Orange County Transportation Authority officials say they must raise fees because of dwindling ridership and rising operating costs.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Daughter Loses ‘Best Friend’ to Ravages of Valley Fever
Candice Steed’s childhood was shaped by her mother’s losing battle with a disease that has reached epidemic proportions in California.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative
Top Official Abruptly Departs From County Health Care Agency
Ronald B. Norby is no longer with the agency, according to an announcement from agency Director Mark Refowitz.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Children and Families Commission OKs Lending Ruane to CalOptima
The commission agrees to a “mutual aid” request for loan of its executive director to be CalOptima’s interim chief operating officer.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Ruane Tapped as Temporary Chief Operations Officer at CalOptima
The $1.4-billion health plan will contract with Children and Families Commission while it continues its search for a permanent CEO.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine City Council Commissions Study of Plastic Bags
The study could lead the city to follow others that have banned retailers’ use of plastic bags.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Orange
On the Front Lines of Orange County’s Health Care Crisis
The Lestonnac Free Clinic in Orange hosted a walk-in day last week to highlight the hugely increasing need for free health services.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Another CalOptima Resignation
Mary Anne Foo’s resignation Monday was the third by a board member since Supervisor Janet Nguyen began last year to remake the board.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Letter From Princeton: Ana’s First Taste of Academic Life
Ana Maldonado, the young woman who went from Santa Ana’s Pio Pico Elementary to Princeton, updates us on her experiences.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Vote on Controversial Water Project to Take Place Tuesday
The Santa Margarita Water District board will decide whether to approve a project that would import water from the eastern desert.
