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OCTA Taxpayer Oversight Committee’s Annual Public Hearing on Measure M set for April 10

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Editor Posted in Measure M, OCTA, Orange County, Taxes, Transportation Leave a comment

Taxpayer Oversight Committee’s Annual Public Hearing on Measure M set for April 10

Independent review ensures that Measure M funds are being used as promised to voters

ORANGE – The Taxpayer Oversight Committee will hold its 27th annual public hearing on April 10 to ensure that Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements, is being delivered as promised to Orange County voters.

This year’s public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10 at Orange County Transportation Authority headquarters, 550 S. Main St. in Orange. Continue reading→

Independent review finds no problems with Orange County’s Measure M

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Editor Posted in Measure M, OCTA, Orange County, Taxes, Transportation 1 Comment

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Eric Carpenter (714) 560-5697

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Measure M Delivering on Promises to Orange County Voters

Independent review finds half-cent sales tax on track for 26th straight year

ORANGE – The Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee has determined that Measure M is being delivered as promised to Orange County voters for the 26th consecutive year.

The OCTA board of directors on Monday reviewed the committee’s findings. The Taxpayer Oversight Committee held its annual Measure M public hearing April 13 and unanimously found that the Orange County Transportation Authority is proceeding in accordance with the ordinances that were first approved by voters in 1990 and renewed by 70 percent of voters in 2006. Continue reading→

State Controller John Chiang pounds California’s municipalities

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, California, Chriss Street, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, John Chiang, Redevelopment Leave a comment

By: Chriss W. Street

California State Controller John Chiang today announced that the cities of Milpitas and Morgan Hill illegally tried to convert hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate, cash and investments that were required to be turned over to the State of California after Governor Jerry Brown and the State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1x 26, terminating all municipal redevelopment agencies to help cover a $25 billion budget shortfall. Before the Controller’s audits, the state had collected less than $400 million of the $3 billion they expected from the state’s 400 community redevelopment agencies. The State Controller’s charges against two small towns are a home run for the state, but are a financial nightmare that will pound cities and counties across the state. Continue reading→