The board approved more than $2.7 million in funding to several nonprofits for health outreach in communities of color and mended fences with the Santa Ana-based organization.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Names New Finance Chief
Patti McFarland, who comes from the Central California Alliance for Health, will earn $274,000.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC to Focus on Foster Children AWOL From Homes
About 30 foster children walk away from group homes in the Orange County each month.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Honda Center Layoffs Could Mean Tax Credits for Firm
Because the arena is in an enterprise zone, Anaheim Arena Management could reap millions in tax credits when it replaces more than 400 employees it is laying off.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Has Sharp Questions for Staff on Mental Health Program
Supervisor Todd Spitzer wants to know why the county has lowered employment expectations for participants in the welfare program.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Prison Officials Seek Delay of Receiver’s Valley Fever Order
Officials say they need clarification before they can implement a federal receiver’s order to move some inmates from the threat of the disease.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
May Day Coalition Demands Santa Ana End ICE Jail Contract
The coalition Tuesday night called on the Santa Ana City Council to no longer allow detention of undocumented immigrants in the Santa Ana Jail.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Residents Still Frustrated Nearly a Year After Riot
More than 50 residents attended a community forum to discuss frustrations about police and city leaders nearly a year after that anger boiled over.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Union, Supervisor Square Off Over Use of Welfare Funds
The union asserts that county leaders are “wasting federal revenues.” Supervisor John Moorlach strongly disputes that.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Hate Crimes Far More Frequent Than Prosecutions Show
An African-American family’s recent experience is a reminder that suspected hate crimes are infrequently solved and prosecuted. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t happening.
