IPSF Announces 2011 Gala Honorees
The Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) today announced the four honorees of IUSD school alumni that will be honored for outstanding career achievements at the […]
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State Senate Approves Cockfighting Crackdown Bill
SACRAMENTO – The state Senate approved Senate Bill 425 on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Democratic Senator Ron Calderon, would increase the minimum fines for […]
Sanchez Announces Orange County receiving $8,941,135 in funding from Homeland Security’s Urban Area Security Initiative
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that Orange County will receive $8,941,135 in funding for FY 2011 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program. UASI grants are provided to help local law enforcement in communities at risk of a terrorist attack.
County Human Resources Department Eviscerated By Performance Audit
The results of a performance audit of the County Human Resources Department (HRD) were released and they aren’t pretty to say the least. The 50 findings and recommendations illustrate a picture of a department where executive managers were sneaking through raises and promotions while no one was watching.
Are 1960s cultural shifts to blame for Priest Sexual Abuse scandals
If case you haven’t heard, a new study was issued that places the cultural permissiveness of the 1960s and an unprepared clergy as the root […]
Costa Mesa Employees Layoff Lawsuit Scheduled for Hearing July 5th
Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann set a hearing for July 5 to consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the planned layoff of more than 100 workers represented by the Costa Mesa City Employees’ Association. In the lawsuit filed earlier this week the Employees’ Association requested the planned layoffs be stopped becaust they violate both state law and the workers contract.
In Memory: Alan Bock
We are saddened to learn of the passing of OC Register Opinion editor Alan Bock. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Alan’s family. While politically we disagreed on virtually every issue, Alan was a great contributor to thoughtful political discourse.
More Success Fee Troubles for Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido
I guess the old saying “when it rains it pours” is appropriately applied to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. The Voice of OC reported yesterday on Anaheim’s Green Deal Gone Bad. In the story, reporter Adam Elmahrek pointed out that Mayor Miguel Pulido was involved with the project. Today he drills down deeper into the involvement of Mighel Pulido and the Success Fee, of somewhere between $10,001 and $100,000, that he received for bringing the parties together.