The lawsuit from the county alleges a nonprofit – along with four people – took at least $10 million from taxpayers and enriched themselves through buying houses across Orange County.
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.
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OC Officials Again Claim Animal Shelter is Fully Staffed Despite Scathing Report
Orange County Grand Jurors found low staffing at the county’s Tustin animal shelter was negatively impacting animals. A year later, county supervisors say otherwise.
Posted inGovernment
Two OC Supervisors Call For State and Federal Investigations of Missing COVID Money
Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento are calling on the district attorney, state officials and federal investigators to examine how two nonprofits spent millions of dollars in COVID relief funding.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Supervisors to Revisit Legal Settlements Limiting Anti-Camping Enforcement
The closed-door review of some of the county’s landmark homeless cases comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for more crackdowns on homeless camps throughout the state.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Yamashiro: Questionable Contracts and Understaffed Shelter, A Crisis in OC Animal Care
Are county contracts being issued without proper oversight? A former OC Animal Care employee, now living out of state, received a contract that seems to have produced no tangible results. Meanwhile, OC Animal Care is understaffing kennels and ignoring the majority of their very expensive 2018 Strategic Plan.
Posted inInvestigative
How Did County of Orange Executives Lose Track of Over $10 Millon Meant to Feed Seniors?
Questions about the contracts have spiraled for over eight months Yet there’s still no answer on how they came to be or how they were monitored.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
County Supervisor’s Wife Declines To Seek Top Judge Seat Amidst Family Controversy
Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham’s decision to bow out of the race before it starts comes as her husband and daughter face questions over questionable contracts.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Does The Future of Homeless Camping Enforcement In Orange County Look Like?
While cities celebrated a new court ruling letting them move forward with enforcement, most city leaders haven’t said what they hope to see happen next.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Konte: Truckloads of Glyphosate Sprayed in San Juan Creek
Residents of Dana Point and Laguna Beach witnessed OC Public Works using public funds to apply truckloads of glyphosate in San Juan Creek, home to endangered Southern California Coast Steelhead. This toxic practice harms wildlife and public health. It’s time to ban glyphosate in Orange County.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Gears Up to Leave County Library System, Ramp up City Efforts
Irvine leaders are pushing ahead with plans to leave the countywide library system and are asking county leaders to sign off on the deal at their upcoming meeting.
