For eight months of the year, there are only 56 emergency
shelter beds for the county’s 21,000 homeless people.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Retiree Confronting Cancer Pleads for Testing of County Building
Luisa Fernandez Vasquez, who suffers from a rare bone cancer,
says officials are wrong to fight testing at a Social Services
Agency building in an industrial zone.
CalOptima Board to Consider Detailed Audit of Its Operations
A detailed examination of the $1.3-billion county health care
provider was recommended to the CalOptima board in a confidential
report.
A Light Goes Out in Latino Arts
Artists say the shuttering of MC Gallery & Studio, long
considered a destination in Santa Ana’s Latino art world, is
another result of downtown gentrification.
Even Santa Claus Has an Association
The Orange County-based Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas
helps the men in red get insurance and be ready with the
answers.
The Health of OC’s Children
Mike Ruane of OC’s Children and Families Commission, discusses
the Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County.
Seeking Solutions for County’s Strained Foster Care System
State and local governments battle over who is the “parent” of
children who need a host of educational and mental health
services.
Nurses Remain in Short Supply at Orange County Public Schools
Expert says most of the health care administered is performed by
health clerks, not nurses.
CalOptima Continues Closed-Door Evaluation of Its Operations
A preliminary assessment reportedly warned of defects that could
cause serious problems.
Recusal From Desalination Hearing Explained
Officials say Linda Ackerman disqualified herself from a hearing
on a proposed desalinization plant because of her involvement with
two other water agencies that support the project.










