Leaders of the Santa Ana-based nonprofit hope to bring more than 100 people to the meeting to protest the county’s decision.
Tag: Healthy Communities
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Forum Puts Spotlight On Need for Medical Translation Services
Community members, legislators and representatives of health organizations attended a forum that focused on the shortage of medical translators in California.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Advocates See Hope for New Funding and Laws for Valley Fever
Sufferers of the disease and their families are optimistic despite resignation of state Senator who sponsored legislation to provide funding.
Posted inEducation, Government, Top Stories
Supreme Court Rules Special Ed Litigation Costs Are Public
Orange County school districts have kept secret hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills they racked up fighting families of children seeking special education services.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Residents Urged to Speak Now on Immigration Reform
Labor leader tells gathering in Santa Ana that there is only a “small window of opportunity” to reach and influence Republican members of Congress.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
CalOptima Hires New Top Doctor
The health plan’s new chief medical officer is Dr. Richard Helmer. In other actions, the board delayed its response to grand jury criticism.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
Santa Ana Councilman Wants No Discrimination at City Events
David Benavides does not want the city to respond as Westminster did when LGBT groups asked to participate in the Tet Parade.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Stanton, Top Stories
Little City Makes Big Strides to Help Its Homeless Population
While so many cities “criminalize homelessness,” Stanton has changed its approach and has gone from having a bad homeless problem to being a model for how to deal with the vexing issue.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
State Says It’s Ready for Obamacare, but Overworked Doctors Don’t Agree
In less than a year, California will try to make good on Obamacare’s promise to deliver healthcare to 1 million more poor residents. Yet in some places it’s already difficult for poor people to find a doctor.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Disney Expansion Is Reason for $319-Million Streetcar Proposal
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray acknowledges that cars must come off the road in order for Disneyland to open a third gate.
