The county’s transportation authority just approved a test program in which it will start charging $1 for its books that show routes and schedules.
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Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
More Twists and Turns Than the Tilt-a-Whirl
The Orange County Fair story gets more bizarre with the sale possibilities intensifying as Schwarzenegger enters his last months in office. The city’s main negotiating consultant draws attention amid conflict of interest allegations.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Final Answer: Dig It Out, BP/ARCO
Orange County health officials appear to end 25 years of debate over how to clean up a leak under a Seal Beach gas station.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Another View on Mental Health Funding
New money should go to prevention programs, not necessarily more clinicians, says member of the Orange County Psychological Association.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories
Deeper Shades of Gray at the OC Fairgrounds
This year’s Orange County Fair is set to break attendance records, but that success hasn’t made the ownership picture at the 150-acre Fairgrounds any clearer.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Realities of Life in Juvenile Hall
Recently, Voice of OC ran a news story on a “melee” at Orange County Juvenile Hall that injured at least one staff, putting her in the hospital. I would dispute […]
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
A New Mental Health Paradigm Brings a New Conundrum
A recent voter-backed initiative is funding new mental health programs across Orange County. But the traditional one-on-one care that clinicians have long provided mental health patients is being cut.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Letter: ‘Another Rackauckas Ruckus’
Writer says Orange County district attorney trivializes DNA collection by ‘selling dismissals for $75 and a spit in the bucket.’
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Ice Follies
KOCE reporter David Nazar’s “accidental” toppling of a work in progress of famed ice sculptor Roland Hernandez at the OC Fair has gone viral.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Orange, Top Stories
Juvenile Hall Fight Prompts Questions About Staffing Levels
County officials say a fighting incident among 27 inmates at Orange County Juvenile Hall last weekend was quickly brought under control. Union officials argue that the melee is an example of what happens when a facility is not properly staffed.
