Supervisor Todd Spitzer wants to know why the county has lowered employment expectations for participants in the welfare program.
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CalOptima Board Members Surprised by Their Workload
In sometimes unusually candid discussions during a strategic planning workshop, board members said the work is overwhelming and they’ve received little or no training.
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In Social Services Agency, ‘We Go On Because the Work Is Essential’
Sandra Fox, an eligibility worker for the Orange County Social Services Agency, talks about the challenges she faces as poverty rates soar and resources wane.
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Ruane Tapped as Temporary Chief Operations Officer at CalOptima
The $1.4-billion health plan will contract with Children and Families Commission while it continues its search for a permanent CEO.
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County, Workers Remain at Odds Over Safety of Office Building
County officials say tests show the air inside the Eckhoff building to be safe and cancelled evacuation plans.
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County Looking Into Previous Owners of Eckhoff Building
The Social Services building, under which potentially cancer-causing chemicals were found, was once owned by an oil drilling company.
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Tests Reveal Likely Carcinogen Under County Building
Finding comes after years of complaints by employees who said working in the Social Services Agency building has made them sick.
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Seeking Solutions for County’s Strained Foster Care System
State and local governments battle over who is the “parent” of
children who need a host of educational and mental health
services.
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Supervisors Approve Nguyen’s Changes to CalOptima Board
Health care industry representative added and Nguyen given a
two-year appointment to the $1.3-billion managed health care
program for the poor.
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Workers Allege Room in County Building Caused Illnesses
Adoption workers say toxic “Red Room” in county’s Eckhoff Street
facility in Orange caused autoimmune disorders and birth defects.
County official has called the claims “unfounded accusations.”
