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The Orange County Transportation Authority has fined its contract bus operator, First Transit Inc., $135,471 for dozens of missed bus trips last year. However, the complaints have gone down significantly this year.
While the number of people riding public buses took a hit nationwide after the Great Recession, Orange County’s 30 percent decline since 2008 is the worst among Southern California counties.
Supervisor Andrew Do, who is also a board director at the Orange County Transportation Authority, had harsh words for the agency’s private contractor.
Orange County Transportation Authority buses have failed to show up on dozens of occasions over the last six months, leaving many riders stranded and angry. The failures can be attributed to bus services that have been outsourced to a private contractor.
Months after declaring the company was at fault for costly delays in its work for the county, board members approved a contract change aimed at getting things back on track. But doubts persist.
As costs for a massive technology upgrade project continue to spiral, officials still have not released breakdowns of what’s being spent.
Taxpayers are continuing to rack up unplanned costs from Xerox Corp.’s mishandling of a massive technology outsourcing project, according to county officials.
Veterans speak out in support of a cemetery at the Great Park, and county supervisors consider outsourcing more county jobs.
City finance officials held a meeting to instruct residents about the municipal budget. Nearly 40 residents attended, armed with questions.
During a short and civil meeting, the council cancelled layoff notices and ended nearly two years of conflict with the city’s main labor union.