Orange County eligibility workers who help process applications for benefits like CalFresh food stamps say their new contract was negotiated in bad faith by union leaders.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Watering Orange County’s Local News Desert
Voice of OC readers can directly support local accountability reporting this month by joining the national NewsMatch campaign challenging local communities to fundraise for local news amidst mounting efforts to muzzle public debate.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC and Costa Mesa Partner on Shelter Beds, Drug Treatment
As part of a statewide initiative, the County of Orange and Costa Mesa officials are trying to help people struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues get off the street as a controversial court program rolls out.
Posted inCountywide
Will OC Social Services Workers Get Better Working Conditions in New Contract?
Amid a continued heightened need for public benefits like food and healthcare assistance, some OC social services workers are calling for better pay and increased staffing. Will they get it?
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Surf City Picks Least Renewable Energy On Their Way Out of Green Power Agency
After voting to ditch the Orange County Power Authority in May, Surf City leaders are opting residents into the lowest renewable energy plan – arguing it will save costs for their planned exit.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
California’s CARE Court: A Limited System or a Path to Institutionalization?
While disability rights advocates warn CARE Court is one phase of California’s retreat into forced treatment, county health officials say that the system – in Orange County – will be totally voluntary.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
A Controversial Past Haunts Orange County’s CARE Court Judge
A new controversial program that could push mentally ill and disabled residents into court-mandated programs is being run by a former prosecutor with a history of violating defendants’ civil rights.
Posted inOutdoors
Orange County is Running Out of Burial Ground in Public Cemeteries
In the next three years, Orange County could be out of room in public cemeteries according to the county cemetery district, prompting questions about what happens next.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Some OC Social Services Workers Plan to Picket For Better Pay, Increased Staffing
Workers who help process applications for public benefits like food stamps and MediCal plan to picket for better pay and increased staffing amid contract negotiations.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Coalition of North OC Churches Creates Low-Interest Loans to Curb Homelessness
A coalition of Catholic churches is offering a 2% loan program to low-income families in an effort to get them off the streets or prevent them from falling into homelessness.
