The seat, created as part of Janet Nguyen’s overhaul of the board, will be filled by Theresa Boyd, a Nguyen nominee.
Tag: Janet Nguyen
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
I-405 Toll Plan a Dead Issue for Now
After a long-running, hotly contested debate, the Orange County Transportation Authority board voted in favor of adding a single free lane in each direction on the freeway, but against toll lanes.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
CalOptima Board OKs Program for Low-Income Seniors
The statewide pilot project is designed to cut costs and make it easier to coordinate care for those who receive both Medicare and Medi-Cal.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors See Report on Children as a Call to Action
Members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors say they want to know how their decisions impact children’s health and quality of life. How exactly they would do that isn’t yet clear.
Posted inGovernment
Nguyen Returns County Employee Union’s $1,700 Contribution
It took campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle “several e-mails” to prod the supervisor to return a contribution that was apparently illegal.
Posted inGovernment
Fire Chief Apologizes for Questionable Email Regarding Bid
Keith Richter’s apology came after threats by county supervisors to take away his agency’s power to conduct ambulance bidding.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
CalOptima Board Approves Bonuses and Raises for Its Executives
Pay increases for the CEO and general counsel are granted even though the board apparently wasn’t instructed on conflict-of-interest laws.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Concerns Remain as Big Xerox Contract Returns for Vote
Among the issues regarding the county’s information technology contract is $11 million in costs added by Xerox after its final offer.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Did Janet Nguyen’s Vote Violate State’s Campaign Finance Laws?
A Voice of OC analysis shows that Supervisor Nguyen, as a member of the CalOptima Board of Directors, voted to approve a contract for a lawyer who had contributed to her election campaign. That may have been a violation of the Levine Act, which governs such actions.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Former Insider Describes County’s Fast Track to Promotion
In the last of a three-part interview, former human resources manager Kathleen Tahilramani offers a first-hand account of how politicos get plum their jobs.
