Long Beach Rotarian Alex Cotton is a candidate for the Rotary World Peace Fellows Program. Two Rotarians are awarded the fellowship each year. Alex's discussed his work for Merlin and his aspirations as a Rotary World Peace Fellow.
Alex was born and raised in France, and the first time he heard of Rotary International he heard of the World Peace Initiative. Then his father's involvement got him interested in the notion of world peace.
Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International, a British non-governmental, non-profit organization ) does magical work, which is long lasting. Merlin's actions are focused on: Building Field Hospitals; Mobile Clinics going into rural areas; and providing primary healthcare hiring local health coordinators who conduct education on disease prevention. Worldwide the company employs 74 health promoters.
Alex met the organization and it's work when he was a volunteer for a Sudan humanitarian project. Today Alex is Merlin's Regional Director. Merlin specializes in rebuilding critical health services and systems in hard-hit areas of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. . Merlin focuses on recovery and the belief that "everyone has a right to affordable healthcare".
According to Alex, the key threats in the world are conflict, natural disasters e.g. Haiti; disease outbreak e.g. fever, cholera. Merlin maintains strong international connections, and comes into a stricken area and rebuild collapsed health systems. In Haiti, due to it's tight relationships with the Dominican Republic partners, Merlin was on the ground within 72 hours of the earthquake building field hospital, getting seven tons of medical supplies into the country, carrying out 392 life saving operations and treating 7,338 people in the first three weeks in Haiti. Hitting the ground running in a developing part of the world is almost unheard of. In addition to their partners, they hire local workers. In Haiti, some of their workers had lost loved ones, but it was all hands on deck helping all kinds of people.
Haiti operations included tents for post recovery, and surgical operations. Alex says these types of dyer situations brings you back to reality. As great as their hospital was, they were not able to handle everyone's need immediately.
"Creativity meets necessity", says Cotton. Merlin spent two years in Haiti and today the company supports 30 health facilities, performing 200,000 consultations, responding to two disease outbreaks; visiting 10,000 households visits; treating 13,000 people per month in mobile clinics.
From his volunteer stint in the Sudan, he pitched Merlin to hire him to open a US office, he was hired and has been with the organization ever since. Alex says you cannot get development if people are sick, that is why Merlin attacks the health system issues. This work brought him to desire to be a Rotarian Peace fellow, if he is awarded the fellowship, he will spend two years working for his degree.
The IRC club chose to support Alex's nomination for Peace Fellow.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
South County Outreach Presents to Irvine Rotary Club
March 28, 2012....Nora, operations director for South County Outreach shared information about the valuable services this non profit provides. Most interesting, in Oct. 1996 Nora had a brain aneurysm, lost her job, home and husband. She received a second chance at life by surviving and now thriving, giving back through her work at this organization.
They provide emergency assistance and tools for the homeless to help themselves. They provide clients with food for five days; rental assistance; run a computer learning lab (2,000 classes annually), and give homeless the skills to get a job or increase their income. The Laguna Hills Thrift Store, located on Ridge Route, sells clothes for kids.
It's not all homeless they serve. During the summer, an increase in teachers who normally work summer school shifts, need assistance. Their backpack program provides for 700 kids. A holiday program, adopting 1,000 families by teaming with the community is popular (The Jewelry Box in Lake Forest also provides donations through their battery giveback). Seventeen homes provide transitional homeless program, and the social services tailored for each family as they move from homeless to a new home. Other services include:
-200 Easter baskets to give to families
-Homeless Prevention Program-helping people just making ends meet
-Donate food for their pets.
-Purchase food from Second Harvest Food Bank.
-They see singles, seniors, disabled, military, all living pay check to pay check. $6.72 buys food for a family of four for six days.
-Volunteers: 250 regularly scheduled volunteers help the six full-time staffers. 8% are seniors. 38,000 volunteer hours a year.
-Visit their website for a list of supply items they need, you can donate.
SCO goal is to keep residents in our community, we don't have alot of shelters in South County, so keeping them in their home is a goal. They provide a hub of service to help however they need help.
The Irvine Rotary Club donated $500 to this worthy organization; with a commitment to donate more later this year.
They provide emergency assistance and tools for the homeless to help themselves. They provide clients with food for five days; rental assistance; run a computer learning lab (2,000 classes annually), and give homeless the skills to get a job or increase their income. The Laguna Hills Thrift Store, located on Ridge Route, sells clothes for kids.
