Voters just re-elected Shari Freidenrich Treasurer-Tax Collector with 70% of the vote. Days later, a Grand Jury report proposed stripping her office’s independence — the latest move in a power grab by some supervisors already underway. So who’s really in charge in Orange County: voters or insiders?
Tag: Shari Freidenrich
Posted inGovernment
Grand Jury Questions if Orange County Can Hold Elected Officials Accountable
O.C. Grand Jurors are recommending a charter reform to give O.C. Supervisors the power to remove county elected officials for misconduct with a supermajority vote.
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: OC’s Treasurer/Tax Collector Protests County Supervisors’ Budget Ax After Voter Mandate
Shari Friedenrich is saying county budget reductions to her office could imperil property tax collections and distributions.
Posted inEconomy
Orange County Leaders Warn of Dangerous Budget Future
OC Supervisors received a stark warning from their outgoing CEO about the difficult future they have with a new budget.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Election Night Results: Who’s On Track to be Orange County’s Next Treasurer?
For the first time in over a decade, Orange County voters get to choose who they want to be treasurer.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: Who Should Be Managing OC’s $16 Billion Investment Pool?
Voice of OC conducted a Q&A for two candidates running to be the county treasurer – the incumbent and one of her deputies.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Treasurer Tries to Fire Deputy After She Pulls Papers to Run For Her Seat
Longtime Treasurer and Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich moved to fire her top deputy as she geared up to run for her seat.
Posted inCountywide
Can OC Workers Really Depend on the County Fraud Hotline?
While county officials hold up their hotline as a strong accountability mechanism, there isn’t much publicity about what they find.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Should OC Supervisors Manage A $17 Billion Public Investment Portfolio Alone?
County Treasurer Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich hits back at county supervisors for stripping away her ability to invest public funds, effectively becoming their own banker with little independent public oversight just as Airport Fire claims start to mount.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Break Silence; Publicly Blast Treasurer’s Alleged Workplace Hostility
County officials reveal why they stripped the elected treasurer of her investment authority after months of mounting questions.
