Orange County Receives $4.1 million
in Homeless Assistance Grant
December 22, 2000
(Santa Ana) - The U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded an $8.7 million
homeless assistance grant to the County of Orange under
the Continuum of Care Super Notice of Funding Availability
(SuperNOFA). The County was recognized for collaboration
with hundreds of non-profit organizations and cities on
a regional plan to reduce the number of the estimated
19,000 homeless individuals and families in Orange County.
The grant is the largest awarded to the County to date.
County to Begin Redistricting Process,
Meeting Set for December 20
December 13, 2000
The County’s Redistricting Committee
will meet next week to kick-off the process of redrawing
boundaries of the five Supervisorial Districts from Census
data to be released in April.
(Santa Ana) - The Board of Supervisors
adjourned its meeting yesterday in memory of Ron Ahfeldt,
County consultant and senior vice president of P&D
Aviation. Ahfeldt died of unknown causes in his sleep
on the evening of December 3. He was 55 years old.
250 Emergency Shelter Beds Become
Available Tomorrow
November 30, 2000
(Santa Ana) – The County’s
cold weather emergency shelter program begins tomorrow
and will operate through March 31. The Good Samaritan
Church of Westminster will house the homeless December
1 through December 3. The program moves to the Santa Ana
and Fullerton National Guard Armories on December 4.
Board Offsite Meeting to Review
2001 Strategic Financial Plan
November 20, 2000
(Santa Ana) - The Orange County Board
of Supervisors will hold a special offsite meeting November
20 for the presentation of the 2001 Strategic Financial
Plan. Funding scenarios for the 42 strategic priorities
confirmed by the Board on August 3 will be discussed.
(Santa Ana) – Beginning next week,
cable television viewers in Orange County will be able
to watch gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Board of Supervisors’
meetings from the comfort of their homes. The November
14 Board meeting will kick off the weekly videotaping
and next-day distribution of tapes to all the county’s
cable companies. Each cable franchise will air the meeting
in its entirety.
Who:75 student volunteers from colleges
in Orange County including UCI, CSUF and Chapman University,
in addition to two faculty members from Chapman, will
will work through the night as the Orange County Election
Night Tally Center Volunteer Team.
(Santa Ana-CA) – Orange County
Registrar of Voters Rosalyn Lever said that an email currently
circulating and instructing Democrats and Independents
to wait until November 8 to vote is a complete hoax.
(Santa Ana) – A handbook for opening
a child care center, mentors for children and teens with
emotional and/or behavioral problems, and an effort to
keep first-time juvenile offenders from repeating their
mistakes are three County of Orange programs honored as
the most innovative and creative in the state. Only 17
percent of the 162 entries from 33 counties were honored
as 2000 Challenge or Merit Award winners.
(Santa Ana) – The Emergency Housing
Assistance Program (EHAP) and the funding process for
Orange County will be the topic of the October 12 Continuum
of Care (CoC) Community Forum at 1:30 p.m., October 12
in the LA Times Mirror meeting room, 1375 Sunflower Avenue,
Costa Mesa.
(Santa Ana) – The County of Orange
will kick-off its 2000 United Way Campaign with a rally
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on October 4 at Civic Center
Plaza, Santa Ana Boulevard and Broadway in Santa Ana.
Featured festivities are the annual department-head "putt-off,"
an opportunity drawing, live music, and abundant food.
Back Bay High School Neighborhood
to Consider Costa Mesa Annexation
September 20, 2000
(Santa Ana) – The County of Orange
will host an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., September
28 to discuss the potential annexation of the Back Bay
High School neighborhood.
County Employees Honored as Volunteers
in ‘Points of Light’ Program
August 22, 2000
(Santa Ana) – Less than one mile
from Civic Center Plaza, the work site for approximately
6,000 County employees, is Pio Pico Elementary School.
Within one square mile around the school, there live 26,000
young people 21 years of age and under. Ninety-eight percent
of the students who attend Pio Pico have limited English
proficiency; and 93 percent of them receive free or reduced-cost
meals.
(Santa Ana) – Supervisor Chuck
Smith today supported a ballot measure that offers an
option to Measure H, a proposal that commits all future
tobacco litigation proceeds to healthcare, tobacco use
prevention and public safety. “Initiative G will
work because it’s simply good government,”
said Smith, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.The Board
this morning approved placement of Measure G on the November
ballot.
