The $10 billion a year from the federal government is expected to extend health care coverage to 3 million more Californians and create jobs.
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Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Orange County Fairground Officials Gear Up for Annual Summer Fair
With no sale of the fairground in the background for the first time in three years, officials are preparing for the month-long event, which is estimated to generate nearly $25 million.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
OC Nonprofits Receive Emergency Grants for Social Safety Net Needs
The Orange County Community Foundation heads an effort to bolster safety net services, raising $525,000 in six weeks for 37 nonprofits.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Cites Authority to Cut 405 Toll Lanes
OCTA attorney tells board it can avoid imposing toll lanes on the I-405 with a two-thirds vote of the OCTA board and two-thirds approval from the Taxpayer Oversight Committee.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Vietnamese Moms in OC More Likely to Have Pregnancy Complications
Studies show higher rates of preterm babies and gestational diabetes among Vietnamese.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Is Orange County Headed for a Pension Ballot Initiative?
Supervisor John Moorlach says if labor talks don’t produce results this summer, OC could opt for a ballot initiative changing the structure of the local retirement system. Labor leaders decry the move as political grandstanding.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Anaheim Gives Up On Monorail
Mayor says $700-million elevated train system, still officially part of the city’s long-term transportation plan, would be “way too expensive.”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Stanton, Top Stories
Venerable Stanton Neighborhood Tries to Save Its Park
Budget woes might mean the end of Victor Zuniga Park, but a group of neighbors rooted there for generations are doing all they can.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On The Agenda
More budget adoptions, and Orange considers a year-end request to pay firefighter overtime costs.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Westminster
How the End of Redevelopment Hits a City’s Bottom Line
A recent grand jury report shows that the unraveling of redevelopment agencies, which officially began in February, has proven to be complicated and contentious.
