Feuding with the Sheriff
From Total Buzz yesterday: Sheriff’s layoffs ignite feud Union officials were told today that Sheriff Sandra Hutchens plans to lay off 30 non-sworn employees within […]
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Sheriff Hutchens Implements Management Layoffs
Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced after the Board of Supervisors cut the Sheriff’s Department by $28 million that she would be laying off two […]
Differently Abled Shut Governor’s Office Down
Disabled activist Christie Rudder, along with two other Orange County activists (see photo at right) Â from the Dayle McIntosh Center, was one of 15 people […]
Budget Committee Says No Taking Local Funds
The LATimes reports this morning on the meeting of the California Legislatures Budget Conference Committee. The committee has said no to Arnold’s plan to steal […]
County Workers Union Chief Speaks Out on Layoffs
Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino sent the following message out to his 11,000 plus members highlighting the difficulties and differences of approach […]
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 […]
Is $17 Billion a Lot of Money? More GOP Doublespeak
 The late Senator Everett Dirksen once said wryly about spending public money, “A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up […]
OCTA Cuts Budget by 25%, Will Layoff 400 Workers
Earlier today OCTA workers rallied before the Board Meeting to protest proposals to cut 400 jobs. The OCTA Board didn’t hear them. The OCRegister filed […]
Save Our Seniors! Video
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