The County of Orange Board of Supervisors voted February 26 to approve the appointment of Agripino Alonso as Director of the Internal Audit Department (IAD).
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Judge Orders Release of Deputies Misconduct Records
Thanks to a decision by OC Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott, the people of Orange County can truly hold their law enforcement agencies accountable by having access to select misconduct records as authorized by state law. Voice of OC led a media coalition including the LA Times and Southern California Public Radio in the legal battle to protect Orange County citizens’ right to public records.
Posted inTop Stories
Firm Accused of Mishandling Homeless Healthcare Gets $2 Million Expansion
Telecare Corp. has repeatedly declined to comment on complaints it failed to provide health treatment it was supposed to, didn’t clean dirty rooms at a facility it was overseeing, and unnecessarily escalated a situation with a patient into a physical confrontation.
Posted inFullerton, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Let Them Play
This Sunday, County of Orange officials plan to pull the plug on a five-year field agreement with a youth football and cheer team called the Fullerton Bears, which has drawn concern and protests from team parents and supporters. City of Fullerton officials are now in charge of the sports park on Rosecrans Avenue.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, Orange, Top Stories
Guitar Virtuoso Manuel Barrueco Has Come a Long Way Since Leaving Cuba
Barrueco performs on Sunday at the Musco Center.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Orange County to Overhaul Voting System Ahead of 2020 Election
Voters will be able to cast ballots at any vote center up to 10 days before Election Day, which includes the two weekends before Election Day. And in a change from the current practice, voters will be allowed to cast their ballot on computers at any vote center in the county, without having to fill out a provisional paper ballot.
Posted inAnaheim
Angels Talk to Long Beach About Moving There
The Angels are talking to Long Beach about potentially moving the team there after the Anaheim City Council extended the stadium lease with the team until 2020.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Emergency CalOptima Vote Gets Doctors to Homeless People
Homeless people now will be visited and treated by medical teams on the streets after the CalOptima Board of Directors unanimously voted to immediately begin the program throughout Orange County.
Posted inInvestigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Westminster
Westminster settles with two former employees alleging discrimination
Two former Westminster employees claiming workplace discrimination have reached settlements with a city still weathering corruption and bullying allegations leveled by both former and current city officials.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: New OC DA Wants To Make a Deal with Feds Ending DOJ Jailhouse Snitch Probe
District Attorney Todd Spitzer is calling on federal authorities to end the DOJ probe into use of jailhouse snitches in Orange County and instead make a deal to institute reforms.
