County Counsel Leon Page said the conflict of interest claims were “simply not true.”
Tag: County Government
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Supervisors’ Attempted Takeover of CalOptima Health Plan Appears Dead
In a public rebuke, one of Supervisor Andrew Do’s colleagues said Do has been pushing for the takeover because the health plan’s board refused to elect him chairman.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Rackauckas and Spitzer Clash Over Settlement Talks on DA Investigators’ Claims
It’s up to county supervisors to decide whether to settle the claims, which would prevent lawsuits. A settlement discussion is scheduled for Tuesday.
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County Set to Approve No-Bid $25 Million Contract With Motorola for Emergency Radio Overhaul
As the 1990s-era equipment becomes obsolete, county supervisors and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens have opted not to ask other companies what they could offer as a replacement for the current system. The upgrade project is expected to cost $140 million.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Weeks After Committing Taxpayers to a New $299 Million Building, County Reveals Its Design
For months, top county officials have had drawings of the Civic Center’s new Building 16, but kept them under wraps from the public.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Public Works to Evict Homeless from the Honda Center Side of the Santa Ana Riverbank
The removal comes less than two weeks after the county entered a $750,000 contract with the non-profit City Net to provide services to a separate group of homeless people camped on the western bank of the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Investigator Who Filed Legal Claim Placed on Administrative Leave
Tom Conklin, an investigator for the Orange County District Attorney who filed a complaint in May claiming he has faced retaliation for whistleblowing, was placed on administrative leave July 13.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Spitzer Says Heroin Addicts Should Get Help, Not Life-Saving Antidote Kits
As a growing opioid epidemic claims hundreds of lives across Orange County, Supervisor Todd Spitzer said heroin addicts should be given help for their addiction, not antidote kits to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
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Ex-Staffer’s Claim Against Spitzer Didn’t Pan Out, According to DA Investigator
The OC Register said District Attorney investigator Tom Conklin, in an 11-page summary of the investigation of Spitzer obtained by the newspaper, said bank records of former Spitzer aide Christine Richters didn’t show the cash withdrawals.
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Sheriff Didn’t Fire or Demote Any Jail Managers for Failures That Enabled Escape
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens agrees that serious failures by her own jail managers probably enabled last year’s jailbreak.
