County officials are calling on the federal government to allow more Afghan refugees to come to the United States.
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 inCountywide
County Works to Clean Toxic Land in Santa Ana Before Putting Low-Income Homes on Site
A total of 86 homes are proposed on the site, which the county says is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene. It likely causes cancer in humans, according to the EPA.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
COVID Outbreaks Hit OC Social Services; Workers Want Return to Outdoor Operations
While workplace outbreaks have been happening over the past month, OC’s Social Services Agency has been hit the hardest — where many workers deal with residents face to face
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Power Authority to Rewrite Conflict of Interest Code Without Fixing Transparency Concerns
Some Power Authority members have voiced concerns the agency’s code doesn’t go far enough to address transparency concerns for consultants.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
State Redistricting is Community-Driven, While OC Supervisors Draw Their Own Districts
There’s two different approaches happening in OC: a citizen commission drawing new state and Congressional districts, while county supervisors determine their own districts.
Posted inGovernment
Taxpayer Groups Demand Transparency on How OC Spends Hundreds of Millions in COVID Money
Over the past year, Orange County officials have spent massive amounts of federal coronavirus recovery dollars – all without a public presentation about where it’s all gone so far.
Posted inCountywide
Will A Contested Slice of Newport Back Bay Stay in Public Hands?
Local watchdogs say OC officials broke transparency laws when they backed off reclaiming land from a wealthy political donor, who’s threatening to sue the county for halting the land sale.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Sheriff Deputies Get Body Cams Next Month, Years After Other Large Police Agencies
The $13 million purchase of cameras goes to county supervisors for approval today, four years after Santa Ana police began using them on their patrol staff.
Posted inGovernment
OC Moves to Boost Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim by $20 Million From General Fund
The county’s contribution is the latest development in a roughly 10-year battle to get a cemetery in Orange County after political infighting in Irvine stalled two proposed sites there.
Posted inGovernment
OC Officials Back Off on Reclaiming Public Back Bay Land from Newport Political Donor
County of Orange staff are backing away from efforts to reclaim the land for the public, after Newport Beach political donor Buck Johns warned of legal action over his canceled purchase.
