OC Campaign Watchdog, Shirley Grindle calls out Supervisor Andrew Do for using public funds for mass mailers that she views as self promotional campaign pieces. Do is running for re-election.
Tag: Lisa Bartlett
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Handcuffing Journalists
Voice of OC heads into court this week on a public records case spurred by Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s arrest of a man at a Wahoo’s restaurant last year. Meanwhile, there are more shake-ups inside Spitzer’s county office.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates to Supervisors: We Need $55 Million and Your Leadership
A coalition of homeless advocacy groups, led by the ACLU, asked the Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to devote $55 million in county taxpayer dollars toward ending homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Greater Focus on Mental Health Care in OC, But Progress Remains Slow
For years, local political leaders largely ignored Orange County’s severe shortage of psychiatric beds, which has contributed to, among other things, the current homelessness crisis. But they are beginning to direct their policymaking to the problem.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Donations on Behalf of Supervisors Topped $100k This Summer
County supervisors are increasingly taking advantage of a state law that allows lobbyists and wealthy contributors to give money and in-kind donations requested by elected officials for their favored charities or government-sponsored events.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Government Goes Corporate
Orange County Supervisors debate bringing corporate sponsorships to government. Voice of OC continues fight against deposition request; and jobs for county ethics watchdog and performance auditor remain empty.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
OCTA Picks Construction Manager for OC Streetcar Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority board voted unanimously Monday to select PGH Wong Engineering to manage the OC Streetcar Project, a 4.15 mile route that would connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Appoint New CalOptima Board Members
It’s the second time in five years that supervisors have remade board of directors of the $3.2 billion health plan for low-income, elderly and disabled residents, and solidified the medical industry’s control.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Gender Pay Disparities Among Supervisors’ Staff Worse Than County Average
Among the 40 people who work as staff to county supervisors, women earn an average of 33 percent less than their male co-workers, according to a Voice of OC analysis. A statewide equal pay advocate says this reality should be a call to action.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
New Bill Would Ban Taxpayer-Funded Mailers During Run-up to Elections
The state Senate bill follows revelations that Orange County supervisors Andrew Do and Lisa Bartlett sent out tens of thousands of county-funded mailers prominently featuring their names in the weeks before the June primary.
