April 25, 2019

Orange County

Voice of OC: OC District Attorney launches internal investigation into snitch scandal

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is launching an internal investigation into the jailhouse snitch program, despite an investigation by state Attorney General’s office that apparently ended as of April 19.

 

Voice of OC: County partners with Placentia to redevelop city’s Old Town area

Old Town Placentia will see some street and sidewalk upgrades, along with other infrastructure, after Supervisors took the initial step to partner with the city to help fund the state’s first redevelopment through county-city tax increment financing.

 

Voice of OC: 7,000 homeless people in OC is a wake-up call, experts say

The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake-up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters.

 

OC Register: How are Orange County cities responding to new homeless count data?

Some cities are warily eyeing the preliminary results of January’s point-in-time homeless count, released on Wednesday, April 24, questioning their accuracy and the effectiveness of emergency shelters in getting people off the street in the long term.

 

OC Register: Study: 1-in-5 Southern California renters could afford to buy a local home

California Association of Realtors says 576,613 renting households have the financial wherewithall to buy.

 

OC Register: Funding dispute may put an end to Westminster partnership with popular WAGS animal shelter

But due to a funding standoff over what seems an unbridgeable divide, the city’s contract with WAGS may be winding down. If the two sides can’t reach an agreement soon, Westminster could switch to a shelter outside the city as early as July.

 

California

OC Register: Morgan Stanley to pay $130 million to California pensions

California Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the settlement with Morgan Stanley on Thursday. The bank will pay $150 million.

 

Publication Date: April 25, 2019