County Pension Reform Legislation Moves Out of Committee
Senate Bill SB752 was heard this morning in the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee. The legislation will enable a second-tier pension option […]
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Bill O’Reilly – The Very Definition of Inciting Terrorism
The Patriot Act defines Domestic Terrorism as: (5) the term “domestic terrorism†means activities that—      (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are […]
County Budget Cuts in Probation Department Won’t Touch Managers
On Monday, the County CEO Tom Mauk released the proposed County budget for 2009-10. I just caught wind of the proposed layoffs for the Orange […]
OC Supervisor Perks: Cushy Jobs for Friends and Family
We’ve been following the perks that OC Supervisors get at taxpayer expense for a while now. One of those perks we haven’t covered in much […]
Ruling Expected Today On Sheriff’s Pension Case
I’m hearing that the judge in the case brought by The County of Orange to reverse Sheriff’s the 3% at 50 pensions will render a […]
The TRUTH Will Be Publicized
It seems that whenever the Board of Supervisors, Tom Mauk, or his executive management team, get backed into a corner on something, rather than […]
Sometimes they just write it for me…
Wednesday evening I came across this headline on OCRegister.com: County managers take $4.4 million in cash perk. Register investigative reporter Tony Saavedra dug up the […]
It’s Official: County Execs don’t know what they’re doing!
More than one month ago Orange County executive managers, lead by CEO Tom Mauk, announced that more than 200 workers in the Social Services Agency […]
The Imperial Chairmanship of John Moorlach
I have to say, I am looking a bit forward to this year. While I realize that the crap of the economy is dealing out […]