Todd Spitzer

Nicolas Cendoya, Rescued Hiker, Has More Woes Than Meth Count: Injured Searcher Seeks Help Defraying $350k Hospital Bill

Despite the urging of county Supervisor Todd Spitzer, the Board of Supervisors decided against charging teen hikers in Trabuco Canyon for $160,000 in rescue costs--although the board did agree Tuesday to seek state legislation that would allow passing future rescue costs on to reckless victims.But S ... More >>

Trabuco Canyon Rescue Cost County $160,000

You asked and the County of Orange answered: this cost to search for and pluck two young adults out of rugged Trabuco Canyon terrain last month was more than $160,000."Why do I have to pay for someone's negligence?" reacted county Supervisor Todd Spitzer of the figures released Tuesday by the Orange ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Calls For "Thorough" OC Judicial Sex Probe Investigation

Newly-elected Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer has requested that the county's Office of Independent Review (OIR) monitor a probe into whether a superior court judge committed any crimes involving a possible quid pro quo sexual affair."I want to make sure that the investigation is thorough," Sp ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Postpones Violence Forum in Wake of Chris Dorner and Ali Syed Murders

I began the second-to-the-last update on the Feb. 19 freeway shooting rampage by mentioning Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer had hijacked an afternoon press conference by law enforcement. As a Los Angeles television station was cutting away from the live coverage because of this unwelcome intru ... More >>

Like Cocktails, the Messages in Winter Holiday DUI Death, Wreck and Arrest Data are Mixed

The good news from the winter holiday anti-DUI enforcement period in Orange County is there were no impaired driving related fatalities during that time. The bad news is more suspected drunk or drugged drivers were arrested than the year before. Better those 971 folks (compared with 836 the year bef ... More >>

OC Weekly 2012 Election Guide: South Orange County Community College District

There are three South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees seats to be filled in the Nov. 6 election, but most heat is being emitted from the lone race without an incumbent. The winner for Trustee Area 7, which covers Coto de Caza, Dove Canyon, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Marga ... More >>

KFI's Bill Handel Is Coming To OC For Todd Spitzer's Campaign

You've got to give Todd Spitzer points for determination.The notoriously chatty Orange County supervisor candidate has done the impossible.He's found someone who may love to talk and talk and talk and talk more than he does: KFI's Bill Handel.And the unstoppable Spitzer bandwagon is bringing Handel ... More >>

Todd Spitzer and Asian Massage Parlors Have What in Common?

When you hear of a "grand opening" you might think of an Asian massage parlor ad, but once and future Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer is taking back the phrase if only for one day.Spitzer will celebrate the "grand opening" of his new campaign headquarters tomorrow afternoon.And how do we know ... More >>

Todd Spitzer To Give Keynote Speech At Chapman University Law Event

​If you've never had the chance to hear Todd Spitzer give a speech, you can wipe that accomplishment off your bucket list later this month.Spitzer, the former high-ranking prosecutor and Republican state Assemblyman who will soon return to his old post as a county supervisor, is scheduled to give ... More >>

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Todd Spitzer Prosecutes DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder in Titlegate!

Detective Spitzer​It turns out that even though he's no longer an assistant district attorney, Todd Spitzer still has insatiable prosecutorial instincts, and his current suspect is none other than an old, bitter nemesis from the Orange County district attorney's office: Susan Kang Schroeder.In an ... More >>

[UPDATED with Locks Stay:] John Williams Told to Stay Away from Public Administrator Office He Was Forced Out Of

​UPDATE, JAN. 30, 3:54 P.M.: Orange County Superior Court Judge William Monroe today denied former public administrator John Williams' request for a temporary restraining order aimed at getting him back into his county office.In other words, the locks that were changed after Williams left his offi ... More >>

Deborah Pauly's Political Play of the Week! Somebody Please Treat Todd Spitzer's Wound

​Given her rich history of alienating people, it wasn't necessarily surprising that this week three of Deborah Pauly's Villa Park city council members endorsed Todd Spitzer, her opponent in a race for Orange County supervisor.Pauly has managed in recent years to offend liberals, conservatives, Dem ... More >>

Deborah Pauly "Filling Big Hole" DeVore Left, Having Three-Way with Candidates Spitzer and Bucher

​When Republican former assemblyman Chuck DeVore announced Friday he was moving to Texas and not, as previously announced, running against Republican former assemblyman Todd Spitzer for an open Orange County Board of Supervisors seat, the race lost an anti-tax and pro-morality nut. When Mark Buche ... More >>

Chuck DeVore Slams Todd Spitzer on Vegas Trip & Union Support

Spitzer: "I've done nothing wrong."​Talking to Chuck DeVore and Todd Spitzer, two men who were once pals, you get the sense that these two Republican candidates seeking the same office, the county's 3rd District supervisor's seat, don't like each other.DeVore recently produced a bombshell 30-secon ... More >>

Todd Spitzer is a Psychological Test Away From Joining Sheriff's Department

Christopher Victorio / OC WeeklyDeputy Spitzer?​Given we know Todd Spitzer is a prolific multitask enthusiast, it's not surprising that the prominent but office-less politician couldn't just focus on his pending 2012 race for Third District supervisor.Even while he's actively campaigning against f ... More >>

Parents of the Murdered Use Candles, Flowers and Words to Keep Memories of Fallen Loved Ones Alive

​An organization that supports survivors, friends and families who have lost their loved ones to violence held their 19th annual ceremony Sunday evening that they hope will increase public awareness about victims' rights. Prior to the 6 p.m. Candlelight Vigil and Names Dedication Ceremony at Mem ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Dinged By Republican Blog

