The report raises troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing ordinance changes to CalOptima, the county’s $1.4-billion health plan for the poor and elderly, and the health industry’s campaign cash connections to county Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
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Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
What’s the Point of a ‘Point-in-Time’ Count of OC’s Homeless?
More than 700 volunteers will fan out across Orange County Saturday morning and do their best to count the number of people who are, in one fashion or another, living on the street.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Social Security Direct Deposit Could Benefit Homeless and Disabled
Beginning in March, all benefits will be paid by direct deposit. Advocates hope that will make life easier for those without bank accounts.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Window Into the World of Immigration Detainees
In recent months, group of local volunteers began visiting immigration detainees held in Orange County jails. Some of their and others’ discoveries have been alarming.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Latino Health Access Holding Documentary Film Festival
The event will feature the work of Santa Ana residents who are being trained by a New York-based documentarian.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Great Park Board Orders Trimmed-Down Business Plan
The board wants staff to draft a five-year plan that cuts costs and identifies new revenue sources.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Newport Beach Businessman Donates $27 Million to CHOC
Bill Holmes’ donation will help fund construction of Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s new tower.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On The Agenda
Santa Ana discusses the possibility of firing its city manager, and Irvine debates how to speed up progress at the Great Park.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Cynthia Ward, Ward Associates
Born and raised in Anaheim, Cynthia Ward uses the research and documentation skills honed during a career in architectural history to dig into Orange County’s political mire. A fiscal conservative […]
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Carolina Sarmiento, Director of El Centro Cultural de Mexico
Carolina Sarmiento was 14 years old during height of the anti-immigrant movement in Orange County and when her mother founded El Centro Cultural de Mexico, an organization dedicated to promoting […]
