Local leaders largely agreed with the grand jury’s findings that more needs to be done on the housing and shelter fronts.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
What Should Orange County Do With an Extra $49 Million?
County officials are expecting to have tens of millions of extra taxpayer dollars, thanks to a surge in property tax collections from the skyrocketing housing market. How should those extra dollars be spent?
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Will OC’s Landscape Look Like in 10 Years? Cities Struggle With Housing Plans
A state database shows Yorba Linda and Irvine as the only OC cities with newly approved housing plans as cities wrestle with where hundreds of thousands of new homes will go by 2029.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Agrees to Pay $96 Million Fine for Illegally Selling Angel Stadium
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu claims the fine will be paid for in “new cash” from the team’s owner, but the city’s own documents show money will be reshuffled on the back end of the deal.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Angels Get a Stadium On The Cheap, Anaheim Taxpayers Get Nearly $100 Million in State Fines
The $96 million fine comes on the heels of a failed lawsuit by an activist group. The moves are raising questions about whether it’s time to tighten state laws to keep public land deals transparent.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Mary’s Kitchen Searches For New Place Before June 10 Eviction
Lawyers from Mary’s Kitchen and the City of Orange met Thursday with U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter and agreed the soup kitchen will vacate its current spot next month.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Should OC Taxpayers Be Paying the LA Angels $6 Million for Suicide Prevention Ads?
Questions are swirling around whether it makes sense to pay the MLB franchise the largest share of the county’s ad dollars meant to help stem rising suicide rates.
Posted inNEWS
While San Clemente Sits Far From Emergency Rooms, Officials Say New Hospital is Too Costly
Most residents were going to emergency care in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach anyway, officials and experts say. Councilmember Kathy Ward said that’s fine, “If you’re breathing.”
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Grocery Store Quality Food or Rotten Bologna? State Inspects Food Conditions in OC Jails
Despite a contradictory report that sparked uproar about food conditions in local jails, state inspectors say the OC Sheriff Department is serving quality food to inmates.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Strike Averted: OC Grocery Workers Vote on New Contract After Fighting for Better Pay
After coming close to a strike, OC grocery workers are voting on a contract this week that they say will offer them better pay and safety precautions at their stores.
