Irvine Mayor Don Wagner, the OC GOP-endorsed nominee, talks about why he’s running to become a county supervisor, representing communities – like Tustin, Orange, Irvine and the canyons – that make up Orange County’s Third District. Wagner talks about tackling homelessness, regional public safety issues and getting property tax equity for Orange County taxpayers in Sacramento.
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Firm Accused of Mishandling Homeless Healthcare Gets $2 Million Expansion
Telecare Corp. has repeatedly declined to comment on complaints it failed to provide health treatment it was supposed to, didn’t clean dirty rooms at a facility it was overseeing, and unnecessarily escalated a situation with a patient into a physical confrontation.
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Orange County to Overhaul Voting System Ahead of 2020 Election
Voters will be able to cast ballots at any vote center up to 10 days before Election Day, which includes the two weekends before Election Day. And in a change from the current practice, voters will be allowed to cast their ballot on computers at any vote center in the county, without having to fill out a provisional paper ballot.
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Emergency CalOptima Vote Gets Doctors to Homeless People
Homeless people now will be visited and treated by medical teams on the streets after the CalOptima Board of Directors unanimously voted to immediately begin the program throughout Orange County.
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Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”
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Sen. Kamala Harris Left It to OC to Handle Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, former state attorney general, defended her refusal to launch a large investigation into the Orange County District Attorney for the jailhouse informant program and said the county could handle it, reported the New York Times.
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At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
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Over 3,400 Homeless People on OC Streets, According to Initial Headcount
The two-day count of people living on the streets of Orange County finished Thursday night.
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New Headcount Underway of Homeless People Living in OC
But volunteer teams reported difficulty finding homeless people during the first day of the two-day countywide homeless count.
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County Begins 2019 Homeless Population Headcount
They’re counting the number of homeless people in each city as part of a requirement for federal funding to help combat homelessness.
