There aren’t enough Gen Xers to replace baby-boomer city managers, and don’t expect Generation Y to come to the rescue.
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All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
State Lawmaker Concerned About Curt Pringle’s Many Transit Hats
Bill being drafted addresses possible conflicts of interest of High Speed Rail Authority directors Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and Richard Katz of Los Angeles.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Who Will Replace the Gray-Haired Guy in the Corner Office?
A wave of baby boomer city managers have already retired or are planning to soon. And there is a dearth of talent to replace them.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Orange, Top Stories
City of Orange Isn’t Keen on ‘Beds for Feds’
City officials say they are ready to go to court if Orange County’s deal with the federal government to house immigrant detainees triggers any expansion of Theo Lacy jail.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Anaheim Looking at Smallest Workforce in Two Decades
Newly passed budget calls for 162 fewer positions than the city has now. However, officials seem confident that reductions can be made without layoffs.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
A Frayed and Frustrated Costa Mesa Council Agrees to Fairgrounds Deal
Council members succumb to governor’s take-it-or-leave-it offer to form a partnership with a Newport Beach firm and buy the 150-acre property for $96 million.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Will Shawn Nelson Take a Pension?
The primary winner will be sworn in Tuesday morning as the newest member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. One of his first official decisions will be whether to opt for the same kind of pension he campaigned against.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
A First Amendment Lawyer’s Take on Punishing the ‘Irvine 11’
The one-year suspension of the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine following the disruption of the Israeli ambassador’s speech raises two important First Amendment issues.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Final Tally Shows 30 Percent of County Voters Cast Primary Ballots
The local turnout mirrored the statewide pattern — just 31.2 percent of all California registered voters either went to the polls or turned in an absentee ballot.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Gay Rights Movement Becoming More Confrontational with Religious Right
Exodus International holds its annual conference aimed at changing people’s sexual identities in Irvine this week. Meanwhile, gay activists hold their own conference to confront what they say is hate mongering.
