Newport Beach City Council members are set Tuesday night to vote on recommending an aviation company to deliver services to hundreds of aircraft at John Wayne Airport.
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 inCommunity Opinion
Kahn: Amid a Pandemic and Economic Crisis, Orange County Forges Ahead with Plans to Expand Musick Jail
The Musick expansion will waste $180 million in state funds and more than $170 million in local dollars to expand a jail that has been vacant for close to a year, and will cost an additional $61 million annually to operate. Doing this in the middle of a pandemic is irresponsible and unethical.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Barajas-Tena: The Intersection Between Covid-19, Racism and Willowick
The continuous disinvestment in parks and open space in Central and North Orange County by the City of Garden Grove, the City of Santa Ana councilmembers and the OC Board of Supervisors is not accidental. It relies on council members’ complicity in this system where developers and corporations rule.
Posted inCountywide
The Downplaying of Orange County’s Coronavirus Numbers
Health and business leaders are raising concerns the county’s top elected official is underplaying the truth of the pandemic’s continued spread.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Newman: OC Leaders Must Support Medical Experts, Not Denigrate Them or Sit on the Sidelines
As coronavirus hospitalizations continue to rise in Orange County, the politics of face coverings continues its downward spiral. If there’s anything more disconcerting than the rise of a vitriolic opposition to commonsense precautions designed to keep us safer, it’s the deafening silence from public servants charged with safeguarding that safety.
Posted inNEWS
Protesters Call Out Sheriff Over Spending at County Meeting, Supervisors Unanimously Approve City Patrol Contracts
County supervisors ultimately approved all the contracts unanimously with no real debate or discussion about any of the terms or details.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Halverson-Cano: Fear Mongers Hijack OC Board Of Supervisors and Terrorize our County, a Pastor’s Experience
Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano attended a press conference outside of the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s office to speak out against the lifting of the mask mandate. The press conference was overtaken by anti-maskers who disrupted the speakers, spread hate and threatened to spread the corona virus.
Posted inCountywide
When Will $75 Million in Coronavirus Aid Reach Orange County Small Businesses?
Most of the funds haven’t yet made it into businesses’ hands, though officials say the process is well underway and the money should be distributed by July.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Push for Friday Business Reopening, Pushback on Mask Order on New Health Officer
OC residents will have to wait up to three weeks before they find out if cloth face masks will still be required in public as the County begins to reopen bars and movie theaters.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Orange County Supervisors Take Formal Stand Against Police Brutality
Orange County Supervisors on Tuesday formally took a stand against police brutality when they adopted a resolution condemning the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
