Supervisor Spitzer asks why the lowest bidder was not recommended, and Supervisor Moorlach asks why only two firms bid.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County’s five supervisors run a $10.5 billion county government, from public health and jails to the unincorporated areas no city covers. We cover their votes, their budget and the decisions that reach every city.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
Community Editorial: Full-Time Supervisors Make No Sense
If Orange County supervisors are so busy with their full-time jobs, why do they have so much time for outside activities?
Posted inGovernment
Supervisors Set to Pay Into Their Own Pension Plans
The move comes after longstanding criticism from labor groups that supervisors ask county workers to pay their shares, yet don’t do so themselves.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
OC to Get Less ‘Beds for Feds’ Cash
In exchange for allowing more inmates at the Theo Lacy jail, the city of Orange will receive about $340,000 more, paid from the county’s share of federal funds.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Officially Reject Grand Jury Report and Ethics Panel
County’s top elected leaders call highly critical report “selective” and “one-sided” and say the county has no need for an ethics commission.
Posted inGovernment
Supervisors Bow to Governor and Cut Office Budgets
After a sharp rebuke, supervisors accept an across-the-board 5-percent cut in hopes of resolving a $147-million property tax dispute.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Fullerton Council Rejects Agreement for Homeless Shelter
The 3-2 council vote leaves the county to decide whether to build the permanent year-round shelter despite the disapproval.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Orange County Supervisors and CalOptima Under FPPC Investigation
Grand jury reports led the state Fair Political Practices Commission to launch probes into whether supervisors and CalOptima board members violated the Political Reform Act.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Gov. Brown to OC Supervisors: Cut Your Office Budgets
After a Voice of OC article, the governor’s office presses an Orange County delegation in Sacramento. County Supervisor Todd Spitzer vows to provide the key vote to mandate cuts.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Has Sharp Questions for Staff on Mental Health Program
Supervisor Todd Spitzer wants to know why the county has lowered employment expectations for participants in the welfare program.
