The Board of Supervisors received the 149-page plan, but money
for the project is still short and goals are vague, say
advocates.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Supervisor Janet Nguyen Gets Two Years on CalOptima Board
She’s in on a 3-0 vote that included two abstentions. Meanwhile,
the state rates the $1.4-billion health program as “superior.”
OC Opens Housing Voucher Waiting List for First Time Since 2005
From Feb. 15 to Feb. 29, very low-income families, seniors and
disabled people may sign up for “Section 8” vouchers.
Living Dangerously to Pay the Rent
As rents rise and incomes stagnate, people are increasingly
sharing apartments with strangers, putting children at risk and
creating unhealthful, crowded homes.
Coast Watchers’ Top 2012 Issues
OC Coastkeeper and the Surfrider Foundation will continue to
publicize new protected marine zones and oppose a desalination
plant.
El Centro Gets a New Home
After being evicted from its old location on Fifth Street in
Santa Ana, the nonprofit Latino youth organization has found new
quarters in the city.
Openings Available on County Children and Families Commission
Two health experts and one education specialist are needed to
fill spots on the nine-member board.
Report: Follow Orange County’s Example in Water Conservation
The so-called “toilet-to-tap” technology saves both water and
money, study asserts.
County Agrees to Test Soils at Social Services Building
After hearing testimony by the mother of disabled child, the
county CEO asks for testing at a county building in Orange that
workers say is making them sick.
Public Audit of CalOptima Approved, but Not Without Controversy
CEO Richard Chambers is pushing for Deloitte & Touche to do
the review. Supervisor Janet Nguyen says Chambers is overstepping
his bounds.










