OCERS release of top-level pensioners brings new fodder to the long-running conversation on public sector retirement benefits.
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Posted inYorba Linda
Yorba Linda Loses City Manager
Resignation of Dave Adams after just one year is the second high-level departure in two months.
Posted inCorrections, San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano Residents Could Pay for Chevron’s Mistake
The San Juan Capistrano City Council is scheduled to vote once again on a water surcharge that would cover costs related to additive leaks traced to Chevron gas stations.
Posted inInvestigative, San Juan Capistrano, Water, Power & Waste
The Smell of Horse Manure Could Be Just the Beginning
County officials say developing homes and an equestrian center
at a site in San Juan Capistrano where there is a buried landfill
is a bad idea.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Time for Another Political Party
I hear so many people complain about our two-party system, how it only works for special interests with deep pockets. Republicans are tired of the right wing being too left, […]
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Does California Need Its Petitioning Secrecy Law?
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.
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 inSeal Beach
Seal Beach BP/ARCO Gas Station Likely to Be Torn Down
Tearing down the station where leak occurred 25 years ago will make it possible for polluted soil to be dug up and hauled away.
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 inCypress, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Cypress Immigration Resolutions Draw A Crowd, But Fail Again
For the second meeting in a row, Councilman Phil Luebben introduces resolutions in support of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. And just like before, Luebben’s colleagues turn him down.
