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Description: Male; Retired; Married with two adult children and 2 grandchildren; second generation native Californian; OC Resident 46 years; College through an MBA.

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Hubbert and Mauk: Different Standard of Justice in Orange County?

Posted on January 25, 2012 | 3 Comments
. . . The Orange County Register reported on January 24 that a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury, to quote the article, “found Jeffrey Hubbard, former Superintendent of the...
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Over-but-not-Out’s 2012 Predictions!

Posted on January 3, 2012 | 4 Comments
. . . Deep thought and a bit of creativity produced the following predictions. They are presented to be both entertaining and thought provoking. Have at them. Those who believe the...
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“Over But Not Out” looks back at 2011: Predictions Score Card and the Year’s Memorable Words.

Posted on December 27, 2011 | 2 Comments
. . . 2011 Predictions Score Card I am working on some predictions for 2012. A first step is for me to review my January 1, 2011 predictions for the...
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County retirees blast Register editorial

Posted on December 16, 2011 | 9 Comments
. . . Rightly or wrongly, the Orange County Register is heavily invested in stories and editorials critical of government in general as well as government employees. Perhaps this is...
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OC Auditor David Sundstrom May Leave

Posted on December 10, 2011 | 9 Comments
. . . The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat newspaper reported on Sunday, December 11 that the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will be conducting interviews on Monday, December 12 for the...
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Feet, Do Your Thing!

Posted on December 1, 2011 | 14 Comments
. . . According to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, that is just what many Californians are saying and doing – they are leaving California. According to...
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Court rules Against State First Five Money Grab

Posted on November 30, 2011 | 12 Comments
. . . In 1998 California voters approved Proposition 10 that imposed a tax on tobacco products, with the proceeds to be used for school readiness and other child development...
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California mid-year budget news is looking grim

Posted on November 16, 2011 | 42 Comments
. . . The State budget that was finally adopted this year assumed an optimistic revenue increase of $ 4 billion, and provided for automatic mid fiscal year “trigger cuts”...
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Should you be able to get Food Stamps if … ?

Posted on November 14, 2011 | 3 Comments
. . . The Food Stamp program has other names – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the federal level and CalFRESH in California are two that come to...
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October Jobs Data – government shrinks and other economic data

Posted on November 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
. . . The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued its job report for the month of October. It reports that the private sector added jobs, while government jobs...
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California Republicans Lose Another One (Maybe)

Posted on October 29, 2011 | 4 Comments
. . . Amidst all the occupy posts one might think nothing else is happening in the world of politics. Not true. Read on. In 2008 the California voters, tired...
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Municipal Bankruptcy Not So Easy Any More…

Posted on October 16, 2011 | 9 Comments
. . . Steven Greenhut reports in his Register column this weekend that California Governor Brown has signed into a law a bill that places limits on the ability of...
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Another tough day (or two) at the County of Orange

Posted on October 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
. . . The Orange County Register reported this morning that the Board of Supervisors met yesterday and, among other things, took up the recommendations of the CEO on...
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Brain Drain Again at County Government: Darlene Bloom and David Riley retire.

Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments
. . . Two executives in Orange County government with combined experience that exceeds 60 years have announced their retirement, bringing yet another brain drain to county government. According...
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