Wednesday, July 18, 2012

County cover-up continues


OC Officials Offer Up Another Reason for Keeping Letter Secret Voice of OC 

Tom Mauk
     Orange County officials are now arguing that the public should not see the details of a letter written by Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis, which reportedly contains allegations of improper actions by several county supervisors and District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, because “the letter contains personnel information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 
     That’s the response in a July 17 letter to Voice of OC from County Counsel Nick Chrisos declining a public records request for a copy of the letter sent to the county by an attorney representing Drakodaidis last week.… 
     The fallout from Bustamante's arrest has shaken the entire upper echelon of county government, and members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors are on the verge of firing county CEO Tom Mauk. 
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     Terry Francke, who is general counsel to the open-records advocacy group Californians Aware and an open-records consultant for Voice of OC, said the county is violating the law….

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

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