Public Works Department acknowledges that it needs to hire a professional estimator for projects after being $500,000 off on an estimate of a recent project.
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 inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Nelson Opts for Most Generous Pension
Orange County Supervisor finally answers the question Voice of OC has asked since his inauguration day. The answer will not make his conservative backers happy.
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KOCE
Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr. appeared on KOCE’s Real Orange to talk about redistricting and campaign finance.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana Jr.
Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana on Real Orange
Santana talks about the redistricting battle that is underway at the Orange County Board of Supervisors as well as campaign finance legislation.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
The Art of Redistricting
County officials begin the process of redrawing Orange County’s political future.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
The Prelude to the Redistricting Battle
Who will be on the panel that will draw Orange County’s future political boundaries continues to be a hot topic.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections
County Social Services Agency Gets New Leader
Former agency deputy director will oversee staff of 3,900 that provides health and safety services to 380,000 county residents.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Janet Nguyen’s Exclusive Redistricting Club
The chairwoman of supervisors said she’s already formed a committee to look at the redistricting process. But the only other supervisor on the committee is Bill Campbell. The others aren’t too keen on that.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative
Orange (the city of) Worried About Orange (jumpsuits)
Supervisors approved an agreement allowing beds in two county jails to be rented out for federal immigration detainees. But Orange officials are still concerned about the effect of more inmates in town on its main shopping center.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
County Holds the Line While Indigent Healthcare Costs Skyrocket
The Great Recession has forced record numbers of adults to arrive in local hospital wards as indigents, but Orange County has thus far refused to pay its share of the increased burden.
