Vote follows revelations that former OCTA board member Peter
Buffa went to work for a Wall Street firm immediately after leaving
the board.
Tag: Pat Bates
Could Nguyen’s Gambit to Reshape CalOptima Backfire?
Orange County supervisors will be given a presentation this week
on the basics of the health care program, but some of it strengths
appear to have been omitted.
Supervisor Seeks to Limit Transit Board’s ‘Revolving Door’
Pat Bates is proposing a change that forbids OCTA board members
to immediately take a lobbying job after leaving the board.
Supervisors Vote to Swap Pensions for Social Security
The board will ask Sacramento for a law forcing local elected
officials out of the pension system.
Another County Political Aide Lands New Job Despite Hiring Freeze
Matthew Harper, a former chief of staff to county Supervisor
Janet Nguyen, quietly transfers to a well-paid position at the
county’s trash agency.
A Police Watchdog Under the Gun
Questions for Stephen Connelly, director of the Orange County
Office of Independent Review.
OC Sheriff and District Attorney Protest $49.5-Million Budget Cuts
District attorney and sheriff say county supervisors are
potentially preventing them from fulfilling their constitutional
duties.
County’s Office of Independent Review Gets Six-Month Notice
Supervisors want more tangible evidence of progress from
Sheriff’s Department watchdog.
A $50,000 Party for a Parking Lot?
Supervisor Shawn Nelson objects to spending half the airport’s
annual marketing budget to celebrate the opening of a new terminal
and parking structure.
Pay for County’s Top Executives to Be Reviewed
Deputy CEOs must provide documents to justify lavish raises.










