CalOptima provides health care for nearly 800,000 disabled, elderly and low-income Orange County residents. County supervisors are moving to expand their power on its board of directors, but state legislators are moving to block that effort.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tingle: Transparency and Oversight Continue to Plague County Leadership
Longtime animal rights activist and Laguna Woods resident Rose Tingle argues that the group charged with oversight for the OC Animal Shelter – the City Managers Association Animal Care Committee – lacks the needed expertise in animal welfare and lacks transparency. Tingle wants public oversight of animal shelters.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Boisot: We Can Do Better for Our Homeless Pet Population
Dr. Saskia Boisot believes that animals entrusted to the care at the county animal shelter deserve better treatment. Boisot spotlights continuing challenges at the County Shelter and calls on county supervisors to adopt a “no-kill” approach.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Manager Paul Emery Resigns
The council voted 4-3, with council members Kris Murray, Lucille Kring and Stephen Faessel voting no, to request Emery’s resignation, which became effective immediately.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Ethics Commissioner Falsely Claimed in Application He’s On Board of Directors of a National Association
Peter Agarwal, who was recently appointed as the county’s first ethics commissioner, wrote that he is on the governing board of a national association. That’s not true, he acknowledged in a recent interview.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Spitzer Officially Declares His Run Against Rackauckas for DA
The move, which had been expected for years, set the stage for what is anticipated to be an intense election campaign.
Posted inPress Releases
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer Announces Candidacy for District Attorney Pledging to Restore Trust in Criminal Justice System
Supervisor Todd Spitzer announced his candidacy for Orange County District Attorney challenging Tony Rackauckas. Spitzer pledges to replace the “Rudderless Ship” in the District Attorney’s office, fight crime and serve as a champion for victims’ rights. His campaign begins race with massive spending advantage of $1,261,925 Cash On Hand. New poll indicates voters feel less safe under DA’s watch.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Summer interns welcomed at Voice of OC
Voice of OC recently welcomed an energetic team of interns for the summer. Gabrielle Colón, Phi Do and Jose Ochoa were selected from a pool of applicants for Voice of […]
Posted inCorrections, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Had No Right to Expect Privacy During a Pot Shop Raid: Court of Appeal
Although officers believed they had disabled all cameras, it was unreasonable of them to conclude they were not being recorded, the court determined.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Attempt CalOptima Takeover
The Orange County Taxpayers Association, backed by the medical industry, teamed with state Sen. Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) to block a move led by Supervisor Andrew Do to have the supervisors take over the $3.4 billion CalOptima health plan for low income, disabled and elderly OC residents.
