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Tag: Veterans
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
“Sublime Madness” in Santa Ana
Author/activist Chris Hedges will speak in Orange County on Sunday, Sept. 20 about his book “Calling All Rebels: The Moral Imperative to Revolt”, hosted by OC Green Party.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Caregivers Face Daunting Tangle of Regulations
In the nearly two decades since California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, consensus has not been reached on how best to run a medical marijuana program, and regulators have been left to experiment.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
America’s Weed Rush
Voice of OC joins a nationwide network this week with exclusive dispatches from America’s top college investigative reporting prospects, delving into the well-funded and organized machine that’s driving marijuana legalization nationwide.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
County Home Care Workers Seeking Raise
The workers, who help elderly, blind and disabled people with housework, meal preparation and other daily tasks, want a raise to $10.75 per hour, which is 75 cents above next year’s state minimum wage. Supervisors are noncommittal.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Garden Grove Council Growing Impatient With Vietnam War Museum
Members of a council subcommittee are giving organizers of the proposed Vietnam War Museum of America four weeks to come up with a detailed plan for weaning their foundation off taxpayer funds, or risk losing city support altogether.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
A Fighter Steps Out of the Ring
Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino is retiring Friday after more than four decades at the union. He leaves a legacy that touches all corners of Orange County and stretches to Sacramento.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Don’t Question Do
Santana wonders whether a $25,000 contribution from the Orange County Board of Supervisors to a county veterans museum at the OC Fairgrounds will be held up by an angry Supervisor Andrew Do, who wants to limit public comment.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Civic Center Shows What Politicization of County Board Brings
As the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes to take on a bigger management role within the government it oversees, Santana warns that Orange County provides a cautionary tale about what happens when you put politicos in charge.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Political Appointees Are Behind OC’s Rotting Animal Shelter
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
