This editorial in today’s OC Register looks like a clear case of buyer’s remorse when if comes to backing a candidate for office — in this case, the candidacy of Shawn Nelson who won the June election to finish Chris…
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Greed! So Called Pension Reformer Supervisor Shawn Nelson Spikes His Own Pension
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
When I wrote last week of Shawn Nelson’s pension plan selection, I did not realize that what I had learned was only the tip of an iceberg. As this iceberg has melted (probably the result of global climate change) Shawn Nelson’s true character has become apparent.
Sidhu Slams Nelson for taking public employee pension
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
The inevitable fallout from our revelation last week that Shawn Nelson decided to opt-in to the county defined benefit pension plan has begun. In a press statement released this morning, 4th District Orange County Supervisor candidate Harry Sidhu slammed Supervisor…
Constitutional Conflicts: OC Register endorses Craig Hunter for OC Sheriff
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
When the Orange County Register announced that it was dropping its life-long policy of not endorsing individual candidates I suspected the the logic applied to their process might be a bit flawed. I did not expect them to throw common…
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…
