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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 inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Candidates for CalOptima’s ‘Public’ Seat Have Strong Ties to Hospital Industry
Tuesday, county supervisors will pick between a longtime hospital lobbyist and a former lawyer for a hospital chain, which will give the industry two of the board’s 11 seats.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Bolsavik: Why Vietnamese Gen. Tran Hung Dao is Headed to Mile Square Park
Voice of OC Columnist Hao Nhien Vu, whose former blog The Bolsavik delved into the politics of Little Saigon, theorizes about why Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do is so interested in a twelfth-century Vietnamese military leader.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Gadfly’s Seinfeld Sex Joke Not Funny to Supervisors
Saying he was offended by a commenter who referenced an off-color scene from one of the TV show’s episodes, Supervisor Andrew Do asked his colleagues to enact a policy to further restrict speakers.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Political Appointees Are Behind OC’s Rotting Animal Shelter
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Jump in Food Safety Violations Prompts Debate by OC Supervisors
There appears to be general support for adding inspectors, but letter-grades proved much more controversial given opposition from Supervisor Andrew Do.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Should Supervisors Have Greater Say in Work of Human Relations Council?
Supervisor Andrew Do said he wanted supervisors to get more involved before OC Human Relations’ contract is renewed next year. That didn’t sit well with Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
New County CEO Starts by Reaching Out to Employees
On his first day as the county’s top executive, Frank Kim said he plans to work hard to deal with concerns raised by a recent worker survey.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
DA and Supervisors’ Chairman Clash Over DNA Lab Oversight
A discussion item on DNA programs morphed into heated debates on the dais this week, with supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer again firing shots at District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Defense Attorneys Cry Foul on Supervisors’ Demand That Judge Resign
Attorneys publicly accused supervisors of trying to hijack the judicial process with their high-profile attacks on a judge who reduced the sentence of a 19-year-old man convicted of sodomizing a toddler.
