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Most Republican legislators voted to spike public employee pensions
Posted on July 11, 2010 | 14 CommentsMy colleague Larry Gilbert has written a post fingering State Senator Lou Correa for authoring Senate Bill 400, way back in 1999. This bill allowed the now-infamous “3% at 50” […] -
State Senator Lou Correa co-authors a bill to put limits on public employee pensions
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 6 Comments“Tapping into public resentment toward government pay perks, a state senator has introduced legislation that would put limits on the retirement benefits of government workers,” according to the Daily Democrat. […] -
Retired Santa Ana city workers often make over six figures a year!
Posted on November 29, 2009 | 19 CommentsWho knew that working for the City of Santa Ana could make you a rich man? The O.C. Register investigated what many of our local cities are paying to their […] -
Irvine Dems fight police union while Costa Mesa Reeps fold like chairs
Posted on August 23, 2009 | 5 CommentsWould you believe it? Steven Greenhut praised Larry Agran and his fellow Irvine City Council Democrats over at the O.C. Register in an op-ed today. Apparently Agran and company have […] -
O.C. Supervisors blow almost $2 million on a pointless lawsuit
Posted on April 24, 2009 | 5 CommentsIt is amazing how our Orange County Supervisors find new ways to waste our money. I am excerpting below a press release I received from the Association of O.C. Deputy […] -
Is Jim Silva the most worthless OC GOP legislator?
Posted on March 17, 2009 | 5 Comments[poll id=”121″] Jim Silva. The very mention of his name should send a shiver up your spine. He is easily the most worthless GOP legislator in Sacramento. And Silva was […] -
Calpers is the culprit, not Prop. 13
Posted on January 4, 2009 | 11 CommentsSome municipal officials in California are blaming Prop. 13 for their financial woes – when in truth the REAL problem, besides their proclivity for wasting taxpayers money in frivolous ways, […] -
OC Register Spikes Ball Too Soon on Fullerton Pension Issue
Posted on January 3, 2009 | 9 CommentsOn Sunday the OC Register recognized Fullerton Councilman Shawn Nelson’s lone stand to protect the Fullerton taxpayer against a proposed employee pension spike plan that was being discussed behind closed […] -
San Jose’s pension funds lost almost $1billion in the stock market crash; what about Santa Ana’s funds?
Posted on December 29, 2008 | 1 CommentSan Jose’s pension funds have lost almost $1 billion dollars since the stock market collapsed, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Now the City of San Jose has to […] -
Supervisor John Moorlack hammers OCEA head Nick Berardino
Posted on December 27, 2008 | 2 CommentsO.C. Supervisor John Moorlach absolutely hammered Nick Berardino, the head of the O.C. Employees Association (OCEA) in his December newsletter, according to the Pension Watch blog. Moorlach has fingered Berardino […] -
Why is Ed Royce backing a RINO in Fullerton?
Posted on September 29, 2008 | 2 CommentsO.C. Register editorial writer Steven Greenhut took aim today at wacky RINO and Fullerton Councilman Dick Jones. Here are a couple excerpts from his column: The Republican establishment – including Rep. […] -
Are the Santa Ana City Council members dumber than worms?
Posted on August 24, 2008 | 7 CommentsO.C. Register opinion writer Steven Greehut mused about worms in a new editorial today. Apparently it has been proven that even worms, who haven’t got much in the brains department, […]