OC Supes Play Bait and Switch on Management Bonus Pay

December 6, 2011 1

I don’t know what part of the story is more disturbing, the fact that the Orange County Board of Supervisors gave managers a 2.5% raise, or that they did it behind closed doors so that no one could see what they were doing.

Costa Mesa’s Holiday Card to Employees is a Layoff Notice Extension

December 6, 2011 3

When it comes to CEO Tom Hatch and the good old boys on the Costa Mesa City Council, their callousness is demonstrated with unbridled enthusiasm. As many city workers begin to receive holiday greeting cards in their mail boxes over the weekend they found a letter from CEO Tom Hatch just in time for the holidays.

Santa Ana wins its appeal of One Broadway Plaza suit

December 5, 2011 6

The construction of Orange County’s tallest building is now back on track. The California Fourth District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor to the City of Santa Ana and ordered Superior Court Judge Derek W. Hunt to vacate his ruling repealing revisions to the One Broadway Plaza Development Agreement.

Anaheim and Santa Ana Need Ethics Commissions

December 5, 2011 0

In the wake of ethics concerns dogging Orange County’s two largest cities, Anaheim and Santa Ana, both cities seem to need an effective way to maintain organizational oversight and accountability for the ethical behavior of their employees, commissioners, and elected officials.

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Happy Birthday Lou Delgado

December 2, 2011 1

Officially, photographer extraordinaire Lou Delgado’s birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but I wanted to make the word got out sooner than later. We’re blessed and fortunate […]

US Unemployment Drops to 8.6 Percent

December 2, 2011 7

The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released the monthly employment report and things are looking up. The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 8.6 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000…