Supervisors already decided how to spend most of the money, largely on Sheriff’s Department salaries and a government office complex. Many residents want spending directed elsewhere.
Tag: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Posted inEconomy
Some OC Cities Use Federal Bailout Money on Residents, Others on Employee Perks
Santa Ana is looking to give $4 million in grocery gift cards to residents, while Irvine is looking at boosting affordable housing stock and giving employees a bonus.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Flush With Federal COVID Cash, OC Plans Major Spending on 2nd Mental Health Campus
County officials haven’t said much publicly about plans for a $75 million health operations center and $40 million mental health campus that’s slated to be built at the Great Park in Irvine.
Posted inGovernment
Here’s How HB City Council Plans to Spend About $30 million in Federal Covid Funds
Money is being allocated to 18 different projects, including a skatepark, and improvements to city facilities.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Arts in California Could See a Renaissance Thanks to Huge Influx of State Funding
More than $600 million in one-time allocations will propel a widespread bolstering of the arts, culture and creative expression as part of the 2021-22 fiscal year budget.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities and the County Supposed to Spend COVID Bailout Money?
While some cities have started spending, most are waiting for the final federal guidelines on what they can use the money for.
Posted inGovernment
OC Asks Public for Input on Covid Recovery Spending, Months After Deciding How to Spend It
The biggest spending so far is on law enforcement salaries and OC’s first veteran’s cemetery.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Cities Begin Dropping COVID Emergency Declarations as Cases Soar
By classifying the pandemic as a state of emergency, city staff were given more power to execute contracts independently and access special state and federal funds.
Posted inGovernment
South Orange County Cities Choose Where To Spend Pandemic Bailout Money
As cities receive additional rounds of COVID-19 relief funding, officials grapple with where and what to spend the grants on.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim Among Cities Identified as High Risk for Financial Issues in New State Report
The concerns come after the city lost an estimated $38 million in tax revenue due to the pandemic, while other local cities showed a net gain in tax revenue over that time.
