County officials haven’t said much publicly about plans for a $75 million health operations center and $40 million mental health campus that’s slated to be built at the Great Park in Irvine.
Tag: Orange County Taxpayers Association
Posted inGovernment
Here’s How HB City Council Plans to Spend About $30 million in Federal Covid Funds
Money is being allocated to 18 different projects, including a skatepark, and improvements to city facilities.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities and the County Supposed to Spend COVID Bailout Money?
While some cities have started spending, most are waiting for the final federal guidelines on what they can use the money for.
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
Top OC Official Complains About Public Records Requests for Secretly-Approved Covid Contracts
Andrew Do, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, says reporters are asking too many questions and requesting too many public records.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC’s New Auditor-Controller Could be Former County Exec Frank Davies
Orange County is looking to replace its top fiscal watchdog, Auditor Controller Eric Woolery, who died suddenly in August, with a former longtime employee at the agency he ran.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Attempt CalOptima Takeover
The Orange County Taxpayers Association, backed by the medical industry, teamed with state Sen. Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) to block a move led by Supervisor Andrew Do to have the supervisors take over the $3.4 billion CalOptima health plan for low income, disabled and elderly OC residents.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Voters Opt for Both Higher Taxes and More Conservative Council Members
A one-cent sales tax increase was overwhelmingly approved, but the two council members who championed it lost their races to ideological conservatives.
Posted inEconomy, Westminster
Westminster Council Weighs Budget Cuts But Says Public Safety is Off-Limits
While Westminster City Council members have struggled to make any decisions about how to deal with a $12.6 million structural deficit that is only expected to rise in coming years, they have made at least one thing clear: public safety will be a priority.
Posted inWestminster
Sales Tax Increase to Go Before Westminster Voters
After a contentious meeting packed with residents and employees in support of putting a tax increase before voters, the City Council voted to approve the ballot measure on the condition that any tax increase expire after six years.
