While done in the name of good business, Costa Mesa’s mass
layoff notification violated basic principals that the corporate
world has developed for handling layoffs, experts say.
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Costa Mesa Employee Commits Suicide at City Hall
Maintenance worker jumped to his death from roof of the City
Hall building Thursday, the day he and more than 200 other city
employees were issued layoff notices.
County Human Relations Commission Reacts to Yorba Linda Protest
The statement calls for a “return to civility” in the wake of a
controversy over a video that shows a protest outside of a Muslim
charity event.
‘We’ve Never Been Found to Have Done Anything Wrong’
Public Administrator John Williams defends himself in exclusive
interview with PBS SOCal’s David Nazar.
Supervisors Move to Keep Mental Health Services for OC School Children
The program, which is administered by the county Health Care
Agency, has been the target of state budget cuts.
OC Universities Fail Public Records Test
First Amendment watchdog Californians Aware issued failing
grades to both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton in a test of their
responsiveness to the California Public Records Act. Two local K-12
school districts were also given failing grades.
Voters Will Decide Future of Public Administrator Post
Supervisors decide to put the question of whether the public
administrator should be an elected or appointed job on the next
ballot.
County Extends Drug Treatment Program
Federal stimulus money used to pay for six-month extension of
program that treats non-violent drug offenders.
Supervisors to Consider Killing Pensions for Future Supervisors
Proposal to switch retirement benefit from county pension system
to Social Security authorized for May presentation.
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