It's not all homeless they serve. During the summer, an increase in teachers who normally work summer school shifts, need assistance. Their backpack program provides for 700 kids. A holiday program, adopting 1,000 families by teaming with the community is popular (The Jewelry Box in Lake Forest also provides donations through their battery giveback). Seventeen homes provide transitional homeless program, and the social services tailored for each family as they move from homeless to a new home. Other services include:
-200 Easter baskets to give to families
-Homeless Prevention Program-helping people just making ends meet
-Donate food for their pets.
-Purchase food from Second Harvest Food Bank.
-They see singles, seniors, disabled, military, all living pay check to pay check. $6.72 buys food for a family of four for six days.
-Volunteers: 250 regularly scheduled volunteers help the six full-time staffers. 8% are seniors. 38,000 volunteer hours a year.
-Visit their website for a list of supply items they need, you can donate.
SCO goal is to keep residents in our community, we don't have alot of shelters in South County, so keeping them in their home is a goal. They provide a hub of service to help however they need help.
The Irvine Rotary Club donated $500 to this worthy organization; with a commitment to donate more later this year.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Irvine Rotary Club Meeting Notes - March 7, 2012--What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? Obamacare?
Lawyer Matt Kinley of a Downey Law Firm and member of the Long Beach Rotary Club, shed light on Obama Care and the Supreme Court Case to be heard later this year. Although he is not a supreme court lawyer or expert, he provided insight into The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the official title of what could change the face of healthcare and health insurance for every US individual.
PPACA is a living law, not only did no one know what was in the bill when it passed, it gave many bureaucracies, like the IRS, Health & Human Services, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the right to tens of thousands of pages of regulations.
This Supreme Court Case has the prospect of fundamentally changing the relationship between the states and the federal government. Not one Republican voted for this legislation. It is an intensely partisan manner compared to Social Security Act in 1935, or Medicare or Medicaid in 1965, or Medicare Part D in 2003. 26 states, all with Republican governors, have filed a class action against the US government to rescind the legislation; the first time ever this many states have joined in a case against the feds.
FYI, many states have filed amicus briefs in favor of the law, including CA.
The law does lots of things including: Insured can keep their children under their policy until age 26. No matter your health condition, you're covered, requiring insurers to offer the same premium to all applicants. Meaning insurance companies have to insurer the sickest along with the healthy. Also provides for a simplified enrollment in Children's insurance programs; requires rebate to purchaser of insurance if insurance companies fail to spend on certain things; co-payments are eliminated for preventive care; low income persons are subsidized; and minimum standards for health insurance policies are to be established and caps will be banned.
This is a unique law, called Individual Mandate, requiring all persons not covered by an employer sponsored health plan, Medicaid, Medicare or other insurance, to be covered or be in violation of Federal law.
For business, firms employing 50+ and not offering health insurance will also pay a shared responsibility requirement--about $2,000 per year per employee. Very small businesses will be able to obtain subsidies.
Effective Jan. 2, 2013: all employers with 200 or more full time employees must provide heath insurance. Under 200 not required.
The Act's provisions are intended to be funded by a variety of taxes and offsets. Major sources of new revenue include broadened Medicare tax on incomes over $200,000 and $250,000, for individual and join filers respectively. An annual fee on insurance providers, and a 40% tax on "Cadillac insurance policies.
Total new revenue from the Act will amount to $409.2 billion over the next 10 years. $78 billion will be realized before the end of fiscal 2014.
There are legal challenges: there are six cases filed against the law in federal court. The most significant is Florida v. US Dept. of Health & Human Services. Oral arguments are set for March 2012 with an extraordinary three days and five half hours for oral argument. At the time this is heard, there will have been over 150 briefs filed by parties and friends of the court brief.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights:
The Federal government can't do anything without authority to do so: Congress has certain enumerated powers. The constitution also has specific limits to what the federal government can do: Bill of Rights. These issues could redirect government in a way not seen since the New Deal.
The Administration's position is this is a $2.5 Trillion industry. It's an industry with particular need for federal intervention because if a state tries to reform healthcare, people who need healthcare move to that state. Classic intrastate commerce problem. Because there is mandated coverage, people can wait until after they are sick to buy healthcare.
The heart of the government argument is we must require people to buy insurance. And, we want to cover everyone, even people with preexisting.
