More than 24,000 state workers will increase pension contributions after striking a deal with the governor. OC supervisors have similar ideas.
Category: State
Sacramento sets housing law, the state budget and the rules Orange County cities have to follow. We cover the decisions made there so you don’t have to sift through council agendas and meeting minutes.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories
County Faces Uncertainty and Ugliness for 2010-11 Budget
The most important decisions — the ones that could result in deep cuts in law enforcement and elsewhere — will be made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, State, Transportation
Schwarzenegger Wants High-Speed Rail Before He Leaves Office
The governor seeks a demonstration project between Los Angeles and San Diego that would give commuters an idea of what to expect from a statewide program.
Posted inAnaheim, Investigative, State, Transportation
California’s High-Speed Rail Could Become ‘Big Dig West’
Highly critical state audit of $42 billion statewide rail program focuses on lax accounting by the project’s prime contractor, which shared responsibility for Boston’s infamous ‘Big Dig’ tunnel project.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, State, Top Stories
Fate of Fairgrounds Clouded as Deadline Nears
Schwarzenegger and Costa Mesa have two weeks left on a self-imposed deadline to get a deal done. Right now they’re not even close.
