OC Supervisors, citing fears of seniors going hungry, approved a contract with Age Well Senior Services after concerns they haven’t lived up to their end of the bargain in a previous deal.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inCountywide
The Summer of Strikes
This Labor Day, Voice of OC recognizes laborers on the picket lines demanding change.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
In Reversal, State Holds Off on Approval of Needle Exchange in Santa Ana After City Hall Objections
That doesn’t mean the syringe program in Santa Ana – run by the Harm Reduction Institute – has been thrown out entirely.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Officials Object to State’s Approval of Needle Exchange Program
The Harm Reduction Institute’s executive director says the program will make it easier for people to dispose of needles and get new, clean syringes two days a week – cutting down on discarded needles.
Posted inStanton
Stanton Further Restricts Street Vending, Limits Sales Near Youth Centers
As cities across Orange County start to crackdown on what they call illegal street vending, Stanton officials look to further limit where vendors can sell.
Posted inCountywide
Despite Representing a Large Amount of OC Muslims, Supervisor Do Rejects Recognition
Supervisor Andrew Do, whose district is home to many of Orange County’s Muslim American population, did not join in a county proclamation recognizing the community.
Posted inGovernment
Will Paid Parental Leave Become Standard for OC’s Public Sector Employees?
Paid parental leave has been linked to reduced infant mortality and postpartum depression among mothers. Will more OC cities take up the accommodation for public workers?
Posted inTop Stories
Toxic Algae is Stranding Sick and Aggressive Sea Lions on OC Shores
Toxic algae blooms off California’s coast are pushing distressed marine mammals south onto OC beaches.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Looks to Enforce Anti-RV Camping Law After Judge Says Otherwise
City officials are changing the way they define Recreational Vehicle after an OC Superior Court judge blocked them from enforcing a law that critics say targets homeless people.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Settle Lawsuit Alleging Social Services Did Not Report Child Sex Abuse
Officials will pay $4.5 million in taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit in which a mother claims county employees failed to properly report and investigate a call about child sex abuse.
