Recent Supreme Court ruling flies in the face of the state law, which exempts signers of referendums and recall efforts from the Open Records Act.
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Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail Ridership Estimates Unreliable, Berkeley Study Finds
Researchers say Rail Commission’s method of determining ridership makes it impossible to know whether $43 billion system ‘will experience healthy profits or severe revenue shortfalls.’
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
OCERS Releases List of County’s Top Pensioners
The list, which includes some pensioners who get monthly checks of nearly $20,000, is a who’s who of the former top executives of county government.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Preserving the History of Local Governments
California’s Secretary of State is preparing guidelines for cities and counties to use if they want to create public records that will last indefinitely.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
OC Register’s County Reporter Moves On
Jennifer Muir, who covered county government over the past year, will become communications director for the Orange County Employees Association.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Investigative, Top Stories
Private Sector CEOs Are Longshots for City Manager Jobs
Responding to our story on the impending wave of city manager retirements, a CEO private company said he was shot down more than five times when he applied for management positions at cities.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Millions of California Public Records Have Been Shredded With No One Really Watching
Advances in technology make it possible to inexpensively store records. Yet cities still choose to destroy old documents, mainly because officials want to protect themselves in the event of a lawsuit.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
The Fifth Floor’s Recycling Bin
Despite a countywide hiring freeze, senior aides to county supervisors seem adept at finding jobs on the county payroll.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Fire Authority Quietly Passes Budget
Last week directors quickly and quietly signed off on the 2010-11 budget, along with $5 million in cuts — though the source of those cuts is yet to be determined.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Fairgrounds Deal Protects City’s Bottom Line but Not Property’s Character
Company will be able to dictate uses with few checks from the public. ‘I’m a private entrepenuer — I hope I make much more than I’m paying you,” says company representative.