(Santa Ana) – The Board of Supervisors
will meet in special session August 3 for an offsite study
session to discuss the 2001 Strategic Financial Plan.
The all-day meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Costa
Mesa Neighborhood Community Center at 1845 Park Avenue
in Costa Mesa.
Water Quality Study Outlines Improvement
Plan For Aliso Creek Watershed
July 27, 2000
Santa Ana, CA (July 28, 2000) -- A comprehensive
list of recommendations ranging from programs to educate
the public about water quality and urban runoff to retrofitting
existing drainage systems are among the management strategies
proposed by the County to improve water quality within
the Aliso Creek Watershed.
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
recently announced a record-breaking milestone for the
library--over six million items were circulated throughout
the 28-branch system during the County's fiscal year ending
June 30, 2000.
Cats Available for Immediate Adoption
at Weekend Special Event
July 19, 2000
(Santa Ana) - Orange County Animal Care
Services (OCACS) will have 40 cats available for immediate
adoption this weekend at the Purina Cat Chow "Way
of Life" Tour, to be held Saturday and Sunday, July
22-23 at The Block at Orange, 20 City Boulevard West,
Orange. (address).
Tustin Octogenarian Jean Lamb is the
2000 recipient of the Annual Best Friend Award presented
by the Orange County Public Library to honor outstanding
service by an individual on behalf of libraries.
Orange County Business and Community
Leaders Appointed to Workforce Investment Board
July 13, 2000
(Orange County, CA) The Orange County
Board of Supervisors has appointed 44 business and community
leaders to oversee $18 million of State and Federal funds
that support Orange County’s One-Stop Employment
Center system. Orange County Workforce Investment Board
(OCWIB) members were selected through a countywide recruitment
process that included Chambers of Commerce, professional
associations and the Orange County Business Council. The
OCWIB officially takes effect July 1.
(Santa Ana) – Midway City’s
community center will be the site of Saturday’s
(July 15) Summer Festival as well as the recipient of
the day’s fundraising efforts. The day of food,
fun, games and information is co-sponsored by the Midway
City Community Organization, Midway City Chamber of Commerce
and Homeowners Association, the gang prevention/youth
development project of Community Services Programs, Inc.
(CSP), and the County of Orange.
Community Leaders To Discuss Developing
Affordale Housing
July 10, 2000
(Santa Ana) – Obtaining community
and government support for creating affordable housing
and homeless shelters will be the topic of the July 17
Continuum of Care Community Forum.
Supervisor Coad Tries a Different
Kind of Ride-Along
July 7, 2000
(Santa Ana) – The Monday morning
ride-along won’t be in a police cruiser this time.
On Monday morning (July 10), Fourth District Supervisor
Cynthia P. Coad will climb up into the first street sweeper
to hit the streets in unincorporated El Modena.
M*A*S*H's "Major Houlihan" Scheduled
To Appear at Unveiling of New Pet Adoption Web Site
June 17, 2000
(Santa Ana) Loretta Swit, known for
her classic role of Major Houlihan on television's much
loved M*A*S*H*, is scheduled to join the Orange County
Board of Supervisors and the public for an unveiling of
a new, user-friendly pet adoption web site. The site was
developed by the Health Care Agency's Animal Care Services
to help people search online for a new family pet.
Orange County Public Health Warns
of Possible Measles Exposure
June 9 , 2000
(Santa Ana) - Today Dr. Mark Horton
announced that some members of the public might have been
exposed to the virus that causes measles when they attended
the Season Finale of the Orange County High School of
the Arts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on
June 4, 2000, at 7:30 p.m. One person in attendance was
subsequently diagnosed with measles, and this was confirmed
by the Orange County Public Health Laboratory.
County to Implement State-Required
Fingerprint "Imaging"
June 6 , 2000
(Santa Ana) – New technology will
go into use next month as the County’s Social Services
Agency (SSA) implements a state requirement to collect
scanned fingerprint and photo images of all CalWORKS and
food stamp recipients.
