Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento are calling on the district attorney, state officials and federal investigators to examine how two nonprofits spent millions of dollars in COVID relief funding.
Tag: Katrina Foley
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Supervisors to Revisit Legal Settlements Limiting Anti-Camping Enforcement
The closed-door review of some of the county’s landmark homeless cases comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for more crackdowns on homeless camps throughout the state.
Posted inInvestigative
How Did County of Orange Executives Lose Track of Over $10 Millon Meant to Feed Seniors?
Questions about the contracts have spiraled for over eight months Yet there’s still no answer on how they came to be or how they were monitored.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Does The Future of Homeless Camping Enforcement In Orange County Look Like?
While cities celebrated a new court ruling letting them move forward with enforcement, most city leaders haven’t said what they hope to see happen next.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Consider Gun Storage Law, Spark Constitutional Questions
A newly proposed law is sparking questions at the county level on whether it’s constitutional to regulate home gun storage and how exactly it would be enforced.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Grand Jury Blasts Uncoordinated Regulation of E-Bikes
Grand jurors found that regulations for e-bikes change city to city across Orange County despite efforts to implement broader rules for one of the county’s fastest growing transit options.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
A Push For More Housing & Transparency in Orange County’s Budget
A host of OC residents and community groups are calling on county supervisors to prioritize housing in next year’s budget and create greater accessibility around the budget process.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Does Orange County Spend Enough on Building Housing?
County officials unveiled a new budget that allocates $350 million for spurring housing development as some city officials say it’s time for the county to take a bigger role in curbing the housing crisis.
Posted inOutdoors
Orange County Supervisors Crack Down on E-Bikes
New rules are coming to unincorporated Orange County as supervisors look to crack down on e-bike misuse.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Catching Up to E-Bikes in Orange County
Wild street takeovers in one of America’s safest communities drive calls for tougher laws, enforcement.
