A quick scan of the headlines in today’s news revealed a few items we think you may be interested in taking a look at.
News of the Day, Tuesday May 24, 2011
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Street’s Risky Investments Sold at a $7.6 million loss
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The Orange County Register’s Ronald Campbell reported yesterday that the County of Orange has sold off their holdings in the bankrupt Whistlejacket structured investment on Thursday for $72.4 million for a loss of $7.6 million. Whistlejacket had been in receivership…
Voice of OC/Probolsky Research Poll on OC Treasurer’s Race: Massively Undecided
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A new poll out from the Voice of OC and Probolsky Research on the Orange County Treasurer’s race and it shows the voters just don’t know who they want to replace Chriss Street. Here’s the link to the story. From…
UPDATED: Rodenhuis Will Get To Run For Treasurer-Tax Collector!
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Judge Sanders has ruled this morning that Rodenhuis is eligible to run for county Treasurer-Tax Collector. Rodenhuis said in an email statement; “I am happy, but not surprised by the decision. The suit was frivolous and a waste of the court’s time and the taxpayer’s money. This is not the kind of leadership Orange County wants or needs in a time of fiscal stress.”
Deputy Treasurer Keith Rodenhuis Jumps Into Race
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Keith has a killer ballot title in an expensive county-wide race. Street had the slates pretty much locked up — and if he arranges with the vendors to release them to Keith, then Mr. Rodenhuis will be in a pretty commanding position to at the very least make it into a run-off.
OC Supes Strip Street of investment powers
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County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to revoke Orange County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street’s authority to invest county funds. Supervisors said that while Street has done a good job as treasurer, the move was needed to prevent the public and investors from losing confidence in the county’s investment pool until Street’s term ends on Jan. 3, 2011.
Primary Challenges for Orange County Democrats
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In the Fourth District Supervisor contest to fill the unexpired term of recently elected Assemblyman Chris Norby, we have a full field of six candidates, three Republicans, and three Democrats in this technically non-partisan contest. On the Democratic side we have Anaheim City Councilwoman Lorri Galloway, La Habra City Councilwoman Rose Espinoza, and Buena Park Mayor Art Brown. On the Republican side there is Fullerton City Councilman Shawn Nelson, Anaheim City Councilman Harry Sidhu, and Businessman Richard Faher.
