Norberto Santana Jr.

2 weeks ago | voiceofoc.org | Norberto Santana Jr.

In the end, former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu begged for the grace he and his regime always lacked.  Especially when it came to the doomed sale of Angel Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels franchise in Anaheim has been laser focused on buying Angel stadium on the cheap for more than a decade – evidenced by two comically lopsided deals that collapsed about a decade apart. The last fiasco unleashed a historic, unvarnished public look at how that city hall operates in the shadows.

1 month ago | voiceofoc.org | Norberto Santana Jr.

Californians should be able to watch and participate in government meetings from home. Elected officials should be expected to show up. Seems simple. Yet it’s a standard state legislators – who themselves stream a host of public meetings – have yet to adopt for their colleagues in the trenches of local government.

1 month ago | voiceofoc.org | Norberto Santana Jr.

Weeks before Orange County Supervisors took the rare move of stripping all investment powers from the county’s elected treasurer, two supervisors met privately with a group of workers who expressed a host of festering concerns about their boss. Such private meetings are rare. It’s even more rare to see county supervisors take immediate action based on worker complaints, especially involving an independent elected official.

1 month ago | voiceofoc.org | Norberto Santana Jr.

For the first time in two months since Voice of OC first alerted the public to the quiet stripping of investment authority from Orange County’s elected , county supervisors have issued a public statement to the rising tide of questioning from residents, elected officials and investment pool participants.

2 months ago | voiceofoc.org | Norberto Santana Jr.

A man raises a flag in Orange County. Credit: JULIE LEOPO, Voice of OC It’s one of the oldest warnings to Americans. One that’s been ignored ever since it was first uttered. After two terms in office, President George Washington left office in 1796 disgusted by partisan politics. In his farewell letter to a young nation, he urged people to think of themselves as Americans not partisans.