Local governments in California had 407 workers in the $300K club in 2010, according to the most recent numbers from the state controller’s office – and eight of those folks were from Orange County. There were 803,858 positions reported in county, cit... »
It’s easier to get an estimate on car repairs and kitchen remodels than it is to get an estimate on how much a hospital surgery will cost — despite California’s attempts to make it easier for us consumers, our colleagues at the Los Angeles Times wrote ... »
A federal magistrate has rejected the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s demand to enforce a subpoena against Wells Fargo Bank. As we reported earlier, the SEC went to court last week, complaining that Wells has failed to respond quickly to administr... »
Memo to Wells Fargo Bank: Subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission are not, well, voluntary. The SEC went to court in San Francisco today, seeking an order to compel the big bank to produce documents it demanded under subpoena about mortga... »
How would a Tustin painter know about an obscure ethics regulation buried in the California Code? And why would he take the time to file complaints against 68 city council members in Orange County? That’s the mystery at the center of a strange little c... »
California law requires that the names of police officers involved in shootings must be released to the public, a three-justice appellate panel has ruled. The ruling Tuesday by the 2nd District Court of Appeal involves the the fatal shooting Dec. 12, 2... »
So here’s the good news: The number of animals impounded by the Orange County animal shelter fell by 4.2 percent between 2010 and 2011 (from 32,390 to 31,044); and the number of animals euthanized fell by 3 percent (from 15,093 to 14,634), perhaps refl... »
We told you last week that California’s 425 redevelopment agencies will soon be handing off $29.8 billion in unpaid long-term debt to their successors,according to the latest figures from the state controller’s office. We also told you that some citize... »
As the lights are fading to black for California’s 425 redevelopment agencies, their successors will inherit $29.8 billion in unpaid long-term debt, according to the latest figures from the state controller’s office. And that doesn’t include the wild-e... »
After an undercover officer shot and killed an unarmed man during a heroin buy in Dallas, police said the shooting was accidental. The officer said he was attempting to turn on a flashlight mounted on his gun when he accidentally pulled the trigger. Th... »
The two waste haulers whose legal clash threatened to let waste pile up in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley sat down over the holiday weekend and resolved their differences, an attorney tells us. Happy New Year! We told you last week about the batt... »
In an Apocalyptic vision that perhaps only garbage haulers could conjure, festering piles of refuse may soon clog the streets of Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, resulting “in an intolerable accumulation of odious waste, creating a public health h... »
We tell you the tale of Rainbow Disposal’s battle with CR&R Waste Services here, which reaches into trash cans (and pockets) in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. Attorneys for Rainbow – Daniel Callahan and Christopher B. Queally — sent us this sum... »
The operators of Medical Capital Holdings made tens of millions of dollars in insider loans, charged investors hundreds of millions in unjustified administrative fees and saddled those investors with hundreds of millions more in fake assets. Those are ... »
A thorn in the side of the body politic? Afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted? We at The Watchdog tend to think of the Orange County Grand Jury as a bully pulpit of the people, by the people, for the people. Just a bunch of regular ... »
