OCRegister Endorses Nelson based on a Single Issue
I read today that the Orange County Register has endorsed 4th District Supervisor Candidate Shawn Nelson. I cannot say that I am surprised, and their […]
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Former City Manager Asks: You want this job?!
Teri Sforza over at the OC Register has an interesting follow up to the OC Watchdog Report on City manager compensation. While I am not particularly happy with the way some government administrators handle things, I can sympathize wtih these managers on the frustration such jobs bring. That is probably why these folks get paid as well as they do.
Constitutional Conflicts: OC Register endorses Craig Hunter for OC Sheriff
When the Orange County Register announced that it was dropping its life-long policy of not endorsing individual candidates I suspected the the logic applied to […]
Phu Nguyen Mail Bag, and a little bagging on Dovinh
Phu Nguyen has dropped a mail piece in the 68th Assembly District in his bid for the Democratic Party nomination. It is a good introduction of Phu to the voters of the district covering his business and community leadership experience.
Will New Register Owners Recognize the Market They Currently Ignore?
The Orange County Register emerged from bankruptcy last week with a new set of corporate owners. Â I’m delighted to see any newspaper emerge from financial […]
CUSD Strike is Over
We have received a complaint that verbage related to our coverage of this strike was inserted into a letter to the editor at the OC Register. Now the Register does have a right to “edit” Letters to the Editor for brevity, (but anyone who reads them regularly knows accuracy is quite another issue).
Public Employee Unions, not the problem but part of the solution
Unions are not all-powerful engines of rapacity. County workers have been struggling with layoffs and furloughs in the county, courts and cities. Unions and their members are addressing state and local government issues responsibly.
Corporate personhood, fascism, and Libertarian-Republican double speak
With the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday, CitiGroup, whose largest individual stockholder is a Saudi Arabian billionaire, can spend unlimited funds against any elected official who tries to regulate their activities. When they get in trouble again, legislators will simply give them another no-strings-attached taxpayer funded bailout, or else.
Public Employee Pensions are RETIREE’S Money!
Pensions are not “paid by the taxpayer.” Pensions are paid by the employer, in this case public agencies, and the employees. The only interest the public has is in what compensation, including benefits, an active employee is being paid.