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.
Which is interesting because the Fourth Supervisorial District
has historically been a staunch vote against tourism subsidies.
Number of prescriptions written for Orange County’s poor has
increased by 123 percent since 2007.
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Fair Political Practices Commission investigators will probe
whether contacts the former state senator made with legislators on
behalf of the OC Fair Board constituted illegal lobbying.
The latest request was for an additional $225,000 for an
accounting software overhaul. Reason given for the change order:
“unforeseen complexities.”
Citizen watchdog says supervisors would be breaking the law if
they stripped Williams of his public guardian duties but still paid
him his full salary.
This move shows that the Republican board is not shying away
from the highly partisan issue of national healthcare reform.
Supervisors’ Chairman Bill Campbell hails the work of employees
during the December storms. Employees recount some of their
harrowing experiences.
Board appoints a minder to monitor Public Administrator/Guardian
John Williams while action to separate his two offices looms.
With two losses already in the books, board votes 4-1 to ask
state’s highest court for hearing on case against deputy
sheriffs.
Supervisors to decide today in closed session whether its worth
it to rack up more legal bills by taking their retroactive pension
lawsuit to the California Supreme Court.
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The pets in this story may already have homes. These are the animals waiting at the shelter today.
Adoptions at OC Animal Care are by appointment. Give the pet ID when you contact the shelter. Listings come from OC Animal Care and update every two hours.
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