Many cities are struggling with how they can give pay raises to police officers amid growing budget deficits.
Tag: Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs
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OC Leaders Praise Labor for 4th of July, Skip Raises For Workers But Not Themselves
Orange County workers are facing questions over their future as their elected leaders head off for summer vacation while labor negotiations are deadlocked.
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Orange County Sheriffs’ Union Jumps Into Supervisor Races, Spends $250k
The union is spending over $250,000 on its favored candidates in the final days before the election, potentially sealing up one supervisor seat in the primary.
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Orange County’s Police Unions Are Increasingly Electing, Unseating Their Own Bosses
Whether it’s the county Deputy Sheriff’s union or police unions in big cities like Santa Ana or Anaheim, spending on local elections is soaring, testing the balance between freedom of expression and accountability.
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OC Supervisors Look to Expand Spending on Sheriff, District Attorney in New Budget
OC Supervisors approved staff moving ahead with nearly millions in new spending for law enforcement.
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Here’s a Twist: OC Sheriff Union is Attacking the Republican and Backing the Democrat in a High-Stakes Race
It’s the critical race that will decide which party has a majority on the powerful county Board of Supervisors.
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Why Do Orange County’s Firefighters and Deputies Have Some of the Lowest COVID Vaccination Rates?
Six months into being eligible, just 16% of Sheriff’s Department staff reported being vaccinated. At vaccination clinics held by the Orange County Fire Authority, only 53% of the agency’s frontline workers chose to get vaccinated.
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OC Sheriff Says Covid Vaccinations Now Mandatory for Jail Deputies, as Infections Rise
Deputy sheriffs are only about 8 percent of the county government workforce, but account for nearly half of all recent Covid infections among county employees who were exposed at work, according to county data.
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Two OC Supervisors Back Scathing Report on Sheriff Training as Taxpayers Pay Millions for Lawsuits
Excessive force claims have cost Orange County taxpayers over $13 million in payouts over the last decade, with total sheriff lawsuit payouts topping $40 million, according to county data.
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OC Sheriff Deputies Get Body Cams Next Month, Years After Other Large Police Agencies
The $13 million purchase of cameras goes to county supervisors for approval today, four years after Santa Ana police began using them on their patrol staff.
