Opioid Addiction a Senior Problem in Orange County
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Orange County is well-known for its youth heroin problem. But opioid addiction is a serious predicament among OC seniors.
Norberto Santana, Jr. columns
Santana: Anaheim PD Fails Transparency Test
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After Anaheim PD confronts a Voice of OC reporter who clearly identified himself, questions arise about Anaheim’s commitment to the First Amendment and the tone of neighborhood homeless sweeps.
Housing & Homelessness
OC One of Least Affordable Places to Live in U.S.: Annual Community Indicators Report
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An “epidemic” of homelessness, low wages and the steadily increasing cost of living and housing makes Orange County one of the least affordable places to live in the nation, according to the annual Orange County Community Indicators Report.
Health
On OC: Funding Mental Health in Orange County
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Matt Holzmann, vice chair for Orange County’s Mental Health Board, talks about the unique opportunity facing public officials in Orange County to create a national funding and programming model for mental health programming at every spectrum, from those facing an immediate crisis, to those in need of permanent supportive housing.
Orange County Toll Roads
San Clemente Fights Toll Road Agency Over Public Records
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San Clemente claimed the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), which manages toll roads in Orange County, illegally withheld public records, including payments totaling millions of dollars to lobbyists and public relation firms.
labor contract
New Contract Gives Raise to Most County Workers in OC
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Most county employees – including mental health workers, public health nurses, social workers, and sheriff’s special officers – will receive a 2.5 percent raise in the coming months.