Increasing healthcare costs during a pandemic makes about as much sense as adding trillions of dollars in government debt in the middle of an inflation crisis. Or releasing violent criminals on no cash bail during a crime wave.
Tag: Lisa Bartlett
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Eyes Another $34 Million to Turn Motels into Homeless Housing
County officials move closer to their goal of building 2,700 units of housing for homeless people, eying state grants to help them.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Veterans Plant A Flag on Their Own Cemetery After Decade-Long Fight
Nearly every elected official in Orange County gathered Wednesday to support a Gypsum Canyon site. Meanwhile, one state senator has shifted his support and longtime opponents have seemingly changed course, headed toward a memorial park in Irvine.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Make Controversial Hospital Executive Appointment to Public Health Plan Board
A narrow majority of OC supervisors ignored concerns from a regional hospital association when they made a CalOptima board appointment last week.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
‘Everything Has Disgusted Me’: Residents Upset Ahead of Today’s Decision on County Election Map
Residents across the political spectrum are expressing frustration at OC supervisors for ignoring their input on maps that will shape democratic representation for the next decade.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Supervisors Shorten Residents’ Review Time of Newly Proposed Election Maps
This week, supervisors made a series of changes to maps that will reduce the public’s review of the final proposals from 10 days to three days before adoption.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Get Close to Picking New Election Maps Without Much Public Debate
Residents and community groups are questioning why county supervisors haven’t debated the redistricting maps, which will change OC’s political landscape for the next decade.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Public Can Weigh in Tuesday on Proposed Maps Affecting OC Representation for Next Decade
It’ll be the first hearing on proposed maps for redistricting the powerful seats of Orange County supervisors – who decide on billions a year in health, law enforcement and social safety net spending.
Posted inTransportation
Some South OC Cities Say They Were Left Out of The Loop on Freeway Expansions
The mayors of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo both wrote letters to the county board of supervisors asking them not to approve the infrastructure expansions.
Posted inTransportation
South OC Toll Road Extension Worries Emerge as Supervisors Back New Roads for 14,000 Homes
A new plan for South County roads raises the possibility of a toll road extension, while some question why the developer isn’t paying for the streets that accommodate their project.
