The proposal would create a regional agency of city, county, and public representatives to speed up the financing of 2,700 proposed homes with support services for homeless people.
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 inCountywide, Economy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, State, Top Stories
OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say City and Business Leaders
Hundreds of millions of dollars in state grants could become available next year, and some community leaders want to compete for it to help build 2,700 homes for homeless people.
Posted inIrvine, State
Veterans to Immediately Get All 125 Acres for Cemetery in Irvine
Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be 125 acres from the beginning, despite earlier uncertainties, after the Irvine City Council voted 3-2 to transfer all of the land, along with the deed, to the California Department of Veterans Affairs following a land swap with a developer.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Health & Wellness, State, Top Stories
Paying doctors more—will they treat more poor Californians?
Physicians and advocates for low-income patients pried a $325 million raise from a reluctant Gov. Jerry Brown, who was skeptical that a doctor pay increase would translate to better care.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, State, Transportation
Levin: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Puts Orange County in the Driver’s Seat
California’s commitment to clean fuels assures a reliable demand for low-carbon fuels where even cows have a role to play.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, State, Transportation
Eidt: ‘A Total Disregard for the Public’ on Coastal Commission
Coastal Commissioners dump popular CEO Charles Lester in secret while well connected lobbyists and lawyers push projects for their wealthy clients.
Posted inCountywide, State, Top Stories
Photos: The Faces of OC in Sacramento
With the holiday season over, politicians across Orange County geared up this week to get back to work. In Sacramento, new legislators spent Monday mingling with each other as they prepared to hear Gov. Jerry Brown offer his inaugural address.
Posted inCountywide, State, Top Stories
OC Ambulance Contracting Draws Scrutiny From State Authorities
A selection process for long-term ambulance services in Orange County is in upheaval as a state agency questions its legality.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, State, Top Stories
Some California Prisons Have Become ‘Petri Dish for Valley Fever’
Inmates in Central Valley prisons are particularly vulnerable because they lack immunity to the potentially deadly disease that is caused by a fungus in the soil.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories, Transportation
Critics of High-Speed Rail Project Now Moving In for the Kill
Recent weeks have seen a series of aggressive actions by
opponents of the contentious $98-billion state project.
