Mark Refowitz, director of the county’s mental health department, will take over the position, which has been vacant since December.
Tag: Tom Mauk
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Looking Into Previous Owners of Eckhoff Building
The Social Services building, under which potentially cancer-causing chemicals were found, was once owned by an oil drilling company.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Tests Reveal Likely Carcinogen Under County Building
Finding comes after years of complaints by employees who said working in the Social Services Agency building has made them sick.
Posted inGovernment
Judge Orders County to Do Toxic Tests at Social Services Building
The order comes after two years of complaints by employees that
the building on Eckhoff Street in Orange was making them sick.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
For Now, County May Keep the Locks on Williams’ Door
Judge denies request by Public Administrator John Williams for
temporary restraining order and sets March 13 for a hearing on
whether Williams may keep his job.
Posted inGovernment
Judge to Hear Worker Claims of Toxic County Building
County social workers say cases of cancer and a variety of
autoimmune disorders could be the result of toxic fumes that have
emanated from a county-owned building in Orange.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative
Williams Staying Put, Vows Court Battle
The Orange County public administrator, who agreed to resign
amid claims last year that he mismanaged his office, is now saying
that he’s changed his mind.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Auditor-Controller Set to Depart With Computer Upgrade Unfinished
With David Sundstrom leaving, supervisors fear the property tax
system could suffer. The project is already over budget and behind
schedule.
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County Agrees to Test Soils at Social Services Building
After hearing testimony by the mother of disabled child, the
county CEO asks for testing at a county building in Orange that
workers say is making them sick.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Could ‘Lean’ Concept Work for Orange County Government?
A labor chief leads a delegation to study how Washington state’s
King County has streamlined government by implementing a corporate
efficiency program. Could it work in Orange County?
