Michael P. Engelhard is the 13th top or midlevel executive to leave CalOptima in recent months.
Tag: County Government
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana Jr.
Voice of OC Files Suit to Reveal Letter Kept Secret by County
The news organization, along with open-government advocacy group Californians Aware, seeks access to a letter sent by a deputy CEO that reportedly alleges a host of improprieties within the county bureaucracy.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Probe of County Public Works Finds Culture of Dysfunction
Report asserts OC leadership created conditions within the department that have spawned low morale, distrust and fear. It singles out the Bustamante case and states that more sexual harassment claims could be coming.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Lawyer Accuses DA of ‘Egregious’ Conduct
The case against the Santa Ana councilman, accused of multiple sex crimes, is permanently tainted by “inflammatory” comments made by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, said Bustamante’s attorney.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
OC Officials Offer Up Another Reason for Keeping Letter Secret
The letter, which contains multiple allegations of improper actions by supervisors and the district attorney, would be an “invasion of privacy,” the county now asserts.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
DA Blocks Release of Controversial Letter
A county deputy CEO, who has gone on medical leave in the wake of the Bustamante charges, has made allegations against Rackauckas and county supervisors.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Scandal Sends Another Top Official Packing
Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis has left her post and, sources say, left behind a scathing letter that could rock the county government.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Transportation
OCTA and Anaheim Settle ARTIC Dispute With a Land Sale
OCTA agreed to sell a 13.5-acre site for the city to build a regional transportation center.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Refowitz New CalOptima Chairman
Orange County’s Health Care Agency director replaces Ed Kacic, who was temporarily removed as chairman in May.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Pat Bates Will Likely Be the Swing Vote on County CEO’s Future
Two supervisors are lining up against Mauk, while two others seem to be supporting him going into Friday’s closed session meeting on his handling of the Bustamante affair.