The state's position: the young are the cash cows, needed to pay for all the sick out there. States argue the mandate is an inappropriate attempt to make people buy something or face a fine. If the feds can force you to buy something, what limits exist at all?
The Supreme Court has set 90 minutes for oral argument. If the court decides that the mandate is unconstitutional, the court will need to decide whether any of the rest of the ACA falls with it. Could Congress achieve its regulatory objectives without the minimum mandate?
So later this year we will know whether Obamacare stands or falls!
PPACA is a living law, not only did no one know what was in the bill when it passed, it gave many bureaucracies, like the IRS, Health & Human Services, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the right to tens of thousands of pages of regulations.
This Supreme Court Case has the prospect of fundamentally changing the relationship between the states and the federal government. Not one Republican voted for this legislation. It is an intensely partisan manner compared to Social Security Act in 1935, or Medicare or Medicaid in 1965, or Medicare Part D in 2003. 26 states, all with Republican governors, have filed a class action against the US government to rescind the legislation; the first time ever this many states have joined in a case against the feds.
FYI, many states have filed amicus briefs in favor of the law, including CA.
The law does lots of things including: Insured can keep their children under their policy until age 26. No matter your health condition, you're covered, requiring insurers to offer the same premium to all applicants. Meaning insurance companies have to insurer the sickest along with the healthy. Also provides for a simplified enrollment in Children's insurance programs; requires rebate to purchaser of insurance if insurance companies fail to spend on certain things; co-payments are eliminated for preventive care; low income persons are subsidized; and minimum standards for health insurance policies are to be established and caps will be banned.
This is a unique law, called Individual Mandate, requiring all persons not covered by an employer sponsored health plan, Medicaid, Medicare or other insurance, to be covered or be in violation of Federal law.
For business, firms employing 50+ and not offering health insurance will also pay a shared responsibility requirement--about $2,000 per year per employee. Very small businesses will be able to obtain subsidies.
Effective Jan. 2, 2013: all employers with 200 or more full time employees must provide heath insurance. Under 200 not required.
The Act's provisions are intended to be funded by a variety of taxes and offsets. Major sources of new revenue include broadened Medicare tax on incomes over $200,000 and $250,000, for individual and join filers respectively. An annual fee on insurance providers, and a 40% tax on "Cadillac insurance policies.
Total new revenue from the Act will amount to $409.2 billion over the next 10 years. $78 billion will be realized before the end of fiscal 2014.
There are legal challenges: there are six cases filed against the law in federal court. The most significant is Florida v. US Dept. of Health & Human Services. Oral arguments are set for March 2012 with an extraordinary three days and five half hours for oral argument. At the time this is heard, there will have been over 150 briefs filed by parties and friends of the court brief.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights:
The Federal government can't do anything without authority to do so: Congress has certain enumerated powers. The constitution also has specific limits to what the federal government can do: Bill of Rights. These issues could redirect government in a way not seen since the New Deal.
The Administration's position is this is a $2.5 Trillion industry. It's an industry with particular need for federal intervention because if a state tries to reform healthcare, people who need healthcare move to that state. Classic intrastate commerce problem. Because there is mandated coverage, people can wait until after they are sick to buy healthcare.
The heart of the government argument is we must require people to buy insurance. And, we want to cover everyone, even people with preexisting.
The state's position: the young are the cash cows, needed to pay for all the sick out there. States argue the mandate is an inappropriate attempt to make people buy something or face a fine. If the feds can force you to buy something, what limits exist at all?
The Supreme Court has set 90 minutes for oral argument. If the court decides that the mandate is unconstitutional, the court will need to decide whether any of the rest of the ACA falls with it. Could Congress achieve its regulatory objectives without the minimum mandate?
So later this year we will know whether Obamacare stands or falls!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Erin Runnion - Protecting Kids
The Rotary Club of Irvine hosted Erin Runnion, Founder of the Joyful Child Foundation. The Joyful Child Foundation was formed in the memory of Erin’s child, Samantha, who at age 5 was abducted, abused and found murdered the following day in July 2002. Erin’s mission is to inform the community about child abuse and abduction and to train children how to react and respond to attempts to do them harm. Her hope if that by making the public aware and training children how to react and respond abuse and abductions can be reduced or potentially eliminated altogether.
