Tag: Andrew Do

California County Officials Oppose State’s Needle-Exchange Program

May 24, 2023
Andrew DoCaliforniaCalifornia Department of Public HealthHarm Reduction InstituteKatrina FoleyRegina Chinsio-KwongRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSVicente Sarmiento
0 Comment

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask state officials to reconsider a needle-exchange program in Santa Ana. The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase in littering in the city….

Read More

Orange County Slated to Establish an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

April 26, 2023
Andrew DoCaliforniaDoug ChaffeeOrange CountyRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUSVicente Sarmiento
0 Comment

Orange County will have an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, after county supervisors unanimously approved its creation on April 25. The office will serve as a “central hub for coordination of services, resources, and advocacy groups,” for immigrants and refugees within the county, according to officials. County officials held a press conference the following…

Read More

Andrew Do Resigns From CalOptima Board Following State Probe

February 10, 2023
Andrew DoCalOptimaRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
0 Comment

Orange County Board of Supervisor Andrew Do announced his resignation last week from the board of CalOptima, a public health insurance company for low-income residents in Orange County. He had been its chair since 2020. His resignation, Feb. 2, comes as the organization is being investigated by the state at the request, last May, of…

Read More

OC Supervisors Approve $1 Million Settlement in Oil Spill Response

July 27, 2022
Andrew DoKatrina FoleyLocal NewsOrange County Board of SupervisorsRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to accept nearly $1 million from Amplify Energy to cover expenses incurred responding to the oil spill off the waters of Huntington Beach in October. The supervisors voted 4–1, with Supervisor Andrew Do dissenting, to accept $956,352 from the oil company to cover expenses related to the emergency…

Read More

OC Supervisor Faces $12,000 Fine for Alleged Pay-to-Play Violation

July 18, 2022
Andrew DoCaliforniaCampaign Finance RulesLocal NewsOrange CountyRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsUS
0 Comment

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do faces a penalty of $12,000 for allegedly overstepping campaign finance rules while serving as a board member on CalOptima, the county’s health insurance agency. Officials with the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission in Sacramento will consider approving a stipulated order July 21 that charges the supervisor with six counts of violating…

Read More

Orange County Supervisors Slam Othena App for Vaccines

January 26, 2021
Andrew DoCCPCOVID-19Don WagnerDr. Clayton ChauLisa BartlettmedicineNY-CalOrange County Board of Supervisorsothena appPoliticsSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County supervisors Jan. 26 offered blistering criticism of Othena, the county’s app and website for COVID-19 vaccinations, as they raised concerns about a shortfall in the medicine and rising costs for testing and vaccines. Supervisor Don Wagner said many of his constituents have called him to complain about Othena. “Othena sucks,” Wagner…

Read More

Hundreds Line Up for the Opening of Disneyland Vaccination Center

January 13, 2021
ANAHEIMAndrew DoCOVID-19Lisa BartlettNY-CalOrange CountySouthern CaliforniaUSVaccines
0 Comment

Cars lined up early in the morning Jan. 13 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim for the opening of Orange County’s first super POD (point of distribution) site designed to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations for up to 7,000 county residents per day. More than 200 people waited in long lines for nearly two hours outside the tents…

Read More

Orange County Transportation Authority Appoints New Leadership

January 12, 2021
Andrew DoNY-CalOrange County Board of SupervisorsOrange County politicsOrange County Transporation Authoritypublic transitSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has been unanimously elected the new Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board chairman. Do is responsible for planning, funding, and implementing transportation improvement projects for all of Orange County. He served as the vice chairman of the board last year, and is replacing outgoing chairman, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones,…

Read More