Supervisors approved an agreement allowing beds in two county jails to be rented out for federal immigration detainees. But Orange officials are still concerned about the effect of more inmates in town on its main shopping center.
Tag: John Moorlach
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
County Holds the Line While Indigent Healthcare Costs Skyrocket
The Great Recession has forced record numbers of adults to arrive in local hospital wards as indigents, but Orange County has thus far refused to pay its share of the increased burden.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
John Moorlach and His Long Shots
Supervisor gets the last laugh after praying for the Netherlands to beat Brazil in the World Cup. He’s hoping for similar luck with the county’s lawsuit against the deputies union.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
County’s Executive Ranks Are in for Some Tough Talks
Next year’s contract negotiations are likely to feature pressure for concessions on pensions and perks after the publication of the names of more than 500 former executives and other high-level employees earning annual pensions in excess of $100,000.
Posted inGovernment, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
More From Mauk on Pension Changes
Delving deeper into Orange County CEO Tom Mauk’s suggestion that the county ask Sacramento lawmakers to allow public agencies to impose employee pension contributions.
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, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, State, Top Stories
County Leaders Seek to Renegotiate Public Employee Pensions
More than 24,000 state workers will increase pension contributions after striking a deal with the governor. OC supervisors have similar ideas.
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 inNorberto Santana Jr.
Pensions, art, parody, and Nazis
YouTube parody mocking public employee pensions hits a wall of outrage in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
The Backstory on the Race for Treasurer
County Supervisor John Moorlach and Treasurer/Tax Collector Chriss Street, former friends who are now adversaries, are facing off in the primary through their protégés.