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Approves $8 Million Grant Application to HUD
June 6, 2000
(Santa Ana, CA) – On the heels
of two successful years that garnered the county $13 million
in homeless assistance funding, the County of Orange and
its network of partners have submitted an $8 million grant
request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) under the Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA)
for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs.
Orange County Releases Opinion Survey
on Budget Priorities
June 5 , 2000
(Santa Ana) – The Board of Supervisors
today released results of a survey that measured public
opinion about the county’s key issues, said Charles
V. Smith, Chairman of the Board and First District Supervisor.
Fitch Upgrades Orange County Credit
Rating For Second Time This Year
May 23, 2000
(Santa Ana) – Today Fitch IBCA
announced an upgrade of the County’s 1996 Recovery
Certificates of Participation (COPs) from A+ to AA-. Only
three months ago, Fitch increased the ratings on the COPs
to A+ from BBB.
County of Orange Presents Budget
Workshop for the Public
May 22, 2000
SANTA ANA - The County of Orange invites
the public to attend a budget workshop from 3 to 5 p.m.,
May 26 in the multipurpose room of the County Library
Administration Building, 1501 East St. Andrew Place in
Santa Ana.
Today Mark Horton, M.D., Orange County's
Health Officer, reported that two bacteria were identified
among the biological materials removed from the Biofem
facility in conjunction with the investigation surrounding
Dr. Larry Ford.
Trish Noa named Rancho Santa Margarita
Library Manager
May 2, 2000
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
has announced the appointment of Trish Noa to the position
of Branch Manager of the Rancho Santa Margarita Branch
Library, effective Friday, May 5, 2000.
Carol Ann Helsel Named Chapman Branch
Library Manager
May 2, 2000
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
has announced the promotion of Carol Ann Helsel to the
position of Branch Manager of the Chapman Branch Library,
effective Friday, May 5, 2000.
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
has announced the appointment of Andrea Dietze to the
position of Acquisitions Librarian effective Friday, May
5, 2000.
The purpose of this communication is
to confirm that two bacteria were identified among the
biological materials removed from the Irvine home of Dr.
Larry Ford. As we have stated in the past, there is absolutely
no indication of any threat to public health. The organisms,
which were found in extremely poor condition, were identified
as Salmonella typhi and Vibrio cholerae. While both organisms
are rare in the United States, they have been responsible
for epidemics, particularly in developing countries, where
hygiene and medical care are deficient.
The Nurse Recognition Committee,
Orange County Health Care Agency
May 2, 2000
What: "Journey to the New Millennium,"
a sold-out luncheon recognizing nurses in Orange County
and the Los Angeles area, will feature an array of uniforms
and nursing equipment from this past century. Historical
memorabilia from the Greater Los Angeles nursing schools,
including UCLA, USC, Santa Ana College and Loma Linda
University as well as the American Red Cross, Army and
Navy Nurses Corps, and the American Journal of Nursing
will be displayed.
Emergency Medical Personnel Honored
During National Emergency Medical Services Week
May 1, 2000
SANTA ANA - Emergency medical personnel
will be honored Tuesday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m. by the Orange
County Board of Supervisors in the Board Hearing Room,
10 Civic Center Plaza, in Santa Ana. This recognition
is in observance of National Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Week, May 14-20. The men and women to be honored
are those who have assisted in rescues and who have rendered
life saving care to children and adults throughout the
county.
Santa Ana, April 28, 2000…The
Orange County Environmental Health Division, reminds consumers
that the Annual Mussel Quarantine in California will be
in effect in Orange County from May 1 through October
31, 2000. Sport harvesting of mussels for human consumption
is prohibited along the entire California coastline. All
bays and inlets are included in the quarantine. The purpose
of this quarantine is to protect the public from deadly
poisons which may be present in bivalve mollusks, such
as mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops.
African-American HIV/AIDS Leadership
Initiative: Strengthening and Developing HIV/AIDS Ministries
April 25, 2000
A free one-day conference, open to all
African-American clergy, their congregations, and other
members of the African-American Community who are interested
in providing effective and appropriate HIV prevention
and supportive services to African-Americans, will be
held May 8 in Fullerton.
