It looks like David Rudat, acting Stockton fire chief and former Orange city manager, may have another fire to put out here at home. The Watchdog told you April 16 that Rudat was chief finance officer of a Westminster company that sells hydroponic equi... »
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching a probe into the business dealings of the embattled California High-Speed Rail Authority. Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from Vista down in San Diego County (which is not slated to ge... »
Did an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent make a mistake last December when he took a shot at an Orange County-born carpenter outside an Anaheim school? An Anaheim police dispatcher, in a recorded conversation with a Buena Park dispatcher, calle... »
The electric bill in January 2011 was $150.23, the usual cost of the monthly bill and typical for this small Laguna Woods home. One year later, the bill was $514.34. What could have possibly caused this $364 increase — a leap of 243 percent? A new stat... »
Bay area critics of the California High-Speed Rail Authority say the train, far from minting money, will require billions of dollars in subsidies. The only alternative say the critics, led by retired Stanford management professor Alain Enthoven, is to ... »
California’s Water Wars have spawned many a knock-down, drag-out fight, but this Tet Offensive by San Diego against its neighbors to the north — including the Municipal Water District of Orange County — has left many gasping for air. (Which is not to s... »
In California schools, an “English language learner” is a student whose first language is not English. Over time, however, the term has become political shorthand for immigrant school children who some argue place an undue strain on the educational sys... »
We told you Monday that San Diego officials are accusing their brethren in Orange and Los Angeles counties of forming a “Secret Society” and running a “shadow government” that aims to hike water rates ever higher and control machinations of the Metropo... »
Has Water World skulduggery reached new and alarming lows? San Diego officials are accusing their brethren in Orange and Los Angeles counties of forming a “Secret Society” and running a “shadow government” that aims hike water rates ever higher and con... »
The last thing Daniel Noriega expected when he dropped off his girlfriend’s son at school was to get shot at — especially by someone with a badge. But that’s what happened to Noriega, an Orange County-born carpenter who was shot at by an ICE agent Dec.... »
How would a Tustin painter know about an obscure ethics regulation buried in the California Code? And why would he take the time to file complaints against 68 city council members in Orange County? That’s the mystery at the center of a strange little c... »
Last August, the Watchdog brought you the story of the DA, the lost revolver and the lieutenant. Now comes the sequel: The Lawsuit. Anaheim police Lt. David Vangsness filed a federal suit this month claiming he was wrongfully punished by his department... »
By a 9-3 vote, an Orange County jury today found that an Irvine couple did not prove that a social worker lied or acted maliciously when she listed them on a statewide index of child abusers. The Watchdog has been tracking the case of George and Bette ... »
An investor is suing troubled hybrid-electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. of Anaheim in Orange County Superior Court, alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in the sale of company stock. Fisker has laid off 71 employees in Orange County and D... »
UPDATED with TCA reaction Pity the County of Orange? It holds, in its hot little hands, $157,076.27 in fees paid under protest by Subway, Caterina’s, Paradies, Vino Volo and Hudson Group – angry tenants of its brand new Terminal C at John Wayne Airport... »
