Assemblyman Avelino Valencia’s state bill is looking to strip supervisors off the CalOptima board after years of concerns that they politicized healthcare.
Category: State
Sacramento sets housing law, the state budget and the rules Orange County cities have to follow. We cover the decisions made there so you don’t have to sift through council agendas and meeting minutes.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Questions Emerge Over Why OC Officials Didn’t Seek Funding for Black Infant Health
Program leaders and some OC Supervisors question why county public health officials decided to not renew a state grant aimed at boosting Black maternal health, but health officials say the administrative cost behind the program was too high.
Posted inGovernment
OC Cities Continue Grappling With Call-in Public Comment
Ahead of a state law deadline, Orange County cities are figuring out ways to allow residents to call into city council meetings to give public comments.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Supervisors Phase Out Herbicides in San Juan and Trabuco Creeks Near Doheny State Beach
The pilot program marks the first time OC Supervisors have publicly debated the herbicide issue as a governing body since public concerns began bubbling up late last year.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines After Primary Election
Republicans could retake the majority on the OC Board of Supervisors, a bikini bar’s hard liquor license in Huntington Beach is raising a host of community concerns – these are some of this week’s biggest headlines.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Will Advance to November in the 67th State Assembly District Race?
Voters will narrow down the two candidates who will face off to represent residents in a Northern part of Orange County and a chunk of Los Angeles County.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Are Republicans Poised to Retake OC Board of Supervisors?
Primary election returns put OC Republicans on top in two of three county supervisors races along with every single countywide office, including Treasurer/Tax Collector.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
2026 Primary Election Night Results: 67th State Assembly District
Voters in North Orange County and parts of Los Angeles will determine the two candidates who will face off in November to represent them in the State Assembly.
Posted inState
2026 Primary Election Night Results: 68th State Assembly District
A Santa Ana City Councilman may go head to head against a Republican to represent residents in the heart of OC at the State Assembly in November.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Officials Won’t Pursue Renewing Funding For New Black Infant Health Program
OC Health Care officials decided not to pursue a grant for a program aimed at supporting pregnant Black women, moms and their kids as they struggle to address health inequities in the community.