Students Visit County Offices For
Student Government Day
April 24, 2000
(Santa Ana) – Approximately 125
Santa Ana students will shadow officials from City and
County government on Wednesday to get a first-hand look
at the business of government. It’s the third year
that the County of Orange has joined the City of Santa
Ana in giving students close-up experiences in a variety
of County and City agencies.
Tobacco Use Prevention Program and
Tobacco Use Prevention Coalition Kicks Off World
April 24, 2000
(SANTA ANA) The Orange County Health
Care Agency, Tobacco Use Prevention Program and the Tobacco
Use Prevention Coalition (TUPC) are celebrating the 3rd
annual World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2000 with a kickoff
race/event. This race/event will include a 5 K walk/run,
10 Mile run and kids fun run races on Sunday, April 30,
2000 at Newport Beach Back Bay.
SANTA ANA- Emergency Medical Services,
a part of Orange County's Health Care Agency, has received
a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, State of California
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The grant will implement a program that will train approximately
4,000 law enforcement personnel in Orange County in the
use of bag-valve-mask ventilation.
Date, Time Set for Board Study Session
On MCAS El Toro
April 19, 2000
(April 19, 2000 – Santa Ana, CA)
-- The Board of Supervisors will hold a study session
on the reuse of MCAS El Toro. The study session will take
place from 8 a.m. to noon on May 3, in the Board Hearing
Room.
National Library Week is April 9-15,
a time to celebrate what libraries offer to the community.
This year's theme is "Read! Learn! Connect! @ the
Library."
National Library Week is April 9-15,
a time to celebrate what libraries offer to the community.
This year's theme is "Read! Learn! Connect! @ the
Library."
National Library Week is April 9-15,
a time to celebrate what libraries offer to the community.
This year's theme is "Read! Learn! Connect! @ the
Library."
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
has announced the promotion of Julie Fredericksen, Branch
Manager for the Rancho Santa Margarita Library, to the
position of Programs Administrator effective Friday, April
7, 2000.
The Orange County Public Library (OCPL)
has announced the promotion of Julie Fredericksen, Branch
Manager for the Rancho Santa Margarita Library, to the
position of Programs Administrator effective Friday, April
7, 2000.
Representatives of the County’s
23,501 Volunteers To Be Honored April 18
April 4, 2000
(Santa Ana) – An 81-year-old credited
with more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service, a Vietnam
veteran, and a volunteer who bakes cookies to help troubled
kids open up are some of the 41 individuals to be honored
April 18 by the Board of Supervisors. This year’s
honorees will be recognized at the fourth annual County
of Orange volunteer recognition ceremony at 8 a.m. prior
to the regular Board of Supervisors meeting.
(SANTA ANA) - The County’s Animal
Care Services will hold an open house from 10 a.m. –
5 p.m., April 9 at its facility located at 561 The City
Drive South, Orange. The event will highlight the new,
Sunday opening at the facility. The public can now visit
Animal Care Services seven days a week (except holidays)
from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. except Wednesday’s extended
hours when the closing time is 7 p.m. New features at
the center include the new Dog Walk for exercising dogs
and the new Cat Pavilion with 72 individual cages.
Special Events Planned for Orange
County Observance of National Public Health Week
March 31, 2000
(Santa Ana) - Following the theme "Healthy
People in Healthy Communities", the Orange County
Health Care Agency, in partnership with the Orange County
Coalition for Health Education, will participate in numerous
special events during the upcoming observance of National
Public Health Week.
College Scholarships Available From
Supervisor For Community Volunteers
March 24, 2000
(Santa Ana) The deadline is March 31
for the Cynthia Coad Community Service Scholarship. Students
from the sixth grade through community college are eligible
for awards ranging from $250 - $1,500 in recognition of
their volunteer work.
Orange County Public Health Recommends
Immune Globulin For Some Patrons of Fisherman's Bar
March 22, 2000
(Santa Ana) Today Dr. Mark Horton, Orange
County Health Officer, recommended that certain patrons
of the Fisherman's Bar (not Fisherman's Restaurant) in
San Clemente get an injection of immune globulin (IG)
due to possible exposure to hepatitis A. One Fisherman's
Bar employee has been identified as having hepatitis A.
