Battles have been playing out in OC over what candidates can say about each other and themselves on the form, with the latest blocking Santa Ana Mayor Vicente Sarmiento from listing the party endorsement.
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 inEducation
Judge Denies OC Board of Education’s Election Map, Setting New Districts For 2022
Two judges have now denied board members attempts to resist an election map drawn by the county commission who oversees them, instead of one they drew up themselves.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: A Record 46 People Died in January Without Fixed Abode in Orange County, Shattering Previous Record of 40 Set Last January
A record 46 people died without fixed abode in Orange County in January. This shattered the previous record of 40 deaths set last year in January 2021. The clear increase in homeless deaths has resulted in the OC Sheriff’s department in announcing the creation of a Homeless Death Review Board to look into the root causes of homeless deaths in the County. While the new Commission is set to be begin meeting sometime in the Spring, the County and its cities have largely continued to make things harder for the homeless among us.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: As Omicron Eases, Orange County Ponders The Future of The Public Health Department
This week, county supervisors are slated to appoint a health officer, which offers an opportunity to ask just what should OC’s most public doctor focus on moving forward?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Battle Breaks Out Over Voting Maps to Elect Orange County’s Next Board of Education
OC Board of Education members decided to send their own election map to the county Registrar of Voters on Tuesday, despite a Superior Court Judge saying another map should be used.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Bartlett: A Strong Healthcare System Means a Strong Economy
Increasing healthcare costs during a pandemic makes about as much sense as adding trillions of dollars in government debt in the middle of an inflation crisis. Or releasing violent criminals on no cash bail during a crime wave.
Posted inEducation
Orange County Officials Send Nurses To Help Schools With COVID-19 Contact Tracing
The county’s support comes after the state changed guidance on contact tracing at school amid the Omicron surge, which switches from individual case investigations to grouped notifications.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Rapid Covid-19 Tests in Short Supply, Health Officials Encourage Residents to Seek Other Options
While the federal government is rolling out a new program to provide at home tests, some are concerned it doesn’t do enough for vulnerable residents.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
New County Supervisor Voting Map Gives Stronger Voice to OC’s Latino Community
While Latinos are 34% of OC residents, for the last decade Latino voters were split in half on the old map – something county attorneys say would now be illegal.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kahn: New Report Shows OC Sheriff’s Department is Giving Incarcerated People Rotting Bologna Sandwiches While Pocketing Savings
Food conditions in OC jails have always been bad, but for almost two years, the OC Sheriff’s Department has served cold, rotting bologna sandwiches while pocketing the savings. Stop the Musick Coalition collaborated with incarcerated members and coalition partners to investigate the nutrition and budget of food in OC jails.
