Safety Questions Front and Center as County Plans to Bring Staff Back
Orange County Coronavirus
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Large portions of the county workforce have been working from home since March, when the state’s stay-at-home orders began.
Barfield: Orange County Public Servants Speak Out About Workplace Safety
Community Opinion
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An OCEA safety survey of public workers show that more than 44 percent of respondents do NOT feel safe in the workplace and more than 40 percent say they do not have adequate access to personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and shields.
Barfield: Let’s Keep Public Servants Working to Keep Our Communities Safe
Community Opinion
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Public sector workers have been subjected to risks every day since the start of the crisis. First responders, public health nurses, social workers, mental health workers and many others have remained on the job. Community safety, stopping child abuse, and protecting the local environment cannot telecommute, and neither do these workers.
Barfield: Local Public Servants Meeting the COVID-19 Crisis Head-on
Community Opinion
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In this current crisis, leadership is coming from local government. In Orange County our local public servants are facing this crisis with courage and professionalism that fills our community with pride. Local government workers serve so we can be safe. They deserve safety and support.
OC Approves $334 Million in Raises Covering 11,000 Employees
County Government
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Most Orange County employees are on track to get 2.5-percent annual raises for most of the next three years, on the heels of larger raises for sheriff’s deputies approved two weeks ago.
OC Poised to Approve $334 Million in Raises Covering 11,000 Employees
County Government
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Most Orange County employees are on track to get 2.5-percent annual raises for most of the next three years, on the heels of larger raises for sheriff’s deputies approved two weeks ago.
Strong Wagner Lead Fuels GOP Hopes of Holding OC Supervisor Supermajority
Countywide
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The ongoing trend prompts Wagner to declare victory. Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, former Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, awaits a final count.
Republican Wagner Strengthens Lead in Key OC Supervisor Race
County Government
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Irvine Mayor Don Wagner’s lead now exceeds all of the known ballots that remain to be counted. The closely-watched election will influence the power and policy dynamics on the powerful county Board of Supervisors.
Irvine Mayor Leads First Night’s Results for Key OC Supervisor Election
Homepage Featured
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The result will impact Democrats’ chances of gaining a majority on the powerful Orange County Board of Supervisors in next year’s general election.
New Contract Gives Raise to Most County Workers in OC
labor contract
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Most county employees – including mental health workers, public health nurses, social workers, and sheriff’s special officers – will receive a 2.5 percent raise in the coming months.