Orange County Supervisors hit the pause button again on a new lease deal with the developer of Dana Point Harbor on Tuesday, saying the deal didn’t do enough to protect existing workers or benefit the county.
The delay leaves large parts of a project that’s expected to net the developers $25 billion in gross profit over the next 60 years in limbo as several county supervisors acknowledged it’s unclear if this deal actually does much to benefit the county.
“This deal is far from perfect,” said Supervisor Katrina Foley on Tuesday, failing to get her colleagues to support her motion to approve the development deal after announcing she was willing to back up on her previous demands about key labor protections in writing for displaced hotel workers…