The estimated cost per mile of Anaheim’s proposed streetcar project is the highest nationwide in recent memory. Demands by Disney are a big reason.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
State Senate Panel Clarifies How Laura’s Law Can Be Funded
The Senate Health Committee approved two bills aimed at making it easier for counties to implement the law dealing with the treatment of mentally ill people.
Posted inGovernment
Tough Job Interview In Store for Interim OC Clerk-Recorder
Of the nearly a dozen candidates for the position, no one will face tougher questioning than Renee Ramirez.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
It’s Easy for Electeds to Misstep During Tragedies
The way elected officials react to tragedies provides a window into the delicate relationships they must maintain with their political colleagues.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Inch Toward Response to CalOptima Report
They have appointed a subcommittee to analyze the recommendations that more supervisors be added to the 11-member CalOptima board.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Supervisors May be Inching Closer to Agreement With New CEO
After weeks of private talks with Santa Barbara County CEO Chandra Wallar, a two-year deal seems to have surfaced. A public discussion of her salary is scheduled for March 19.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Disney Expansion Is Reason for $319-Million Streetcar Proposal
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray acknowledges that cars must come off the road in order for Disneyland to open a third gate.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Moorlach May Resign as Chairman of Homelessness Panel
Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach is inviting newly elected Supervisor Todd Spitzer to take over for him.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Grand Jury Issues Scathing Report on CalOptima
The report raises troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing ordinance changes to CalOptima, the county’s $1.4-billion health plan for the poor and elderly, and the health industry’s campaign cash connections to county Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
Posted inGovernment, Irvine
Agran: Taking Over Great Park Is ‘Self-Serving Fantasy’
In an exclusive interview with PBS SoCaL, the Irvine councilman says county Supervisor Todd Spitzer made “a fool of himself.”