Erin Runnion - Protecting Kids
The Rotary Club of Irvine hosted Erin Runnion, Founder of the Joyful Child Foundation. The Joyful Child Foundation was formed in the memory of Erin’s child, Samantha, who at age 5 was abducted, abused and found murdered the following day in July 2002. Erin’s mission is to inform the community about child abuse and abduction and to train children how to react and respond to attempts to do them harm. Her hope if that by making the public aware and training children how to react and respond abuse and abductions can be reduced or potentially eliminated altogether.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Long Beach Grand Prix
Connor DePhillippe, age 19, has been racing since he was five years old. He'll be racing in the Long Beach Grand Prix, and you're invited (more than 170,000 people are expended to attend) to join the weekend of fun which includes Practice, Sat., qualifying and the race on Sunday. Connor shared his long road to racing success.
From age 5-14 he raced go carts, at age 14 made the transition to race cars. He's worked his way up the circuit and this past May he won on a smaller oval near the Indy track, the night before the Indianapolis 500. When he won, he was given the opportunity to speak before the crowd, one of his most memorable races. Mazda is motor racing's major sponsors of racing. Connor raced in the Star Mazda race last year and won a $60,000 scholarship, which provides a transition and foundation from kart racing to auto racing, and got him to where he is today.
Auto racing is growing and provided the demographics nationwide. As the racers move up the ladder, win sponsors, they have the opportunity to race with more powerful race cars. Connor is looking for sponsors, unfortunately he did not win the most recent scholarship. But he has sponsors that are allowing him to race in Long Beach.
Auto racing requires physical and mental endurance, requiring the driver to be focued every minute and sustain durability, about 2 hours on a 3 mile racetrack with 17 corners. Connor endures 1.5 hours of training daily to get ready for a race. Formula cars are the pnnacle of the racing series. The cost is $400,000 per car to get to the game. Watch and route for Connor!
From age 5-14 he raced go carts, at age 14 made the transition to race cars. He's worked his way up the circuit and this past May he won on a smaller oval near the Indy track, the night before the Indianapolis 500. When he won, he was given the opportunity to speak before the crowd, one of his most memorable races. Mazda is motor racing's major sponsors of racing. Connor raced in the Star Mazda race last year and won a $60,000 scholarship, which provides a transition and foundation from kart racing to auto racing, and got him to where he is today.
Auto racing is growing and provided the demographics nationwide. As the racers move up the ladder, win sponsors, they have the opportunity to race with more powerful race cars. Connor is looking for sponsors, unfortunately he did not win the most recent scholarship. But he has sponsors that are allowing him to race in Long Beach.
Auto racing requires physical and mental endurance, requiring the driver to be focued every minute and sustain durability, about 2 hours on a 3 mile racetrack with 17 corners. Connor endures 1.5 hours of training daily to get ready for a race. Formula cars are the pnnacle of the racing series. The cost is $400,000 per car to get to the game. Watch and route for Connor!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
A Life in The Ukraine
Lucy's sister, Colleen and her husband are Missioniaries who have lived the last 17 years in the Ukraine helping poor and former Soviet countries build churches where there are none. The church is a place for families to get help, where people can come together. The villages where they help build churches are so poor, the average family income is less than $400/month. These people do not have a mindset for humanitarian care.
In 1994, after the Soviet Union separated, they and their two young daughters moved to a small village in the Krimea (a peninsula of the Ukraine which was owned by Russia). It was a barebones existence, with bare shelves at the grocery stores, long cold winters--they spent days in the kitchen (a separate building) which was the only room in the home that was heated. They also were at a deficit because they did not speak the language.
Before moving to Ukraine, she was a realtor in OK, her husband Jeff was an engineer. They decided to change their lives after Jeff went on a short term mission to Ukraine; he was a Russian linguist in the military.
They eventually moved to Kiev, to be near an airport. The perception of Russians of Americans is not positive, there is alot of antimosity to us. Today she teachers "Summertime Ar Classses", she learned art in college. The themes are teaching ladies to create prayer scapbooks to strengthen their faith.
Twice a year she tours the US visiting churches to share their story of Missionary work with others, and to raise money to continue their works around the world.
In 1994, after the Soviet Union separated, they and their two young daughters moved to a small village in the Krimea (a peninsula of the Ukraine which was owned by Russia). It was a barebones existence, with bare shelves at the grocery stores, long cold winters--they spent days in the kitchen (a separate building) which was the only room in the home that was heated. They also were at a deficit because they did not speak the language.
