Orange County supervisors are facing criticism over their plan to require hundreds of homeless people to leave an encampment along the Santa Ana River by Jan. 22 without a place for most of them to go – a move one county supervisor said would push a large number of homeless people into cities like Anaheim.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homelessness in the OC: 2017 Year in Review
Homelessness is growing to record levels in Orange County and elsewhere in the country, with more and more county residents struggling to afford rising housing costs and ending up on the streets.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Mental Health Reform Suggestions Get Muted Reception From OC Supervisors
The recommendations are aimed at diverting mentally ill people from jails into treatment, which county officials say would improve public safety by reducing crime, while also saving taxpayer dollars.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: DA Candidate Spitzer Sounds Off on Incumbent Rackauckas, OC Corruption, Wahoo’s
Todd Spitzer has been a popular vote getter as a state Assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor. Now he’s running for district attorney. Why does he want to be Orange County’s prosecutor? And what are his beefs with incumbent Tony Rackauckas? Spitzer discusses the county’s jail informant scandal and his citizen arrest at a Wahoo’s Fish Taco. He responds to critics who question whether he has the temperament and judgment to be the county’s top prosecutor.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
County Buying Building for Mental Health Services Along Santa Ana River
The proposed center – next to a freeway, office buildings, and the Santa Ana River – is seen by advocates and officials as a major step toward addressing a severe shortage of mental health services.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Spitzer: California Legislative Leadership Must Expose Sexual Harassment
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who is running for DA in 2018, writes that all investigative reports related to sexual harassment allegations in the state legislature should be released once their findings are concluded.
Posted inCanyons, Fountain Valley, Government, Outdoors, Top Stories
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Take Direct Control Of Anti-Hate Group’s Staff
The changes give supervisors the power to fire the commission’s executive director at any time, for any reason, and pick the replacement.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Fire Dispatcher Misrepresented Early Report of Flames From Canyon Fire 2
Recordings of the dispatcher are raising further concerns about the Fire Authority’s initial response to the fire, which damaged or destroyed nearly 60 homes.
Posted inDana Point, Economy, Government, Top Stories
Dana Point Harbor Overhaul: Supervisors Pick Developers Who Seek a $20 Million Public Subsidy
Orange County supervisors Tuesday unanimously picked a team of developers to manage a long-awaited overhaul of Dana Point Harbor with new space for shops, restaurants, boat slips, and hotels – as one supervisor raised heated questions about how the winning team came to be chosen.
