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.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Duran: Housing First, A Proven Solution That Orange County Can No Longer Afford to Ignore
Public funds should be invested in policies that save lives and strengthen communities—not in advancing political image, self-promotion, or reelection campaigns
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Finding The Inside Scoop About OC Candidates Vying For Election Next Month
Voice of OC is aiming to put residents in the driver’s seat for the upcoming November elections with questionnaires in county supervisors’ races, coverage on city races and debates.
Posted inOutdoors
A Tale of Two Shores: San Clemente, Newport Beach and the Search for Sand in OC
Replenishing the county’s beaches is taking a new focus amid warnings about super storms set to batter the coast.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange County Spent $128 Million on Legal Settlements in Last Year
Over two thirds of that money went to pay out the victims of the Airport Fire, which started after a county public works crew began moving boulders that sparked.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Sheriff Overspends by $29 Million, Officials Say its a Budgeting Strategy
Department officials dispute it’s a spending overrun – much of it for jail food, uniforms and IT – and said its budgeting strategy aimed at keeping costs down.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Is Orange County Running out of Cash for Cops?
Many cities are struggling with how they can give pay raises to police officers amid growing budget deficits.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Civic News as Arte Moreno Moves to Sell Angels to Rams Owner
Angels owner Arte Moreno is moving to sell the team to the Rams owner, thousands of people were stuck in the Great Park traffic jam after an Olivia Rodrigo music festival – these are just some of this week’s biggest stories.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Cold War on Labor: Frozen Vacancies and Limited Raises
While county unions generally receive raises from county supervisors, this year they’re facing more limited raises amid a shrinking work force and a 25% raise for supervisors.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Appoint New ‘Toothless’ Law Enforcement Watchdog
County leaders just appointed a new head of the Office of Independent Review after admitting it doesn’t really do anything.
