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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Fair Board Intensifies Calls for Investigation
Members want the district attorney and governor to investigate a shadowy state financing agency.
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, Top Stories
CDC Confirms Valley Fever Epidemic; Cases Up 850 Percent in California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a new research article that cases of the fungal disease rose at stunning rates.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Test Program for Dual Eligible Patients Set to Begin in October
The eight-county test program for those covered by both Medicare and Medi-Cal is to be a test run before the Affordable Car Act goes into effect.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
County Experiments With Privatizing Ambulance Service
For the first time, private paramedics were deployed last week in Orange County to transfer patients between health facilities.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Council Majority Installs Interim City Attorney
The move is the latest in a power transition by Republican council members, who became the council majority after last November’s election.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Brandman Turns in Final Draft of Report to County Clerk-Recorder
Previously criticized as inadequate and partially plagiarized, the report still does not impress Supervisor John Moorlach.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Man Challenging Sex Offender Bans Jailed
Hugo Godinez, who triggered a huge backlash over bans on sex offenders in parks, is convicted of probation violations.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Immigration Reform May Also Promote Changes in Health Care
While it is becoming increasingly clear that some level of immigration reform is on the horizon, the picture remains unfocused when it comes to how it will mesh with health care reform.
