Today is the deadline for public comment on statewide
redistricting. The county also has maps posted for review.
Board members seem to prefer rejecting millions in grants to
being linked to Obamacare.
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Meetings of the statewide redistricting panel have drawn
hundreds. But meetings at the county level can’t draw two
dozen.
Redistricting Commission has the difficult task of creating new
boundaries that aren’t based on politics but also keep Latino and
Vietnamese communities intact.
The board renews $1.5-million grant to Latino Health Access for
promotora program, but on the condition that the program’s name is
changed.
New congressional districts prompt incumbent Ed Royce to run in
a newly created district, thus giving Nelson an opening.
Successful examples abound, from rooftop parks to new visions of
redevelopment, for OC cities that face a dearth of open space.
Third of three parts.
Board of Supervisors expected to address contract at its regular
meeting next week.
They didn’t want the word promotora used in mental health
outreach program. Now they are facing accusations of “political
opportunism” and a possible lawsuit.
South Orange County is a parkland nirvana, with thousands of acres of open space. Meanwhile, parks are nearly nonexistent in many North County neighborhoods. How did this come to be?
First of three parts.
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