Orange County Supervisors are set to discuss raising their own pay as well as their attorney’s and newly appointed CEO’s salaries.
Tag: County Government
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Public Defender to Retire in July
Public Defender Martin Schwarz, who has served in the office since 1997, will be replaced by Chief Deputy Public Defender Sara Nakada.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Don’t Answer Calls For Action Against DA For Harassment of Female Prosecutors
While three supervisors sent out statements after a jury verdict against DA, there’s been no public condemnation or efforts to impose sanctions for misconduct triggering multi-million dollar payouts.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Feds Charge More Conspirators in OC Corruption Scandal
With the charging of Peter Pham and Thanh Nguyen, prosecutors are expanding a case that to date has primarily focused on County Supervisor Andrew Do.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC District Attorney’s Conduct Costs Taxpayers Millions In Court Loss
Jurors concluded that Spitzer retaliated against Tracy Miller, a female prosecutor who after she complained about a high ranking Spitzer DA associate harassing female prosecutors, who also have cases coming.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Confronts Dwindling Funding for Mental Health
Orange County leaders are starting to wrestle with how they’ll fund mental health services after voters reappropriated a big chunk of the funding last year.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Are Major Healthcare Cuts Coming to Orange County?
Orange County Supervisors called on the county’s congressional delegation to fight any proposed cuts to federal health programs that over one million county residents use.
Posted inCountywide
Can OC Workers Really Depend on the County Fraud Hotline?
While county officials hold up their hotline as a strong accountability mechanism, there isn’t much publicity about what they find.
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Orange County Confronts Federal Immigration Crackdown
Two OC Supervisors are pitching a program to help kids of undocumented parents prepare for their parents’ possible deportation, while officials in Anaheim – where thousands of immigrants live – are trying to ease immigration fears.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Quietly Settle Child Abuse Case for $28 Million
The settlement ends a case that alleged county staff accidentally placed a foster child in an apartment with a man already convicted of domestic battery and assault.
