Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to significantly
change the county’s healthcare delivery system for the poor. Others
say she is trying to fix something that isn’t broken.
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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.
HB Farmers Market Brings Good Food to Tough Neighborhood
HB Mercado Certified Farmer’s Market wants to make sure a
low-income community has access to fresh produce.
On The Agenda
Topping this week’s public meeting agendas is $50,000 in funding
for the Orange County Tourism Council to enhance its website.
OC’s Costs to Comply With Laura’s Law Much Higher Than San Diego’s
Health officials in San Diego County say they could handle five
times as many severely mentally ill at one-third the cost.
Anaheim Outsourcing Continues to Raise Questions
Charles Abbott Associates received the vast majority of
Anaheim’s outsourced plan check work while company employee Steve
Ahuna was working in the city’s building division.
Confronting Common Perceptions About Immigrants’ Health Care
Questions for UCI anthropologist Leo Chavez about how
undocumented immigrants use the health care system.
Santa Ana’s General Fund Balance Dips to Just Over $300,000
The city operates on an approximately $200-million annual budget
but had just $313,343.50 in the bank on Sept. 30.
Councilman Alleges Cover-Up in Kelly Thomas Police Beating
Bruce Whitaker said the internal information he has received
about the fatal beating by police has been “extremely
misleading.”
Supervisors Vote to Swap Pensions for Social Security
The board will ask Sacramento for a law forcing local elected
officials out of the pension system.
Employees: Anaheim Plans to Lay Off Eight More Librarians
Library staffers say the city will cut almost one-fifth of its
full-time library employees. City officials won’t give
specifics.









