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Residents press Orange County on homelessness, mental‑health contracting and Maximus contract at public comment
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged action on homelessness and raised concerns about the county’s mental‑health contractor (Mind OC) and a vendor, Maximus, citing a county audit, alleged subcontractor failures, data‑security worries and a call for better oversight.
Residents used the board's public‑comment period to press the Orange County supervisors for stronger action on homelessness and mental‑health contracting and to raise questions about a recently approved contract with Maximus.
Jackie Cordova, who identified herself as a mother from Santa Ana, said 33 people died without fixed shelter in Orange County in August and criticized the county’s handling of mental‑health services. Cordova cited a…
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