Supervisors say changes will increase oversight of the county’s health plan for poor and disabled residents. Critics are encouraged by some of the changes but skeptical that too much power will remain with the hospital industry.
Tag: Lisa Bartlett
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
New Reports Show How County Supervisors Fill Their Campaign Coffers
The reports show that supervisors raised a total of $650,000 last year, and much of the cash came from people and companies whose county contract approvals they control.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
County Gets OK From Feds to Use Bus Depot as Emergency Homeless Shelter
The county now has all the outside approvals it needs, according to the terminal’s owner. But county officials could not say how quickly the shelter beds would be available.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Debate Proposed Changes to CalOptima Board
Proposed changes to the health plan for over 700,000 poor and disabled residents include a guaranteed seat for the First District supervisor and allowing spending requests to be approved by less than a majority of the board.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Supervisors to Consider Another Remake of CalOptima Board
Proposed changes include reducing the size of the board and allowing spending requests and other issues to be approved by less than a majority of the full board.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Bartlett Chosen to Lead Supervisors in 2016
Incoming supervisors’ Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett wants to continue progress the county has made on issues like homelessness and bring more transparency to the board’s public meetings.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: 2016 Promises to be a Year of Fresh Starts for County Government
It will be up to supervisors and other county officials to hammer out the details on last year’s policy progress, which includes such things as worker relations, homelessness, animal shelters and ethics reform.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Tustin
Supervisors Scrap Controversial Housing Project in North Tustin
It was a major turn in a years-long development battle, with a split Board of Supervisors narrowly voting to kill the proposed senior housing project by the Catholic Church.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
As Hospital Lobbyist, Ex-County Employee Pushes Limits of Ethics Policy
Whitney Secor Ayers, a new vice president of the Hospital Association of Southern California, has been warned twice this year about violating the county’s policy on lobbying by former employees.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Orange County Animal Shelter’s Kill Rate Has Advocates Sounding Alarms
The county’s main animal shelter is putting down more than a third of the animals that come through its doors, which advocates say is an indicator of major problems.
