Legal questions are being triggered by revelations of a closed-door contract-changing process involving most of the elected supervisors.
Tag: Andrew Do
Andrew Do served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors and is now imprisoned for corruption. This archive follows the whole arc: the nonprofit contracts, the federal case, the guilty plea, his resignation and the forensic audits still finding questionable spending.
Posted inGovernment
After Public Backlash, Orange County Officials Back Up on Secret Contracts
Officials back away from coronavirus emergency contracting powers for new contracts but keep expansions of existing contracts off public agendas, at the urging of Chairman Andrew Do.
Posted inGovernment
‘Vaccine Passport’ Controversy Puts Renewed Focus on OC’s Secretive, Costly and Glitchy Vax App
County officials have been contradicting themselves on whether they approved millions in extra spending on the app, and won’t yet reveal the full terms of what the extra money is for.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County is Looking at Destroying Public Meeting Records After 2 Years. Will They Save Digital Copies?
Questions from Voice of OC are prompting the county to think about an official policy to make sure they digitize public meeting records that would be destroyed after a couple of years.
Posted inCountywide
From Outrage to Silence: Improper Recording of Attorney-Client Prisoner Calls in Orange County Goes Unmentioned as Jail Phones Contract is Renewed
Demands for canceling the contract with phone contractor GTL years ago have now given way to silence on the recording scandal as supervisors continue to extend the company’s contract – even as more revelations emerge of improperly-recorded calls.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Supervisors No Longer Question Sheriff Spending Tax Money Without Proper Authorization
There used to be questions when the sheriff asked for retroactive approvals months after purchases were made. Not anymore.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Glitchy Vaccine App ‘Othena’ Quietly Gets Nearly $3 Million Increase
Top county officials spent most of their day fielding questions from worried residents who were distressed about cryptic language in the buried contract disclosure for the app.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Officials Say Coronavirus Vaccine Passports Won’t Be Forced On Residents
It’s the second time in less than a week county officials have countered internet rumors surrounding the pandemic.
Posted inNEWS
Can Orange County Really Get a Handle on Hate?
Members of the public last week asked county supervisors to ramp up funding for the historically underfunded Human Relations Commission beyond what officials approved, and to address language barriers for better hate crime research data.
Posted inGovernment
How Accessible is OC Government to the Press and Public? Local Media Association Will Pose That Question to Panel of Journalists
An OC Press Club panel of local reporters on Thursday will talk about Orange County’s current state of government access to reporters and the general public.
