OCERS release of top-level pensioners brings new fodder to the long-running conversation on public sector retirement benefits.
Tag: County Government
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 inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
OC Register’s County Reporter Moves On
Jennifer Muir, who covered county government over the past year, will become communications director for the Orange County Employees Association.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Millions of California Public Records Have Been Shredded With No One Really Watching
Advances in technology make it possible to inexpensively store records. Yet cities still choose to destroy old documents, mainly because officials want to protect themselves in the event of a lawsuit.
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 inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Fire Authority Quietly Passes Budget
Last week directors quickly and quietly signed off on the 2010-11 budget, along with $5 million in cuts — though the source of those cuts is yet to be determined.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
State Lawmaker Concerned About Curt Pringle’s Many Transit Hats
Bill being drafted addresses possible conflicts of interest of High Speed Rail Authority directors Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and Richard Katz of Los Angeles.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Orange, Top Stories
City of Orange Isn’t Keen on ‘Beds for Feds’
City officials say they are ready to go to court if Orange County’s deal with the federal government to house immigrant detainees triggers any expansion of Theo Lacy jail.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
A Frayed and Frustrated Costa Mesa Council Agrees to Fairgrounds Deal
Council members succumb to governor’s take-it-or-leave-it offer to form a partnership with a Newport Beach firm and buy the 150-acre property for $96 million.
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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.
