Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Andrew Do asked that former county executive Carlos Bustamante’s pension be retroactively reduced due to his guilty pleas to sex crimes against county employees.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Leaders to Attend Summit on Reducing Incarceration of Mentally Ill
Officials will travel to Washington D.C. in April for the National Stepping Up Summit, which is focused on reducing number of adults in jails with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Hires Consultant to Help Improve Beleaguered Animal Shelter
Supervisors voted last week to pay $150,000 to a firm run by a veterinarian to review the shelter’s operations and make recommendations. The move has been met with mixed reviews from advocates.
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Supervisors Vote to Disclose Costs on Ballot Measures
The move, brought on in part by Supervisor Michelle Steel’s opposition to an ethics ballot measure, would require the county’s auditor controller to provide a fiscal impact statements.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Discuss Massive Overhaul of OC Civic Center
The Civic Center Master Plan would reorganize the current amalgamation of government buildings in downtown Santa Ana into four “neighborhoods” and remodel facilities in four phases over the next 20 years.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Could the Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mean Fewer Beds for Homeless People?
While there is wide support for a year-round shelter, a close look at county statements raises questions regarding whether the county will no longer fund seasonal shelters once the year-round shelter is up and running.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: The Demise of OIR Should Trigger Calls to Feds
With the head of the county’s Office of Independent Review abruptly resigning last week, and problems ranging from a “failure of leadership” in the DA’s office to jailbreaks on Sheriff Sandra Hutchens’ watch, bringing in federal investigators might be the only prudent thing to do.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Board of Supervisors Vote to Reduce Public Meeting Schedule
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will be meeting less frequently, after supervisors voted 4-1, with Supervisor Shawn Nelson voting no, to reduce their calendar to two scheduled meetings a month.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Supervisors Overhaul CalOptima Board for Second Time in Five Years
Supervisors say changes will increase oversight of the county’s health plan for poor and disabled residents. Critics are encouraged by some of the changes but skeptical that too much power will remain with the hospital industry.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
New Reports Show How County Supervisors Fill Their Campaign Coffers
The reports show that supervisors raised a total of $650,000 last year, and much of the cash came from people and companies whose county contract approvals they control.
