Health care industry representative added and Nguyen given a
two-year appointment to the $1.3-billion managed health care
program for the poor.
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All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
Field Poll: Most California Voters Now Oppose High-Speed Rail Project
Respondents cite cost estimates as the main reason for not
supporting the $98-billion project.
Critics of High-Speed Rail Project Now Moving In for the Kill
Recent weeks have seen a series of aggressive actions by
opponents of the contentious $98-billion state project.
On The Agenda
Selection of new mayors in Huntington Beach and San Juan
Capistrano and a bid by Orange County to win $100 million in state
grant funds.
Public Safety Deals Offer Santa Ana a Way Out of Crisis
Outsourcing fire services and deals with police and general
employees could eliminate much of the city’s $30-million budget
deficit. But challenges remain.
Executive Pay Remains a Vexing Issue for Board of Supervisors
In a span of two days in November, county supervisors quietly
granted managers bonuses retroactive to 2010, then publicly voted
down the 2012 managers’ contract, citing objections to such
bonuses.
Blue Shield, Monarch Accuse Each Other of ‘Misleading’ OC Patients
Each asserts the other is misrepresenting when 20,000 patients
must switch their health plans.
91 Freeway Toll Road: Users Like It, but Do Other Drivers?
An “overwhelming majority” of drivers who use the Riverside
Freeway toll lanes are satisfied, according to a survey. But those
who don’t use the controversial lanes weren’t polled.
Grants Through County Community Foundation Reach $29 Million
Grants through the foundation are up from $23 million in 2010
and total more than $200 million since it was founded in 1989.
More Money, More Needy Patients for County’s Indigent Health Care
Orange County’s health care program for indigent adults will
gain millions more federal dollars and as many as 20,000 more
patients.









