The resignation comes during the run-up to the 2013 Solar Decathlon, a green energy collegiate competition that some argue is in jeopardy.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Medical Industry Gave to Nguyen Campaign During CalOptima Overhaul
The county supervisor raised about $50,000 in campaign contributions from the medical industry during the nine months after she began reshaping CalOptima’s board to give health providers a stronger voice.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
State Challenges OC Supervisors in Superior Court Over Property Taxes
Last year the county grabbed $73 million that the state insists it must return.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC’s Top School Nurse on the Wisdom of Vaccinating Kids
Many parents believe that childhood vaccines are harmful. Pamela Kahn, a public health expert and head nurse of the Orange County Department of Education, says those parents are misinformed.
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KPCC
Voice of OC contributing writer Rex Dalton will discuss his recent article on realities of immigration detainees.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Conference Provides Opportunity for Hope and Healing
Speakers at the first annual Boys and Men of Color Conference focused on empowerment in underserved communities.
Posted inUncategorized
Voice of Our Commentators
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Grand Jury Issues Scathing Report on CalOptima
The report raises troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing ordinance changes to CalOptima, the county’s $1.4-billion health plan for the poor and elderly, and the health industry’s campaign cash connections to county Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
Posted inSanta Ana
Paul Walters Firing in Limbo
The 30-day clock for the firing of Santa Ana’s city manager has yet to start because the City Council members haven’t voted on their reasons.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
What’s the Point of a ‘Point-in-Time’ Count of OC’s Homeless?
More than 700 volunteers will fan out across Orange County Saturday morning and do their best to count the number of people who are, in one fashion or another, living on the street.
