County supervisors and assessor say they are unaware of missed collections that could be as high as $125 million. But a 2006 report spelled it out for them.
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Big Questions About a Little Known Tax
Employees in the County Assessor’s office say the assessor is letting corporations get away with as much as $125 million in uncollected taxes. Assessor says employees are playing politics.
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Supervisor: ‘Humans Dehumanized’ by Social Media
Wildflower blog notwithstanding, supervisors are nervous about how things like Twitter and Facebook will impact county government.
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Like Giving an Alcoholic Some Booze to Pass On
County Supervisor John Moorlach doesn’t like it that federal money meant for OC comes via Sacramento.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Politics & Elections
Hey Brother, Can You Spare a Tax Break?
Orange County officials press the flesh in D.C. hoping to stave off a pension-related tax increase.
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Doing the Math on Beds for Feds
There are questions about whether the $20 million the OC Sheriff is counting on from the federal government for housing illegal immigrants is a realistic number.
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Republicans at the local level finding it increasingly hard to stick to no tax credo.
