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Letters from the county to the town’s dispensaries say close or
face a misdemeanor charge.
Job cuts, pension changes, hiring freezes are potentially on the
way in Orange County government.
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Vote was unanimous, but two supervisors questioned numbers
presented by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
DNA processing program has solved few cases. The district
attorney will ask for more than $1.3 million for the program.
Mario Mainero — who declared the retroactive portion of
3-percent-at-50 pension enhancement unconstitutional — will help
county appeal a case on the issue.
It was thought that a call to a Supervisor that led to the
tabling of a controversial bonus for IT contractor came from
Controller’s office.
A mysterious call from auditors at the state Controller’s Office
prompted Supervisors’ Chairwoman Janet Nguyen to pull consideration
of a $250,000 bonus for ACS off this week’s agenda. But it is still
unclear why they called.
Chairwoman Janet Nguyen pushes the controversial issue back
another week after being contacted by an undisclosed agency seeking
information.
Health Care Agency seeks $4.9 million in federal and state funds
to train health workers for disasters.
Democratic state senator wants to push lobby reforms through
Sacramento that OC supervisors couldn’t get done at local
level.
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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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