The $2 million contract, for marketing vaccines and the county’s Covid-19 response, says the budget, work plan and schedule will be figured out later.
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 Outcry Over Secrecy, County of Orange Changes Approach, Says it Will Start Publicizing All Planned Covid Contracts Before Approval
It comes after a public backlash to the county’s top official criticizing Voice of OC record requests for $220 million in secretly-approved coronavirus contracts that were never posted on public agendas.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Quietly Shut Down its Last Walk-In Homeless Shelter Without Any Public Announcement
It’s prompting concerns that people are being pushed back to nearby streets – as well as frustration from local officials about why county officials like Supervisors Chairman Supervisor Andrew Do – who also represents Santa Ana – didn’t reach out to them with a plan.
Posted inCountywide
Journalists’ Association Calls on Top OC Official to Apologize for Criticizing Questions About Pandemic Spending
OC’s regional association for journalists is calling Andrew Do to apologize for criticizing Voice of OC’s questions and public records requests about secretly-approved contracts during the pandemic.
Posted inCountywide
OC Leaders Secretly Approved Over $200 Million in Covid Contracts; Voice of OC is Getting the Public a Peek at Where it Went
While county supervisors have gotten monthly lists of such contracts, the public has not – until now.
Posted inCountywide
Top OC Official Complains About Public Records Requests for Secretly-Approved Covid Contracts
Andrew Do, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, says reporters are asking too many questions and requesting too many public records.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
What Are OC’s Actual Coronavirus Vaccine Demographics? Officials Say It’s Tricky
OC Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau said there’s still uncertainty on the actual number of people vaccinated.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Already Had a Secret Contract for Vaccine PR Before Firm Was Publicly Hired
It turns out the county already had secretly hired the firm for COVID-19 outreach and secretly expanded the contract by $500,000 to include vaccine outreach.
Posted inCountywide
Over 400 Homeless People Infected and One Dead from Coronavirus Outbreaks Across 17 Shelters in Orange County
The ongoing outbreaks are prompting calls from activists for the county to reinstate a program that sheltered at-risk homeless seniors in motels, now that federal officials are agreeing to cover 100 percent of the costs.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Officials Disclose More CARES Act Spending, Offer First Public Update on Millions in Secret Contracts
Hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts have been signed privately by county staff under emergency powers delegated by county supervisors, according to the supervisors’ chairman.