Community Leaders To Discuss Upcoming
SuperNOFA Homeless Assistance Application
March 13, 2000
(Santa Ana) – Representatives
from non-profit organizations, state agencies, Orange
County cities and County agencies will meet March 20 to
discuss the Year 2000 application for the Super Notice
of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance funding. The Department of Housing
and Urban Development’s (HUD) application deadline
is May 31.
Social Workers Lauded for Support
Given to County's Most Fragile
March 13, 2000
(Santa Ana) When the County's Social
Workers are honored tomorrow morning by the Board of Supervisors,
the Board will be thanking them for the hundreds of acts
of persistence and compassion that make a difference in
the lives of Orange County residents.
(Santa Ana) - Senior citizens from Fountain
Valley and the First Supervisorial District are invited
by Chuck V. Smith, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors,
to a Town Hall meeting on Thursday to discuss senior issues.
The forum will be from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Fountain
Valley Community Center, 10200 Slater Avenue in Fountain
Valley.
(Santa Ana) - The Board of Supervisors
today voted unanimously to support two statewide ballot
measures: Proposition 12, the Park Bond; and Proposition
13, the Water Bond. Both are on the statewide March 7
ballot.
(Santa Ana) -The County of Orange, Office
of Strategic Affairs today released the first Orange County
Community Indicators Report. The document, which is expected
to become an annual report, is an assessment of the economic
and social well-being of the county.
Public Hearing Scheduled On Plan
For Orange County's $48 Million In Proposition 10 Funds
January 27, 2000
SANTA ANA - The Orange County Children
and Families Commission will hold a public hearing on
the proposed Strategic Plan to allocate approximately
$48 million in annual tobacco tax revenues for early childhood
development programs. The public hearing will be held
on February 2, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. at the Orange County
Planning Commission Hearing Room located at 10 Civic Center
Plaza in Santa Ana.
OC Public Library Receives $56,000
Gates Foundation Grant
January 27, 2000
The Orange County Public Library system
has received a $56,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to provide funds for the expansion of
public access to computers and the Internet.
(Santa Ana) - Standard & Poor's,
a leading New York bond rating agency, today announced
that it is increasing the County of Orange's bond credit
rating by five notches to "A-." The County's
overall rating will be "A."
The Orange County Public Library's annual
Bookmark Design Contest continues through February 29,
2000. This year's theme, "Once Upon a Millennium"
encourages budding artists in kindergarten through 9th
grade to get creative, and all 27 branch libraries will
select winners. For entry forms, rules, or information,
please visit the branch library nearest you.
Report to be Released on Bacterial
Pollution at Huntington Beach
January 20, 2000
(Santa Ana) - UC Irvine researchers
from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering will release
on January 21 the preliminary results of a study aimed
at finding the causes of bacterial pollution in the water
off Huntington Beach.
Community Leaders To Discuss Homeless
and Housing Tomorrow
January 18, 2000
(Santa Ana) - Representatives from non-profit
organizations, state agencies, Orange County cities and
County agencies will meet tomorrow to discuss the county's
recent award of $6.8 million from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development through its Super Notice of Funding
Availability (SuperNOFA) for Continuum of Care Homeless
Assistance Programs. The competition funded 12 of the
13 requests submitted from Orange County.
(SANTA ANA) - County Executive Officer
Jan Mittermeier today announced the appointment of Alan
L. Murphy as director of John Wayne Airport (JWA). Murphy
will be responsible for the oversight of all airport activities,
and will continue to serve as the Aviation Team Leader
for the MCAS El Toro Master Development Program.
Orange County Children and Families
Commission Approves Three Early Action Programs
January 5, 2000
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., (Jan. 5, 2000)
The Orange County Children and Families Commission has
approved three Early Action Programs to begin receiving
funds allocated from Proposition 10 revenues. These programs
will be funded in February 2000 with the adoption of a
comprehensive Strategic Plan.
County Leads Census Outreach Complete
Count Committee
January 4, 2000
(Santa Ana) - Four working meetings
are planned this month for the County-led Census 2000
Complete Count committee. "Our estimates show that
a 1990 census undercount of nearly 51,000 OC residents
has cost Orange County approximately $7.6 million per
year since that time," said Chuck V. Smith, Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors. "It's important that
we provide the leadership necessary to work with the Census
Bureau and our community partners to get an accurate count
in the upcoming census."
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