Mary’s Kitchen, the last walk-up sanctuary for the homeless of Orange County, had by 2021 become “an attractive nuisance” to the City of Orange, and a thorn in the side of the county’s shelter first policies they call Continuum of Care. But to its homeless patrons it was sanctuary and a place to start again. Why did it have to go? And what will take its place?
Tag: Chip Monaco
Posted inGovernment
Orange City Council Approves Optional Monthly Stipend for Council Members Starting After 2022 November Election
Elected leaders reinstated compensation after getting rid of it 10 years ago.
Posted inNEWS
Anger Flares in Anaheim and Orange Over Rollbacks on Public Comment Accessibility
Those seeking to have their voices heard at public meetings in both cities are now being limited to speaking in person.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Former Insider Describes County’s Fast Track to Promotion
In the last of a three-part interview, former human resources manager Kathleen Tahilramani offers a first-hand account of how politicos get plum their jobs.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
County Employees Running For Office Better Watch Out
County’s lawyers issue an opinion following disclosure that a
former staffer for Supervisor Janet Nguyen transferred to the
county’s trash agency while preparing to run for the Assembly.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Another County Political Aide Lands New Job Despite Hiring Freeze
Matthew Harper, a former chief of staff to county Supervisor
Janet Nguyen, quietly transfers to a well-paid position at the
county’s trash agency.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
The Fifth Floor’s Recycling Bin
Despite a countywide hiring freeze, senior aides to county supervisors seem adept at finding jobs on the county payroll.
