Today, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens will announce her planned cuts in staffing to address the $28 million budget cut the department must absorb this year. The Orange County Register’s Jennifer Muir reports some details this morning: Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens plans to…
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OC Supes Approve 3yr Contract with County Workers
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This morning, in a 4-0 vote, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a three year agreement with employees represented by the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA). Supervisor Norby got married yesterday and was absent for the vote. The contract provides…
County Pension Reform Legislation Moves Out of Committee
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
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 for new and existing Orange County employees that was negotiated as part of the new…
Bill O’Reilly – The Very Definition of Inciting Terrorism
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The Patriot Act defines Domestic Terrorism as: (5) the term “domestic terrorism†means activities that—      (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;      …
County Budget Cuts in Probation Department Won’t Touch Managers
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
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 County Probartion Department for the 2009-10 budget year. In an email to County workers OCEA…
OC Supervisor Perks: Cushy Jobs for Friends and Family
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
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 detail is the practice of handing out cushy management jobs to their former staff members. The ability to…
Ruling Expected Today On Sheriff’s Pension Case
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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 decision on the merits of the case today. We’re taking bets on whether Moorlach’s Folly will…
