NEWS
October 12, 2000 | JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Love swelled across the "Orange Curtain" Wednesday as couples from Los Angeles County trekked south for marriage licenses after being greeted with apologies and closed doors by striking public employees there. Phyllis Bates, 37, and Leonard Johnson, 49, of Carson beamed with relief as, five minutes before closing, they waited to pay $61.50 for a license at the century-old brick Old Courthouse in Santa Ana. They had been turned away earlier from clerks' offices in Los Angeles and Norwalk.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 4, 2000 | DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reacting to grand jury criticism, county supervisors on Thursday approved formation of a task force to conduct an assessment of the county foster care system, including the lack of transitional living programs for those who have reached the age of 18. Supervisor Cynthia P. Coad, who pushed for the two-year task force, said she wanted a strong group that could "dig into and find the issues" to help protect foster care children.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 21, 2000 | DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reacting to costly closures of large stretches of local beach last summer, the Orange County Grand Jury on Tuesday recommended hiring two staff members and adding a new information system to the beleaguered county agency that monitors coastal pollution. "Huge numbers of tourist dollars and many local jobs are put at risk when beach water is considered unsafe for recreational use," the grand jury's report said.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 8, 2000 | DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wanted: Good planner. Goal-oriented person who gets results to put an airport at El Toro. Must be political. County supervisors Wednesday considered a list of candidates to hire as interim director for a newly formed department to plan an international airport at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 7, 2000 | DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County supervisors gave the go-ahead Tuesday for a new department to plan an international airport at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station but went out of their way to praise the performance of County Executive Officer Jan Mittermeier, who some suspect may sue them for establishing the new office. Mittermeier, whose mother is ill, was not at work and did not attend the board meeting. But her attorney, Wylie A.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 5, 2000 | Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879
The city has received clearance from the Navy to sublease 250 acres on the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin to a handful of public agencies. The Navy will allow the city to lease the parcel by June 12, but the agencies, including the South Orange County Community College District, the county and Tustin Unified School District, will be able to use and maintain only existing buildings. Construction of new facilities cannot occur until negotiations between the city and Navy are finalized.