Before moving to Ukraine, she was a realtor in OK, her husband Jeff was an engineer. They decided to change their lives after Jeff went on a short term mission to Ukraine; he was a Russian linguist in the military.
They eventually moved to Kiev, to be near an airport. The perception of Russians of Americans is not positive, there is alot of antimosity to us. Today she teachers "Summertime Ar Classses", she learned art in college. The themes are teaching ladies to create prayer scapbooks to strengthen their faith.
Twice a year she tours the US visiting churches to share their story of Missionary work with others, and to raise money to continue their works around the world.
Breaking The Cycle of Poverty Thru Education
Irvine Rotary Club member Alex Ureche has a passion for helping children around the world, and he's put his passion to work to make a major different in many lives. In 2003, he and his wife created a non-profit organization to help educate children in developing nations. Alex says, "Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty." His program teaches English and literacy skills to help underserved kids compete in today's world. His organization has projects in Mexico, USA, and a special emphasis with projects in rural areas of Romania.
It all started with a toilet, says Alex. In 2004 in a village his grandparents lived in Romania, he got stuck in Romania on a trip. First they help build a toilet, and it went onto build a computer lab in the small local school. He was hooked...In 2005, the big project, $2000 seed money from a friend led to building a school in Romania. The school was finished (total cost of $20,000) in Oct. 2005; locals were hired to help build the school, workers make so little money they were thrilled to contribute and make some money doing it; parents of the kids worked hard and also pitched in.
Additional projects in Romania include English programs for 250 kids; 2008 an English Lab was dedicated; 2009 - 12 English Labs were built, funded with matching rotary grants. The Rotary Club in Romania has sister clubs- Romanian Kids have an opportunity to join Rotaract where they can share with kids from around the world thru Rotary.
In 2009, Give A Smile: Dental Screening in Romania provided 200 kids appointments with a dentist, some had never seen a dentist before. Dentists came from Holland and Bucharest to join in the event.
Twice a year, a Shopping Spree for Kids gives them the opportunity to buy presents for others; the poor are good at giving to others.
The results of the English programs: Mentoring 25 kids from school to college, otherwise they have no opportunities at all. These kids have become the shining stars, successful kids are going to top schools.
Mobile Media Center: Last year Alex's organization gave the Romania's a Bookmobile for kids, taking the show on the road, including internet access and books they can borrow.
Upcoming projects vary including: building a rugby field, leadership camps for kids, building a community center, literacy projects, and empowering and finding work for parents.
Visit www.children-aid.org to learn more.
It all started with a toilet, says Alex. In 2004 in a village his grandparents lived in Romania, he got stuck in Romania on a trip. First they help build a toilet, and it went onto build a computer lab in the small local school. He was hooked...In 2005, the big project, $2000 seed money from a friend led to building a school in Romania. The school was finished (total cost of $20,000) in Oct. 2005; locals were hired to help build the school, workers make so little money they were thrilled to contribute and make some money doing it; parents of the kids worked hard and also pitched in.
Additional projects in Romania include English programs for 250 kids; 2008 an English Lab was dedicated; 2009 - 12 English Labs were built, funded with matching rotary grants. The Rotary Club in Romania has sister clubs- Romanian Kids have an opportunity to join Rotaract where they can share with kids from around the world thru Rotary.
In 2009, Give A Smile: Dental Screening in Romania provided 200 kids appointments with a dentist, some had never seen a dentist before. Dentists came from Holland and Bucharest to join in the event.
Twice a year, a Shopping Spree for Kids gives them the opportunity to buy presents for others; the poor are good at giving to others.
The results of the English programs: Mentoring 25 kids from school to college, otherwise they have no opportunities at all. These kids have become the shining stars, successful kids are going to top schools.
Mobile Media Center: Last year Alex's organization gave the Romania's a Bookmobile for kids, taking the show on the road, including internet access and books they can borrow.
Upcoming projects vary including: building a rugby field, leadership camps for kids, building a community center, literacy projects, and empowering and finding work for parents.
Visit www.children-aid.org to learn more.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Irvine Community Service Awards
The Irvine Police Department came out in force to our meeting today for the IRC Community Service Award. Chief, Dave Maggard, also President of the California Police Chief Association, Commander Barry Aninag, Sergeant Amy Quiorz, Officer Tanya Ayalde and Dan Young, a special coordinator for the Irvine Police Department Community Partnership with Irvine Rotary, were on hand.
