After weeks of private talks with Santa Barbara County CEO Chandra Wallar, a two-year deal seems to have surfaced. A public discussion of her salary is scheduled for March 19.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Jordan Brandman’s $24,000 Wiki-Report
An entire section of a government report drafted by Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman appears to have been copied from Wikipedia.
Forum Puts Spotlight On Need for Medical Translation Services
Community members, legislators and representatives of health organizations attended a forum that focused on the shortage of medical translators in California.
Advocates See Hope for New Funding and Laws for Valley Fever
Sufferers of the disease and their families are optimistic despite resignation of state Senator who sponsored legislation to provide funding.
Voice of Our Commentators
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
This Week on PBS: FBI Has Looked Into Nguyen Fundraising
We also examine opposition to the proposed year-round homeless shelter in Fullerton.
Email Exchange Erupts Between Register Publisher and Professor
Publisher Aaron Kushner tells USC journalism professor Marc Cooper that Cooper hasn’t done his “homework” on the role of newspapers.
Good Enough For Government Work?
The Orange County clerk-recorder’s office paid Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman $24,000 for a draft report that two county supervisors are now questioning.
Owner of Register Says Journalists Shouldn’t ‘Afflict the Comfortable’
Aaron Kushner told The Orange County Register newsroom that the long-held journalism credo is actually not the newspaper’s role.
Despite Complaints, Supervisors Still Back Homeless Shelter
A not-in-my-backyard argument by residents at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting did not sway Supervisor Shawn Nelson or his colleagues.

