February 20, 2020

Orange County

Daily Pilot: Haven’t cast your primary election ballot yet? Vote centers start opening Saturday

And starting Saturday, many of the county’s 188 new vote centers will open to accept ballots and provide other election services, with more scheduled to open Feb. 29.

 

Voice of OC: Which OC cities are the most transparent online

“In this day and age, it should all be on the internet unless its cost prohibitive,” said Denah Hoard, head of the Orange County Ethics Commission. “The more transparency you have, the less people believe that there is anything nefarious going on. The more open the government is, the more the people trust it.”

 

Voice of OC: DA says he was told in May of decision to forgo prosecution over evidence handling by deputy

District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Wednesday he was informed four months into his administration about a decision days after he was sworn in to not file charges against a sheriff’s deputy found to have made 74 false reports about evidence booking.

 

OC Register: DA, public defender clash again in court over mishandled evidence

Two sides wrestle over internal records for fired sheriff’s deputy who booked property late or not at all 26 times.

 

OC Register: Here’s how Fullerton can best tackle homelessness

Fullerton already initiated Orange County’s first program to provide city-sanctioned space for people to sleep in their vehicles. The city recently also approved a 150-bed shelter near the Fullerton Airport.

 

Daily Pilot: H.B. City Council moves to advance potential affordable-housing development and funding

The council voted unanimously to give city staff the go-ahead to buy a property at 17631 Cameron Lane from Shigeru and Mitsuru Yamada and approved the use of about $3.16 million for the transaction.

 

OC Register: Former Santa Ana police chief to head Laguna Woods Village security

Rojas worked for the Santa Ana Police Department for 27 years including three years as police chief. He then transferred to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System Police Department, from where he retired.

 

Nation

OC Register: US home construction dips to just below 13-year high

The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that builders started construction on 1.57 million homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, a decline of 3.6% from 1.63 million units in December.

Publication Date: February 20, 2020