Friday Bits and Pieces
It’s Friday the 13th and is Jason back? Just checking. Here are some bits and pieces of stories I wish I had more time for. […]
Santa Ana Police Union
Supervisors approve 2010-2011 county budget
The new budget includes 36 fewer employee positions than in FY 09-10, continuing a trend that has resulted in a decrease of more than 1,000 County employee positions since FY 07-08. In recognition of the impact of the continuing economic downturn on the County, the Board of Supervisors also extended through December 16, 2010 a resolution authorizing elected officials to contribute five percent of their salary to the County and extended a 5% pay reduction for County executive managers.
OC Deputies Facing Only 7 “possible” Layoffs -so far
While the Sheriff’s Department managers are flying to LA for Chili Cook-offs, and keeping on payroll more than 70 highly paid double-dipping management retirees; more […]
Budget Deal Delivers $93 million Hit to OC
H/T to Jennifer Muir over at Total Buzz. According to County Finance Director Frank Kim, the impact on the county budget could be as much […]
Orange County Budget Slated For Approval Today
SANTA ANA – Today being the last day of the County fiscal year it is also the last day for the Board of Supervisors to […]
Oversight? Who needs it? We’ve got Keystone Managers/Cops
Just one more example of How Orange County CEO Tom Mauk lets managers off the hook for errors that cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands, […]
County Supes Wasting More Taxpayer Money
We have heard time and time again from Republicans/Conservatives how private enterprise can do the job better than government; that government workers are too expensive; […]
Dear Tom: About that whole Carlos thing…
I mentioned on Wednesday that I had heard back from the CEO Media Relations office regarding comments attributed to OC Public Works Director of Administration, […]
County Supervisors: Gas prices? Let them eat cake.
Norberto Santana over at the Orange County Register reported yesterday about the proposed increase in car allowance and free gas that County elected officials and senior […]