Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative
Voice of OC on KPCC: Ban Beach Bonfires in Southern California?
Also the Orange County Register’s sponsored stories and felony conflict of interest charges against a UC Irvine professor.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Disabled Children Caught in the Middle of Switch to Obamacare
Children with autism and others with special needs are losing services as they are transferred out of the Healthy Families program.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
State Senate Panel Clarifies How Laura’s Law Can Be Funded
The Senate Health Committee approved two bills aimed at making it easier for counties to implement the law dealing with the treatment of mentally ill people.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Unite to Oppose Ban on Beach Bonfires
Getting rid of the fire pits would take “all the fun out of life,” says Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Nevada Allegedly ‘Dumped’ Mentally Ill Patients in OC
County officials discuss the issue amid growing outrage statewide.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Deputy CEO on Leave Pending Investigation
Jill Arthur is alleged to have offered the other driver in a traffic accident her influence at City Hall to get a job.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Ex-UCI Scientist Faces Unprecedented Criminal Charges
Tatsuya Suda, who until January had been a member of the UC Irvine faculty for more than 25 years, has been charged with six felony counts.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
After Long Saga, Deputy CEO Fired
Alisa Drakodaidis, the deputy county CEO who went underground last year after sexual assault charges were filed against an executive under her supervision, apparently has been dismissed.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Latino and Arab Groups Join at Neighborhood Event
A fair held in a Latino neighborhood and organized by a nonprofit affiliated with the city’s Muslim and Arab community shows an effort to build trust between the two groups.
