The increased funding for shelter beds comes amid warnings of intense El Niño rains this winter that could be especially dangerous for homeless people who encamp in the Santa Ana River bed.
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, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Ready to Expand Role of Law Enforcement Watchdog
After months of wrangling, supervisors’s Chairman Todd Spitzer secured the necessary votes to expand the scope of the county’s Office of Independent Review to include the DA.
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Still No ‘Public’ Voice on CalOptima Board, Decision Delayed for Third Time
The Orange County Board of Supervisors this week again delayed adding a “public” representative to the board of directors of CalOptima, the health plan for low-income elderly and disabled residents.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Report Reveals Uneven Progress Toward Well-being of OC’s Children
Teen pregnancies and high school dropout rates have plummeted in the past decade. But housing insecurity and mental illness hospitalizations are skyrocketing.
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Amid Informants Scandal, Supervisors Discuss Larger Role for Watchdog
Meeting focused on whether the purview of the Office of Independent Review, which is currently limited to the Sheriff’s Department, should also include the District Attorney and other agencies related to law enforcement.
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OC Supervisors to Take Closer Look at Mental Health Issues
Following grand jury and media reports on problems in how mental health services are funded and delivered in the county, supervisors have formed an ad-hoc committee to examine the issue.
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District Attorney Clears Do of Residency Allegations
The county supervisor had been accused of lying about living within the First District he represents. The DA’s office found that the “vast majority of the evidence” supports Do’s assertion that he lives in the First District.
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OC Supervisors Bring Ethics Commission a Step Closer to Reality
If the measure gets majority support from supervisors on Oct. 20, which it’s expected to, the item would appear on the primary ballot next June.
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Good Karma: OC Supervisors Now Acting to Save Wolf Dog
At a special meeting on the issue Monday, supervisors narrowly voted reverse an earlier decision and seek the transfer of a wolf-hybrid named “Karma” to a sanctuary in North Carolina rather than have her be euthanized.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Supervisor Says Orange County Needs ‘Homeless Czar’
Supervisor Andrew Do is proposing that the county choose a single point person to keep track of the plethora of county services and figure out how to improve their effectiveness.
