Among other things, new Democratic Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento said he wants to beef up staffing and funding of civilian oversight over county law enforcement agencies.
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 inHousing & Homelessness
Will Orange County Reinstate Its Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter as Rain Storms Hit?
Advocates warn progress is happening far too slowly as deaths keep mounting and more people become homeless.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Leaders Stick With Embattled Green Power Agency, Commit to Cleaning It Up
City leaders will reevaluate their decision to remain in six months, which would keep the city in the agency through at least July 2024.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Cloudy Contracts, Audits and Lost County Support: A Rough Year For OC’s Green Power Agency
After a series of controversies and setbacks this year, Huntington Beach could be the next municipality to leave the agency, with plans to study the issue in 2023.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santana: As Temperatures Drop, OC Effectively Ends Walk-In Shelters for People Living on the Streets
For the first time in a decade, the County of Orange won’t be offering any quick shelter options during the coldest nights of the year.
Posted inPlacentia
Where Can Seniors Play? Placentia Adds Latest Center
As Orange County ages, senior centers are coming into much more focus, like the most recent center expected to be constructed in Tri-City Park as Orange County braces for a boom of older adults in the coming decades.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Supervisors Pull Plug on Green Energy Agency Over Transparency Concerns
The county could end up paying over $65 million to pull out despite never receiving any power from the agency.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Will Orange County Supervisors Leave Embattled Green Power Agency?
The county could end up paying as much as $65 million to leave a program that never gave them anything following a series of scathing reports on the power agency.
Posted inSanta Ana
Despite Motel Conversions, Orange County Remains Far Behind Housing Goals
Orange County has only built 17% of its housing goal for helping homeless people get off the streets – five years after the plan was initiated.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
County Auditors Lambast OC Green Power Agency’s Contracting Failures
The county’s second audit released this week focuses on failures to properly review contracts and repeatedly sent out money to vendors without showing why they were chosen.
