Orange County officials have failed to replace a seriously flawed case management system for severely disabled people that crashes on a weekly basis and creates errors in financial accounting, according to grand jurors and county auditors.
Tag: public guardian
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Is it Time for Ethics in Orange County?
The fireworks between District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Supervisor Todd Spitzer illustrate the need for a local ethics commission, OC grand jurors raise troubling questions about other DA actions, and Auditor Controller Eric Woolery steps up oversight.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Voters Limit Supervisors’ Pensions, Retain Elected Public Administrator
Measure to make the public administrator an appointed position failed, but a limit on county supervisors’ pensions won easily.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Voters Go to Polls Tuesday With Eyes Turned Already to November
The top vote getters seem easy to predict, but thanks to the new open primary system there are some interesting battles for second place.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors Name New Public Guardian
Lucille Lyon’s appointment comes after the controversial reign
of Public Guardian/Administrator John Williams.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Endgame Begins for Public Administrator John Williams
County Supervisors, CEO are in final stages of negotiations for
the resignation of Williams after years of controversy and
scandal.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative
Supervisor Campbell: ‘I Believe John Should Resign’
Supervisors strip John Williams of his public guardian
responsibilities as pressure mounts for the embattled official to
also resign as public administrator.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
A Public Display of Disaffection
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and his former protege, Todd
Spitzer, lash out at each other in dueling news conferences in what
could be the beginning of a drawn-out political battle.
