May 22, 2018
Orange County
Voice of OC: Performance auditing offers a real look under the public-sector hood
A Performance Auditor is a unique position, one pioneered by the County of Orange back in 2008, and probably the most crowning achievement from our board of supervisors in recent memory – offering what I consider a very cost effective and nonpartisan approach toward self-government.
Voice of OC: Dozens of mentally ill homeless people may leave County treatment motel
Up to 40, and possibly more, homeless people diagnosed with mental illnesses who had been living along the Santa Ana River Trail have been told they must leave a motel with county mental health treatment beds, and it’s unclear where they will go, according to people who have been staying there.
OC Register: When you break even as a homeowner depends on where you live in Southern California
If you’re planning to stick around for four years or more, consider this: Typically, it takes three years and eight months to reach the break-even point in the L.A./O.C. area, Zillow researchers say.
Labor
AFL-CIO Paywatch: More for Them, Less for Us
The Executive Paywatch is the most comprehensive searchable online database tracking CEO pay. For the first time, thanks to new disclosure rules fought for and won by the labor movement, Paywatch now includes company-specific pay ratio data.
Labor 411: NLRB Rules in Favor of Boeing Union in the South, Gives It Another Chance at Organizing Workers
The decision will let 178 flight readiness technicians and inspectors at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plant decide whether they want to join the union, which already represents thousands of Boeing workers on the West Coast.
California
OC Register: California school spending grows at fastest pace in the U.S.
Let’s not forget California’s governmental budgets (handling all chores) were hammered by the Great Recession. Some of this recent statewide surge in school outlays — which includes tracking salary, benefits (including funding for pensions) — is simply restoring educational spending to previous levels.
Publication Date: May 22, 2018
