The board prepares to approve a five-year, $134-million contract for Xerox to run voice and data networks, even as county staff reports note that the contract’s costs have already jumped $26.8 million since its final proposal.
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Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Questions Surround County Doctor’s Speaking Fees
Clayton Chau, a CalOptima official and former Health Care Agency psychiatrist, apparently violated county policy by taking lucrative speaking fees from pharmaceutical companies.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
On the Agenda
County supervisors vote on a $134-million computer contract, and the Anaheim City Council strikes a deal with its new city manager.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Pensions Are an Increasingly Perilous Perk for Supervisors
Supervisor John Moorlach, Orange County’s most high-profile pension fighter, has for years shrugged off criticism of his own generous benefit. But after announcing a run for Congress, he’s starting to feel the heat.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Treasurer’s Flip-Flop Creates Havoc on Retirement Board
Shari Freidenrich’s waffling on a vote regarding amortization changes to long-term pension debt has drawn the ire of Republicans and unions.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS Video: A Volunteer’s Important Role in Finding a Missing Hiker
We delve into a citizen volunteer’s successful effort to find one of the two lost hikers in the South Orange County wilderness earlier this year.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: Mayor Worried That At Large Voting in Anaheim Is Illegal
Mayor Tom Tait is questioning whether his city is breaking the law by continuing to have at large City Council elections.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Air Quality Board Approves Restrictions on Beach Bonfires
The move comes amid an uproar from residents and elected officials asserting it will tarnish a treasured Southern California tradition.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On The Agenda
County supervisors reject a proposed parenting commission, and Lake Forest decides on a controversial housing project in an auto mall.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Developer’s Meeting on Beach Bonfires Still Unexplained
AQMD Chairman Bill Burke discussed the issue with a developer and three unspecified “associates” at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles.
