Who will be on the panel that will draw Orange County’s future political boundaries continues to be a hot topic.
Tag: Bill Campbell
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Janet Nguyen’s Exclusive Redistricting Club
The chairwoman of supervisors said she’s already formed a committee to look at the redistricting process. But the only other supervisor on the committee is Bill Campbell. The others aren’t too keen on that.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Will Shawn Nelson Take a Pension?
The primary winner will be sworn in Tuesday morning as the newest member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. One of his first official decisions will be whether to opt for the same kind of pension he campaigned against.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, State, Top Stories
OC Studies Options for Suing State Over Property Taxes
The county gets one of the state’s worst returns on property
taxes, so supervisors direct their lawyers to study legal
remedies.
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 inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
Somebody Get These Candidates a Job Description
Supervisor candidates are full of talk about cutting regulations and creating jobs. But once in office, local officials have far less control over such things than the candidates want you to believe.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Supervisors Call on Congress for Pension Help
Tired of waiting for the IRS to rule, the county is turning to Capitol Hill for help on changing pension law so employees can choose from different retirement plans.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr.
County Officials Head to Capital Hill for Pension Rules Change
Tired of waiting for IRS to come through, County officials this week are expected to call for legislative help on changing pension law so employees can choose from different retirement plans.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Deal that Keeps Getting Worse
When the governor put the Orange County fairgrounds up for sale it seemed the perfect chance for group of local power brokers to demonstrate the wisdom of privatization. It has turned out to be a lesson in its perils.
