bush depression Archive
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O.C. Supervisors spend $400,000 on remodeling while firing 210 workers
Posted on December 16, 2008 | 3 Comments(Picture courtesy of the O.C. Register) “The nearly $400,000 remodeling of reception and break areas for county supervisors is drawing fire from employees, labor officials, and even one county supervisor, as... -
No raise for Ream and his henchmen in Santa Ana, next year
Posted on December 15, 2008 | 4 CommentsIt looks like Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream and his henchmen won’t be getting a raise on January 1. The Santa Ana City Council agenda for tonight’s meeting indicates... -
County of Orange slashes hundreds of jobs as budget crisis worsens
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 6 Comments“Officials in cash-strapped Orange County have ordered the deepest cuts in staffing in years, saying they’ll lay off 210 social services workers and force 4,000 other employees to take two... -
California can avoid financial “Armageddon”
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 7 CommentsThe State of California faces a massive $28 billion dollar budget deficit, according to Bloomberg. “We are heading toward a financial Armageddon,” Schwarzenegger said. “The problem gets worse every day,”... -
Pelosi’s auto bailout idea is ridiculous!
Posted on December 9, 2008 | 4 Comments“Weary Democratic congressional leaders pushed to clear the final obstacles to a $15 billion bailout of U.S. automakers Tuesday night, but the rescue plan faced new snags as Republicans raised... -
Unemployment Rate Hits 6.7%
Posted on December 5, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe United States ecomony lost over 500,000 jobs in November, the biggest loss of jobs for the American ecomony since 1974. Not good news. Please see link below to two stories. The...
