The Orange County Grand Jury recently issued a report titled, County Land Transactions: Will the Public Notice? To read the report, Click Here and Daily Pilot Article.
We caution, it will sicken and anger you, but in the end, it might give you a glimmer of hope. If not for the outrage of concerned Orange County citizens and the intervention of Supervisor Katrina Foley, some lucky Newport Beach resident would have ended up with a nice public trust parcel in the Newport Back Bay area for a bargain price of $13,000.00. Two big questions remain, will the Orange County Board of Supervisors act on the recommendations of the Grand Jury? Will the previous 2nd District Supervisor get reelected to the US House of Representatives?
When reading the Grand Jury report, it brought to mind another atrocity of county governance at the OC Board of Supervisors on March 08, 2022. Replaying it made our blood boil once again. Click here for the video and our comments in a previous newsletter.
Elected officials appear to be amazed at the public cynicism of corruption in government. We pose the question. If you were an elected official, how would you conduct yourself? Would you accept political contributions from individuals who own companies you promoted to secure lucrative county leases? Would even the hint of impropriety exclude you from taking those donations?
While every individual has the right to donate to the political candidate of their choice, we do find the Federal Election Commission Contributions Interesting.
Yes, we do believe it is time to request a third Grand Jury investigation into Dana Point Harbor.
