The former county Public Works Department manager is accused of a dozen felony sex crimes involving numerous women who worked for him.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Voice of Our Commentators
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
PBS: Heated Debate Looms Over County Retirement System
Also on PBS: The county explores policies that could speed up the destruction of potentially dangerous dogs.
Program to Focus on Costly Emergency Room Patients
The Illumination Foundation has received a grant to assist the 20 homeless people who have been identified as St. Joseph Hospial’s most expensive chronic emergency room patients.
Rose Tingle
Rose Tingle is an Orange County resident and considers herself to be a voice for animals. Working for the Department of Defense for 35 years as a Contract Administrator and […]
What Is the Actual Value of the Angel Stadium Deal?
As things stand now, there’s no way to place a hard dollar figure on what the public could be giving up or getting back.
Guest Editorial: Good Appointments to the Retirement Board
The publisher of the Flash Report asked us to run his column about changing the county pension plan’s amortization and earnings assumptions.
Campaign Filings Draw Scrutiny to Cypress Trucking Center
Residents say they were duped by Cypress leaders into approving zoning for the distribution center on vacant land. City officials have declined to comment on the issue.
When Should “Potentially Dangerous” Dogs Be Killed?
That question sparked a heated discussion this week among county supervisors.
Who Should Be Fighting Fires on the Airport’s Tarmac?
A showdown over how the county provides firefighters at John Wayne Airport is becoming another skirmish in the escalating battle over whether county emergency response services should remain largely public or privatized.

