Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento are calling on the district attorney, state officials and federal investigators to examine how two nonprofits spent millions of dollars in COVID relief funding.
Tag: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Cities Plan How to Spend Federal Homeless COVID Funding as People Die on the Streets
Fullerton and Orange officials plan to spend the money to help create or bolster homeless supportive services in their city, but none of the over $3.6 million combined in funding is going to create affordable homes.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Approves Construction of $78 Million Irvine Health Campus With Few Details
County agenda documents say it will feature a public health lab and other facilities, but don’t describe what they’ll do or how they’ll be different from existing facilities in Santa Ana.
Posted inFullerton
Some Fullerton Streets Get Long Awaited Repairs
After years of resident complaints, some Fullerton streets are finally going to get a makeover with help from one-time federal COVID bailout dollars.
Posted inGovernment
Here’s How Orange County’s 3 Biggest Cities Spent Their Latest COVID Bailout Money
Santa Ana is using its money for community services while Anaheim is using it to backfill lost revenue due to the pandemic. Irvine is using money on park improvements and broadband.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Steers Millions of Federal Bailout Money to Community Services
After receiving the second half of their $128 million federal COVID bailout money, Santa Ana officials look to spend it on parks, assistance programs, renovations and more.
Posted inGovernment
Missing Transparency? OC Official to Dole Out $10 Million But Won’t Name Recipients
Transparency concerns about how Orange County supervisors spend COVID bailout money continues, with Supervisor Doug Chaffee getting to distribute nearly $10 million to unnamed organizations.
Posted inGovernment
Do OC Residents Deserve More Transparency On COVID-19 Bailout Spending?
Some cities have detailed their spending plans, while others can’t quite say where the federal money has gone. Meanwhile, the county hasn’t detailed how its departments spent the money.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Sheriff Staff Have Biggest Share of COVID Worker’s Comp Claims Among County Workers
It’s unclear whether the higher COVID rates are due to deputies working in jails, low vaccination rates or both.
Posted inGovernment
Fullerton City Council Cuts Spending, Uses Federal Bailout Money to Backfill Lost Revenue
Fullerton looks to join other Orange County cities in using some of the federal bailout money to backfill lost tax revenue stemming from the pandemic.