The past haunts Spitzer​Orange County supervisor candidate Todd Spitzer--who apparently returns the phone calls of reporters who'll toss him softballs--got more evidence today that he won't easily sail to victory.The folks at the Friends For Fullerton's Future blog slammed Spitzer for his past ser ... More >>

DA Todd Spitzer's Latest Flip-Flop

Todd Spitzer​Five months ago, an angry Todd Spitzer took control of a public employees' local union hall in Santa Ana; called print, radio and television reporters to a press conference; and made a historic announcement. Spitzer--a former prosecutor, county supervisor and Republican stat ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Pounds DA Tony Rackauckas in KUCI Interview

Spitzer says he's eyeing evil.​The equation is simple and easily more verifiable than any Albert Einstein formula.Todd Spitzer plus microphone equals, well, explosive talk.And KUCI-FM gave Spitzer, the rebellious Orange County Republican recently fired by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, a mic f ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Calls For Polygraph In Dispute With DA

Tony Rackauckas Following Wednesday's heated, dueling press conferences between District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Todd Spitzer, his recently fired understudy, OC Register columnist Frank Mickadeit accurately wrote today that the men provided opposite answers on at least three topics.Upshot, ac ... More >>

Todd Spitzer Prepares Surprise In Retaliation For DA's Press Conference Today

James Ochoa holding his little brother​In hopes of blunting the sting from today's scheduled district attorney's press conference detailing Todd Spitzer's alleged pre-firing shenanigans, Spitzer has prepared a surprise.Spitzer--the former county supervisor, state assemblyman and prosecutor who dre ... More >>

Tony Rackauckas & Todd Spitzer Declare Themselves 2014 Opponents for Orange County's Top Prosecutor Job

Spitzer: Rackauckas has been "totally unethical."​Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Todd Spitzer, the high-ranking prosecutor he fired in August, conducted dueling, in-depth press conferences today.After trying to groom Spitzer as his eventual replacement for 18 months, Rackaucka ... More >>

DA To Blast Todd Spitzer on Wednesday

Rackauckas will fire back​Sources are telling OC Weekly that Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and his assistants will end their public silence on Wednesday about the controversial release of Todd Spitzer as a prosecutor.Spitzer, a former county supervisor and state assemblyman who'd ... More >>

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Sunday News Notes: Todd Spitzer Out! Barney Frank In! Van Tran Confused!

Palace intrigue erupts in 401​Highlights from the local media today include: Susan Kang Schroeder Announces She'll Be DAOkay, okay. I'm kidding. So the real news isn't that dramatic, but there's nevertheless been a major development in Orange County's criminal justice system. Former state ass ... More >>

Todd Spitzer: Hero or Zero?

Wednesday's Headlines & Surprises: OCSD's Bubbling Cesspool

L Word? The board of supervisors is exploring whether indicted Sheriff Michael S. Carona can legally name his temporary replacement while he takes the next two months off (with full pay!) to fight “baseless” charges by the FBI. Jo Ann Galisky, 47, played Al Haig yesterday. She told told reporte ... More >>

Fire Officials Seek Information on OC Arsonist

The folks over at the Register are doing a fine job reporting on the massive Orange County arson fire that’s threatening to keep firefighters at work for another two days as winds approaching hurricane force continue to pound the region. Residents in Foothill Ranch are the latest to see their neig ... More >>

Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: Pipe Bomb Rocks Long Beach

Bud Light No More, You Pick Again: My-Thuan Tran reports this morning that the “Starbucks generation” of Vietnamese Americans “couldn’t stand dingy” Little Saigon restaurants and is building “stylish and spotless . . . swank” restaurants in response. Bao Tran, 34, quit a job in insura ... More >>

Spitzer's Penal Problems

There are rumblings of reform coming from Sacramento. Reforms aimed at starting to straighten out the state's dysfunctional prison system. The Los Angeles Times reports, "the Senate's top Democrats on Thursday moved toward reforming California's byzantine criminal sentencing system." Unveiling leg ... More >>

SpongeTodd: Mr. Spitzer masters the freebie

Proving once again that the driest of bureaucratic documents often contain the most interesting things, Judy Lin of the Sacramento Bee digs through the disclosure forms that state lawmakers are required to file and discovers: ... from January 2005 to June 30, 2006, groups with business at the Capito ... More >>

Northern Exposure

By trashing Spitzer, Register protects GOP, Catholic Church

Spitzer Cops Out

Despite controversies, DA Rackauckas now likely to win a third term unopposed

Spitzer Out?

Epic clash with DA Rackauckas now unlikely

Todd the Wet Sprocket

Loving Spitzer, hating everybody and finding a right proper pot party

OC Law Enforcement 'Poisoned'

Assemblyman Todd Spitzer questions the District Attorneys judgment, fairness

The Year in Girl

Congressman Rohrabacher? Meet Jan from the Vandals!

OC Weekly Marks the Passing of . . .

Toxic Politics

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas weighed his own political future against the safety of Orange County's drinking water and decided to save his own skin

Point and Laugh!

Our post-election guide to the scoundrels of Campaign 2002

Measure This

Vote like us . . . or suck donkey

Its the Airport, Stupid

Measure V deserves victory

Waiting for Spitzer

Republicans dance like lesbians at convention in San Jose!

Diary of a Mad County

Wallys World

Toll-road boss Kreutzen is proving skillful in the art of bureaucracy

Its Official!

Dailies report whats been obvious all along: toll roads are in trouble

More on the Moron

Supervisor Silva drops campaign against brighter colleague

Silent Coup

Secret meetings, shady deals: Life before & after the Orange County bankruptcy

They Call Him Flipper

Todd Spitzer's a "damn Democrat," according to OC GOP assemblyman struggling through porn, sexual harassment fiascos