Candidates for OC Supervisor sound off on how to handle toxic chemical processing and license plate readers.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will Orange County Supervisor’s Discretionary Funds Dry Up Soon?
We asked candidates for county supervisor if they would support replenishing their special budgets amid a budget deficit.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Orange County Teamsters Strike Over Stalled Labor Negotiations
The strike of over 400 workers largely based at the county landfills centers on the county’s refusal to send bargainers to the table.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will the Next OC Supervisors Support Corruption Investigations?
Orange County supervisors are still wrestling with the fallout from a former supervisor who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to reroute county contracts.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will the Next Orange County Supervisors Publish Their Calendars?
Sitting supervisors have largely opted to not disclose who they’re meeting with; we asked candidates for supervisor to state whether they would reveal their meetings to the public or not.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
What do Orange County Supervisor Candidates Want in Their Next CEO?
Whoever wins the race in November will help decide the county’s next chief executive after years of turnover.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Mavrovouniotis: Orange County Has a Retroactive Contract Habit; Are Supervisors Rubber-Stamping the Bureaucracy’s Promises?
Twenty-two times this year, Orange County supervisors approved contracts, payments, and grants after the fact, but the County’s own rules say retroactive contracts are not permitted. Is the bureaucracy’s deal-making usurping the authority of elected officials?
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Teamsters to Strike After Failed Negotiation with County Leaders
The strike is set to start as late as next Tuesday unless a new deal is put on the table according to the union’s secretary-treasurer.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Supervisor Candidates Weigh in on the Budget
We asked candidates what their thoughts were on the county’s budget, which has a growing structural imbalance officials are struggling to tackle.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County to Take Over Mental Health Campuses, Ends Nonprofit Partnership
It’s unclear what the next steps are for one of the county’s biggest mental health nonprofits after they ceded control of their facilities to the county government.
