Category: Orange County Grand Jury

OC Animal Care Troubled by High Euthanasia Rates, Poor Leadership: Grand Jury Report

June 14, 2023
CaliforniaOC Animal CareOrange County Grand JuryRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
0 Comment

A grand jury in Orange County released a report last week on OC Animal Care in Tustin, California, stating concerns over its high euthanasia rates, poor leadership, limited staffing, lack of proper assessment of animals chosen for euthanasia, and low morale. This is not the first time the jury has looked into the agency. Five previous…

Read More

Grand Jury: Anaheim’s Stadium Deal Rushed, Lacked Transparency

June 28, 2022
ANAHEIMAngel StadiumLocal NewsOrange County Grand JuryRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A grand jury report found the city’s handing of the $320 Angel Stadium deal was rushed, lacked transparency, and betrayed constituents. “The City Council majority’s inappropriate handling of the Stadium Property transactions betrayed its constituents,” the Orange County Grand Jury said in the report (pdf). Beyond that, the FBI alleged in a court filing…

Read More

Orange County’s 2 Water Agencies Should Merge Despite Difficulties: Grand Jury

June 28, 2022
Local NewsMunicipal Water DistrictOrange CountyOrange County Grand JuryOrange County Water DistrictRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment

The Orange County Grand Jury’s recent report called for the county’s two water agencies to join as “one voice” so that the county can manage its water resources more efficiently, but some water officials said consolidating the two might be too difficult to be beneficial. The county’s water currently comes from two sources: the Orange…

Read More

Grand Jury Finds Security Flaws in Orange County Jails 

June 21, 2021
courtcrimejailLocal NewsOrange CountyOrange County Grand JuryOrange County jailOrange County Sheriff Don BarnesOrange County Sheriff's DepartmentRegional-Local NewssecuritySouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment

The Orange County Grand Jury (OCGJ) has released a 34-page report highlighting various security flaws in the California county’s jails, including escape risks for inmates and trafficking of contraband. The Theo Lacy Facility, in the City of Orange, was identified in the report for needing a security wall between the jail facility and a nearby vacant animal shelter. “The lack of a…

Read More

 Orange County Grand Jury Criticizes Pandemic Response

May 13, 2021
COVID-19Frank KimOrange CountyOrange County Grand JurypandemicreportSouthern CaliforniaUSUS Regional News
0 Comment

SANTA ANA—Orange County continued its promising COVID-19 trends May 12 as the Orange County Grand Jury issued a report critical of the county’s response to the pandemic. The grand jury concluded that the county’s plans to handle a pandemic “had known gaps that were not addressed in accordance with the state, national and international guidelines.”…

Read More