o.c. district attorney Archive
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‘Justice for Kelly Thomas’ Protests Continue as Surveillance Tape is Kept from the Public’s Eyes
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . Community support took to the street corners of Commonwealth and Highland in Fullerton once more on Saturday to demand justice and accountability in the officer... -
[Updated] Protest in Fullerton Demands Justice in the Fatal Police Beating of Kelly Thomas
Posted on August 6, 2011 | 43 Comments. . . . . UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times Sunday write-up of the protest speaks of anonymous sources who are downplaying the significance of the surveillance tape saying it... -
Fullerton Tokers Town Gets a Gang Injunction
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsAn Orange County judge signed a permanent gang injunction against Fullerton Tokers Town yesterday, creating a “Safety Zone” that covers a wide swath of south Fullerton as shown below. Members... -
Gus Ayer on the Fairgrounds Swindlers: “Shit. Meet Fan.”
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . It’s been a pretty good week for us blogger/activists who’ve been tirelessly fighting corruption in this County with no help from either our As-Good-As-No-DA-DA or the mainstream... -
Tonight’s Radio Show: Norberto on Ackerman’s Lobbying for the OC Fair Sale
Posted on February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . Tonight (Saturday) on the Martha Montelongo Show: Norberto Santana of the Voice of OC(EA) on a story he broke regarding allegations that Former State Senator Dick Ackerman... -
Rackauckas’ New iPhone App Wants to Track You Down
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 3 CommentsWith much hullabaloo, the OC District Attorney’s PR machine announced the first mobile application “ever launched by a persecutorial agency.” A dubious use of taxpayer dollars, sure. But there’s more to this... -
Voice of OC’s wife-beating allegation against Chris Norby looks like a hatchet job
Posted on October 2, 2010 | 15 CommentsWhen I heard that Assemblyman Chris Norby was being accused of pushing his wife, Martha, I had to read it for myself. I was not surprised to see that the... -
Hunt Helps Defend Innocent Latino While the Union Plays Politics
Posted on May 25, 2010 | 19 CommentsI was surprised when I heard that the Santa Ana Police Officer’s Association (SAPOA) pulled their endorsement for Hunt. Something in this story just didn’t sound right so I called... -
Busted drug case foreshadows what Judge Claudia Alvarez would be like
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 16 CommentsDoes Claudia Alvarez have what it takes to be a Judge? It’s no secret that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez wants to be a judge. While she effectively... -
D.A. Trades Prosecution for Money and DNA
Posted on September 18, 2009 | 1 CommentDistrict Attorneys have almost unfettered discretion in whether or not to prosecute many cases. If they do prosecute, that discretion includes what specific charges are filed, and whether plea bargaining... -
O.C. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas blowing a million a year on death penalty cases that go nowhere
Posted on June 5, 2009 | 14 CommentsI missed this story last week – but it is a doozy. Supervisor John Moorlach’s Chief of Staff, Mario Mainero, challenged O.C. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas on the ridiculous cost... -
Is the fix in to make Todd Spitzer our next O.C. District Attorney?
Posted on May 4, 2009 | 1 CommentYou know those O.C. public employee pensions that are costing us a bundle? The pension spike that the O.C. Supervisors are suing to overturn because it was retroactive? Todd Spitzer... -
Jerbal looked the other way for Carona, but now he wants jail for Rocco
Posted on April 3, 2009 | 4 CommentsChapman University professor Fred Smoller produced the “Who is Steve Rocco?” clip above O.C. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas ran on a platform of not prosecuting politicians for their sundry campaign... -
T-Rack gets away with it as jury agrees with him
Posted on February 9, 2009 | 4 CommentsOC GOP Tramples Justice Again “A federal jury has sided with Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas in a lawsuit brought by a veteran former prosecutor,” according to the O.C....
