently illegal dark money spent on last year’s citywide elections.
OC Register: Anaheim puts 5-year ‘local hire’ workforce agreement in place for large city projects
About $260 million in Anaheim municipal projects, such as road improvements and sewer line replacements, are expected to have city residents on their construction crews, under a new five-year agreement that encourages local hiring.
OC Register: O.C. bankruptcy 25 years later: Finance fiasco changed national rules for public accounting
As if losing $1.64 billion in public money wasn’t humiliating enough, bankruptcy turned Orange County into an international laughing stock. “From now on, all Orange County investments will be made on the advice of Wayne Newton, Burt Reynolds and Willie Nelson,” said one Top Ten list called “Changes in Orange County Due to Bankruptcy.”
OC Register: What became of key players from Orange County’s 1994 bankruptcy?
Retrospective luncheon slated for Wednesday, but here’s the skinny on the fallout from Orange County’s historic bankruptcy
OC Register: Huntington Beach desalination plant eyes approval, but foes turn out in force
With unresolved questions over future availability of water imported from northern California and the Colorado River — and with climate change fueling predictions of more extreme droughts — water agencies throughout Southern California are looking to buoy local supplies for an ever-growing population.
California
OC Register: Housing permit report card: How we graded every city, county in California
Cities and counties in California are required to plan for adequate housing across income affordability levels. Most are doing so — but many fewer are meeting their goals to actually get those homes built.
Publication Date: December 9, 2019
