Orange County Supervisors deadlocked on disclosing when and how the children and immediate family of elected leaders receive multi-million dollar county contracts.
Tag: Doug Chaffee
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Gets Proactive on Homelessness: Will it be Enough?
Will a proactive approach to curb homelessness in Orange County be enough to prevent people from living and dying on the streets?
Posted inCountywide
Will OC Social Services Workers Get Better Working Conditions in New Contract?
Amid a continued heightened need for public benefits like food and healthcare assistance, some OC social services workers are calling for better pay and increased staffing. Will they get it?
Posted inCountywide
Stolen Identities: How is OC Protecting Low-Income Families From Being Defrauded by Social Workers?
A former social worker defrauded OC residents to get over $1 million in tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit card purchases. County officials say they are working to keep it from ever happening again.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How Realistic is Orange County’s New Housing Plan?
One OC supervisor is questioning how realistic the plan is during the county’s third attempt at getting a sign off from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Settle Lawsuit Alleging Social Services Did Not Report Child Sex Abuse
Officials will pay $4.5 million in taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit in which a mother claims county employees failed to properly report and investigate a call about child sex abuse.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Another OC City Considers Social Workers Instead of Cops to Respond to Homeless Calls
Fullerton joins a host of OC cities who are rethinking their approach to homelessness by using social workers instead of cops to respond to calls under a county funded program.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Wade and Gonzales: Stop Orange County’s Attack on Pride, a Demand Letter from OC’s LGBTQ+ Community
Orange County LGBT people call on Supervisors Chaffee, Do and Wagner to account on Anti-Pride Flag vote.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County Recognizes Pride Month But Won’t Fly Rainbow Flag
A week after a majority of OC Supervisors called the Pride flag a divisive symbol that shouldn’t fly over government buildings, they approved a statement recognizing June as pride month.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Ban Pride Flag at County Properties Under New Policy
In the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride month, OC officials narrowly voted to implement a new policy restricting what flags can be raised over county government properties.