Young explained that Irvine Police Department has a program designed for public safety to help families register people that might be susceptible to danger wandering off with dementia. It is called the Return Home Registry. They get the endangered person’s name, personal information, description and emergency contact information of those caring for the vulnerable population. Also a juvenile run away program too. It is a new program that is successful.
Sergeant Amy Quiorz discussed an incident on 12/27/11, Tuesday night, in Irvine. Officer Tanya Ayalde and Sergeant Amy Quiorz were working the Tuesday night shift called “alpha”, also known as the grave yard shift that they work Mon.-Thur. from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. Normally they have a briefing of the days events, assignments and boards of events from other local police agencies in O.C.
Of significance was a report of an 81 year old man with dementia, who had been missing for 18 hours from Santa Ana that his family had reported missing. At 10:30 p.m. on 12/27/11 a call went out to Ayalde and Quiorz that there was a suspicious person outside the block wall fence at the Husken’ family’s residence. The father Todd Husken’s called the Irvine P.D. because his daughter, Joli had heard some strange noises in the brush behind their home near Irvine Center Drive. There was an elderly man hidden in the bushes but he won’t respond to them. He was very cold and shaking. The police came to the Husken’s home and found the missing elderly man that was lost and disoriented. They called the man’s son and took the elderly man to the hospital. The Irvine P.D. later called the Husken family and thanked them for being such great citizens helping this disabled man. The conditions were such that this man would might never have been found as he was hidden by view of any road way or walk way.
The Irvine Police Chief said that there was a new project in Irvine’s Great Park the ground breaking of a 5,000 new residence plan. It would move more resources into Irvine even though Irvine is in good financial condition it is still difficult times.
There was a question about the movement of prisoners out of prison and also being transferred into County jails. There is impact in O.C. but the impact drastically varies from county to county. This was mandated by federal judge because the prisons were failing to give adequate health care to the prisoners. Some non-dangerous are released, others that need rehab are placed in facilities that help their addiction issues. The goal is less parole and more probation supervision. Like ankle braclets but it depends on the conviction. Releasing non-violent and non-sex offenders. So far the State has 35,000 people released from prisons into the communities of California.
Young explained that Irvine Police Department has a program designed for public safety to help families register people that might be susceptible to danger wandering off with dementia. It is called the Return Home Registry. They get the endangered person’s name, personal information, description and emergency contact information of those caring for the vulnerable population. Also a juvenile run away program too. It is a new program that is successful.
Sergeant Amy Quiorz discussed an incident on 12/27/11, Tuesday night, in Irvine. Officer Tanya Ayalde and Sergeant Amy Quiorz were working the Tuesday night shift called “alpha”, also known as the grave yard shift that they work Mon.-Thur. from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. Normally they have a briefing of the days events, assignments and boards of events from other local police agencies in O.C.
Of significance was a report of an 81 year old man with dementia, who had been missing for 18 hours from Santa Ana that his family had reported missing. At 10:30 p.m. on 12/27/11 a call went out to Ayalde and Quiorz that there was a suspicious person outside the block wall fence at the Husken’ family’s residence. The father Todd Husken’s called the Irvine P.D. because his daughter, Joli had heard some strange noises in the brush behind their home near Irvine Center Drive. There was an elderly man hidden in the bushes but he won’t respond to them. He was very cold and shaking. The police came to the Husken’s home and found the missing elderly man that was lost and disoriented. They called the man’s son and took the elderly man to the hospital. The Irvine P.D. later called the Husken family and thanked them for being such great citizens helping this disabled man. The conditions were such that this man would might never have been found as he was hidden by view of any road way or walk way.
The Irvine Police Chief said that there was a new project in Irvine’s Great Park the ground breaking of a 5,000 new residence plan. It would move more resources into Irvine even though Irvine is in good financial condition it is still difficult times.
There was a question about the movement of prisoners out of prison and also being transferred into County jails. There is impact in O.C. but the impact drastically varies from county to county. This was mandated by federal judge because the prisons were failing to give adequate health care to the prisoners. Some non-dangerous are released, others that need rehab are placed in facilities that help their addiction issues. The goal is less parole and more probation supervision. Like ankle braclets but it depends on the conviction. Releasing non-violent and non-sex offenders. So far the State has 35,000 people released from prisons into the communities of California.
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