The process for awarding the contracts, which cover about 800,000 people in 19 cities, has been drawn out.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
DA and Supervisors’ Chairman Clash Over DNA Lab Oversight
A discussion item on DNA programs morphed into heated debates on the dais this week, with supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer again firing shots at District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Fire County’s Top Performance Auditor
In a move that had come to be expected, Orange County supervisors fired Performance Audit Director Philip Cheng Tuesday. Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer said he had frustrations with Cheng’s work.
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Grindle Asks County Counsel to Rule on Schroeder Disclosures
Political watchdog Shirley Grindle Tuesday asked the county counsel’s office to decide whether Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, must file yearly statements of economic interests.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Departure of County’s Performance Auditor Could Be Imminent
Philip Cheng’s name is again on the supervisors’ closed-session agenda — but this time the word “dismissal” is included, along with choosing a temporary replacement.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Defense Attorneys Cry Foul on Supervisors’ Demand That Judge Resign
Attorneys publicly accused supervisors of trying to hijack the judicial process with their high-profile attacks on a judge who reduced the sentence of a 19-year-old man convicted of sodomizing a toddler.
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OC’s Political Ethics Enforcement (or lack thereof) Subject of Forum
Officials and activists gathered and debated the merits of establishing an ethics commission in a county where critics say political scofflaws are not adequately held accountable.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Seek Another Delay in Picking Ambulance Firms
The already drawn out and controversial process to choose which private ambulance contractors will serve more than half of Orange County’s cities hit more snags on Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Keeping Watch: County Government’s Most Thankless Job
County Performance Auditor Phillip Cheng is under fire for producing milquetoast audits. But given what supervisors have done to previous auditors, can you really blame him?
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Confirms Probe Into Do’s Residency Claims
An assistant district attorney recently confirmed via email an ongoing investigation into a complaint that Supervisor Andrew Do does not live in the district he represents.
