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Supervisors Nguyen and Bates fingered in Drakodaidis claim letter

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Alisa Drakodaidis, Brian Probolsky, Carlos Bustamante, Janet Nguyen, Matt Harper, Orange County, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Tom Mauk, Tony Rackauckas 2 Comments

“Orange County officials Friday released a redacted version of a claim filed by an attorney for Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis in which she alleges several acts of retaliation in response to her efforts to root out corruption at the highest levels of county government,” according to the Voice of OC.

As expected, the claim cast suspicions on Supervisor Pat Bates and O.C. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas – but Supervisor Janet Nguyen got fingered too. Here are a few of the claim’s assertions: Continue reading→

The Voice of OC will sue to compel release of Drakodaidis letter

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Alisa Drakodaidis, Bill Campbell, Carl Crown, Carlos Bustamante, Norberto Santana, Orange County, Republican Party Leave a comment

Norberto Santana, the Editor in Chief at the Voice of OC, said today on KPCC’s Airtalk that the Voice of OC is going to sue the County of Orange to compel the release of the letter written by “Alisa Drakodaidis, which reportedly contains allegations of improper actions by several county supervisors and District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.”

Orange County officials are now arguing that the public should not see the details of the Drakodaidis letter because “the letter contains personnel information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,” according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading→

UPDATE: OCDA blocks release of Drakodaidis letter regarding county corruption

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alisa Drakodaidis, Brian Probolsky, Carl Crown, Carlos Bustamante, Crime, Jess Carbajal, Orange County, Pat Bates, Republican Party, Tom Mauk, Tony Rackauckas, Women 7 Comments

UPDATE: District Attorney Tony Rackauckas Monday quashed the release of a politically explosive letter sent to the Orange County Board of Supervisors by an attorney representing Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis, who abruptly went on a medical leave in the wake of sex crimes charges against former county Public Works executive Carlos Bustamante, according to the Voice of OC.

“Indications are that Orange County Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis is the latest high-level official heading out the door in the wake of the Carlos Bustamante sex crimes scandal,” according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading→