Tense negotiations are expected as Costa Mesa and FMW try to
agree on what can happen at the OC Fairgrounds.
Category: Norberto Santana, Jr.
Contemplating Fate of the OC Fairgrounds
The theme for this year’s OC Fair is ‘The Beat Goes On.’ But will it?
John Moorlach and His Long Shots
Supervisor gets the last laugh after praying for the Netherlands to beat Brazil in the World Cup. He’s hoping for similar luck with the county’s lawsuit against the deputies union.
More From Mauk on Pension Changes
Delving deeper into Orange County CEO Tom Mauk’s suggestion that the county ask Sacramento lawmakers to allow public agencies to impose employee pension contributions.
County Seeking State Law That Allows It to Impose Pension Cuts
County officials are lobbying Sacramento legislators to change state law so that local governments can simply impose pension contribution changes just like they can with wages and other benefits.
Ratcheting Up the Pension Debate
OCERS release of top-level pensioners brings new fodder to the long-running conversation on public sector retirement benefits.
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.
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.
Supervisors Set to Pass a Budget and Get Some Land
Today is the adoption of the county’s 2010-11 budget as well as the receiving of 20,000 acres of open space.
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.


