Residents from both sides of the political aisle called the ballot language deceptive, while three supervisors who supported the measure said it mirrors that of state lawmakers.
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Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Will Shape Billions in OC Spending on Police, Homelessness and Mental Health? Next Year’s Election Race is Already Underway
The 2022 election has the potential to affect which services get priority for years to come, since a majority of the five supervisor seats are up for grabs.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
‘Sneaky’ Ballot Proposal is Revived to Extend OC Supervisor Term Limits While Calling It a ‘Lifetime Ban’
A backlash is brewing as Orange County supervisors revive a failed proposal to have voters extend their term limits while describing it on the ballot simply as a “lifetime ban after three terms.”
Posted inGovernment
What Should OC Do With its Hundreds of Millions in Extra Tax Dollars? What Do You Think?
There’s a surge of money coming for county supervisors to divide up. What should they do with all this cash? Residents can weigh in at a public hearing next Tuesday.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Deputy Sheriffs Get 5 Times More Training on Guns Than De-Escalation. Could That Be Changing?
New sheriff’s deputies receive 16 hours of de-escalation training, compared with 99 hours of training on guns and chemical agents. Some are calling for more de-escalation training, as local cities look at having health workers respond to non-violent mental health crises.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County is Looking at Destroying Public Meeting Records After 2 Years. Will They Save Digital Copies?
Questions from Voice of OC are prompting the county to think about an official policy to make sure they digitize public meeting records that would be destroyed after a couple of years.
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From Outrage to Silence: Improper Recording of Attorney-Client Prisoner Calls in Orange County Goes Unmentioned as Jail Phones Contract is Renewed
Demands for canceling the contract with phone contractor GTL years ago have now given way to silence on the recording scandal as supervisors continue to extend the company’s contract – even as more revelations emerge of improperly-recorded calls.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Officials Say Coronavirus Vaccine Passports Won’t Be Forced On Residents
It’s the second time in less than a week county officials have countered internet rumors surrounding the pandemic.
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How Will More Than $1 Billion in New Aid Be Spent in OC? And When Will the Public Get to Give Input?
Will the public be brought into the discussion early, or towards the end after the plan has been mostly already decided in private? It’s a key question facing local officials as they prepare to receive a wave of new stimulus money.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Coronavirus Triggered Orange County’s Deadliest Year in Recent Times
Previously unpublished data from county health officials, obtained by Voice of OC, shows Covid was the No. 1 cause of death in Orange County in December and January. In those months, the virus killed more than five times as many people as the next biggest cause, Alzheimer’s.
