The county board has gotten in trouble for it before – and called out a colleague as using government money for “Campaign Mail 101.” Are they at it again?
Tag: Don Wagner
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Battle Breaks Out Over Voting Maps to Elect Orange County’s Next Board of Education
OC Board of Education members decided to send their own election map to the county Registrar of Voters on Tuesday, despite a Superior Court Judge saying another map should be used.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: People Deserve Better Public Engagement on COVID Data to Confront Omicron Surge
Heightened transparency and public engagement from OC public health officials around local pandemic data is key for helping residents protect themselves against the fourth COVID spike.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Make Controversial Hospital Executive Appointment to Public Health Plan Board
A narrow majority of OC supervisors ignored concerns from a regional hospital association when they made a CalOptima board appointment last week.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
‘Everything Has Disgusted Me’: Residents Upset Ahead of Today’s Decision on County Election Map
Residents across the political spectrum are expressing frustration at OC supervisors for ignoring their input on maps that will shape democratic representation for the next decade.
Posted inGovernment
OC Health Director Publicly Challenged by His Bosses Over No-Bid Contracts Funded by Feds
One supervisor raised concerns about a lack of spending transparency, while another said the public health director gave contradicting justifications for millions in no-bid contracts.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Shorten Residents’ Review Time of Newly Proposed Election Maps
This week, supervisors made a series of changes to maps that will reduce the public’s review of the final proposals from 10 days to three days before adoption.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Get Close to Picking New Election Maps Without Much Public Debate
Residents and community groups are questioning why county supervisors haven’t debated the redistricting maps, which will change OC’s political landscape for the next decade.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Get Closer to Reshaping County’s Political Landscape for Next Decade
The choice could boil down to two different election maps – each generating waves of support and opposition from residents, community organizations and political groups.
Posted inGovernment
Sources: OC’s Having a Hard Time Finding a Mental Health Director Who’s Qualified and Wants the Job
The troubles in filling the deputy director job – who oversees 1,000 employees – is related to concerns about how the Health Care Agency is being run, according to people close to the agency. The agency’s director, Clayton Chau, didn’t answer a message asking if that’s true.
