Judge Jim Gray (ret.) writes that bail reform is a much needed component to managing public safety budgets and personal liberty, supporting adoption of SB10.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inPress Releases
Cox Communications Showcases “Connected Independence” Senior Smart Home
Cox Communications partnered with senior living experts today to showcase a new era in digital living that provides older adults with the ability to age in place in their own homes. According to AARP, nearly 90 percent of adults ages 65 and older prefer aging in their current home rather than move to an assisted living or retirement community.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
UC Irvine community forum on homelessness features Voice of OC Publisher
A recent free UC Irvine community forum talking about the demographics, causes, costs and solutions around homelessness featured Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Gardner: Proposal for New Homeless Shelter in the Canyons Inappropriate
Dr. Jim Gardner, Mayor of Lake Forest opposes the proposal put forth by South OC Mayors to put a new homeless shelter at the former Silverado Elementary School.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Healthcare Exec Favors Drug-Ad Ban, Fewer Hospital Procedures
Barry Arbuckle, CEO of MemorialCare Health System, is in the trenches of healthcare delivery. He runs five hospitals and about 200 other centers, doctors offices and other locations. He’s an adviser on both state and national healthcare policy. He discusses what’s happening in health care in Orange County, California and the nation, assesses “Obamacare” and “Trumpcare” and makes some recommendations — including a ban on pharmaceutical ads. He also discusses what moves by Amazon, Walmart and other corporate giants may mean for the healthcare industry.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
LA Times: Anti-Corruption Task Force Falls Apart After Conflict Between DA and Feds
A joint task force between the Orange County District Attorney’s office and federal law enforcement agencies aimed at cracking down on local political corruption fell apart last year, after years of festering distrust between local and federal officials, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.
Posted inCanyons, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Lake Forest, Top Stories
Canyons Homeless Shelter Opposed by Two Supervisors
Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson said they are opposed to a proposal by south Orange County mayors to put a new homeless shelter on county-owned property in rural Silverado Canyon.
Posted inPress Releases
Laguna Niguel City Council Condemns California Senate Bill 54
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 the Laguna Niguel City Council voted unanimously to condemn California Senate Bill 54, which conflicts with Federal Law and the U.S. Constitution. The City also unanimously voted to join the County of Orange and several other Orange County cities, at no cost to the taxpayers, in an amicus brief challenging the constitutionality of this new state law.
Posted inTop Stories
Three More Orange County Cities Oppose State Immigration Sanctuary Law
Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and Lake Forest this week became the latest cities in Orange County to take stands against the state’s sanctuary laws, adopting resolutions and filing briefs in support of the federal lawsuit against California.
Posted inCanyons, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
South OC Mayors Propose New Homeless Shelter at Former Silverado School
South Orange County mayors, under pressure from a federal judge, on Thursday chose a closed elementary school along rural Santiago Canyon Road as a site they’d like to see become a new homeless shelter.
