OC Blog News Roundup -- April 27, 2005

[EDITORS NOTE: My apologies for not posting the News Roundup the last few days, but until now I've been unable to blog due to technical difficulties]

Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

SAUSD Cancels Albor's Charter -- OCR and LAT
This school seemed to be helping a lot of folks -- too bad their books weren't right (and who knows what else).

Truancy Fight Taken To Parents -- OCR
Parents of chronically truant Newport-Mesa USD students threatened with prosecution.

Irvine City Attorney To Resign His Post -- OCR
Joins City Manager and City Clerk in leaving the city. Will the last senior Irvine bureaucrat please turn out the lights?

Costa Mesa Again Postpones Day Worker Closure Vote -- OCR and DP
Man -- how hard can this be?

Anaheim and Orange Approve 884 Apartments -- OCR
Yessss - more development!

Gabbard Says He Masked Bribe -- OCR
Listed payments to Jaramillo as "fee" so he could write it off on his taxes. Sheesh.

Jaramillo Not Key To OC Displays -- LAT
More breathless testimony fro Gabbard.

Carona Cover-Up? -- OC Weekly
Last but not least, bull mastiff reporter R. Scott Moxley on the whole Carona thing.

Delayed Medi-Cal System back On Track -- OCR
Hey -- and it's only three years late and $600K over-budget!

The Rocco Files: Who's The Real Mystery Man?
Nick Schou expands his unparalleled compendium on OC weirdest elected officials, OUSD Trustee Steve Rocco.

DeVore Drops El Morro Bills -- LAT
And Gil Ferguson confirms he's still alive. Read more about DeVore actions here, including Assemblyman DeVore's comments.

El Morro Tenants Hang On -- DP
Article about El Morro tenants hanging on.

Op-Ed: Proposed EMS Subscription Plan DOA -- DP
Geoff West on why Costa mesa Council has dropped the ball on this plan.

Parks Department: Bring On The Audit -- DP
Be careful what you wish for...

Comments

[JJ]

Bull Mastiff or not, Moxley has proven to be pretty damn accurate.