O.C. Grand Jurors are recommending a charter reform to give O.C. Supervisors the power to remove county elected officials for misconduct with a supermajority vote.
Tag: OC Grand Jury
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Is Orange County Prepared to Get Old?
County officials are debating what kinds of public services can help address the health and lifestyle challenges facing older adults.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
OC Officials Again Claim Animal Shelter is Fully Staffed Despite Scathing Report
Orange County Grand Jurors found low staffing at the county’s Tustin animal shelter was negatively impacting animals. A year later, county supervisors say otherwise.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Boyer: Kennel Staff at OC Animal Care are Stretched to the Breaking Point
Animal Care Attendants at the OC shelter are compassionate and hard-working. But the county has reduced the number of attendants, making it impossible for them to provide adequate animal care.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Grand Jury: Organic Waste is Filling Up OC Landfills, Producing Methane
Grand Jurors found that most Orange County jurisdictions likely won’t meet state goals to reduce food waste in landfills by 75% before January 2025.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Lamirande: If It Wants to Meet Industry Standards, the OC Animal Shelter Needs More Frontline Staff
The OC shelter doesn’t have enough Animal Care Attendants to clean, feed, walk animals, handle visits, counsel potential adopters, and keep people safe. The shelter should listen to the experts, triple the number of frontline staff, and meet the goals of its own Strategic Plan.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Boyer: The OC Animal Shelter’s Obsolete Policies Put Volunteers, Staff, and Animals at Risk. Use the Strategic Plan and Put an End to Mismanagement!
Before the hangar fire, the OC animal shelter was overcrowded and understaffed – a ticking time bomb. It was an unsafe working environment for kennel staff and volunteers and an unsafe living environment for the animals. With the emergency over, the county should fix the shelter’s broken policies to avoid another crisis.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Is OC’s Green Power Agency on the Way to Being Clean?
While the agency avoided answering questions about their operations for years, officials are now increasing transparency after nearly folding.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Burnham: Chair Wagner Demeans the Orange County Grand Jury
Board of Supervisor Chair Donald Wagner, at recent Board of Supervisor meeting made the following comment about the Orange County Grand Jury upon reviewing investigative reports “ just a bunch of retired people”
Simply blaming the messengers? You decide!
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Schumacher: Orange County Board of Supervisors Need to Open Orange County Animal Care Shelter
Orange County Animal Cares shelter is an abysmal failure. The search for a perfect fur baby thwarted by bad Covid policies and mismanagement.
