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Steven Greenhut on California Going Bankrupt
First Vallejo, then Stockton, then Mammoth Lakes,
and now San Bernardino and soon possibly Compton. As Orange County
Supervisor John Moorlach told Bloomberg News, the bankruptcy
dominoes are starting to fall. As Steven Greenhut reports,...Show More Summary
Glendale councilman appeals his removal from Metrolink board
To his surprise and dismay, Glendale Councilman Ara Najarian has been replaced with Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on the Metrolink board of directors, where Najarian had served for six years.
Central Coast politican tries to bully news site
Cal Coast News.com, the website that the late journalist and professor George Ramos was leading when he died last year, says that a San Luis Obispo County supervisor is pressuring advertisers and sources to shun the site.
Fairfax County supervisor said he voted against suing EPA partly because of Cuccinelli’s role
Fairfax County Supervisor John W. Foust cast the lone vote against filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week — but not because he thought the county wasn’t justified in taking legal action against the federal government. Read full article >>
First pensions, and now bankruptcy tsunami
By Steven Greenhut, Watchdog.org First Vallejo, then Stockton, then Mammoth Lakes and now San Bernardino. As Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach toldBloomberg News, the bankruptcy dominoes are starting to fall. One California city...Show More Summary
Talk Back: Is the 405 Freeway work driving you to madness?
All that heavy construction along the Sepulveda Pass is driving lots of people to the edge of madness, and one angry commuter fired off an e-mail Tuesday night to Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
Southern Poverty Law Center demands Delgaudio’s nonprofit stop using gay couple’s photo
The Southern Poverty Law Center demanded Wednesday that a conservative nonprofit organization led by Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) immediately stop using a same-sex couple’s private engagement photo as part of anti-gay campaign literature. Read full article >>
With caseload rising, new county social services director named
L.A. County supervisors unanimously approve Sheryl Spiller as head of the Department of Public Social Services. The social services agency serves over 2 million low-income county residents daily and distributes $3 billion in annual benefits.
O.C. supervisors delay action on firing of county chief executive
Orange County supervisors didn't take any action against the chief executive officer in a closed-session meeting held Friday afternoon. In a memo dated a day earlier, board Chairman John Moorlach requested a closed session to evaluate and discuss the performance...
Former Villaraigosa aide Emanuel Pleitez, 29, to run for mayor
A onetime personal assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday that he is jumping into next year's mayoral campaign. While Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and businessman Rick Caruso continue to stay...Show More Summary
Greening of Downtown: DTLA's Civic Park Partially Opens (With Dance Party) in Late July
Click here to view the full photogallery. Great news for Downtown's Civic Center--the long awaited and highly anticipated Grand Avenue Civic Center Park will begin opening in just a month. According to County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's website, politicians and stakeholders...
Three Loudoun leaders propose deadline extension for Silver Line
After months of discussion and one 30-day extension of Loudoun County’s deadline to opt in to phase two development of Metro’s Silver Line, three Loudoun County supervisors are now pushing for an additional deadline extension — to December 1. Read full article >>
California Man Excoriates County Supervisors For Anti-Gay Politics: VIDEO
Jeff Gerard has some serious gumption. The California man last month appeared at a meeting of the Sutter County Supervisors to blast board members for their past anti-gay politics, including supporting Proposition 8 and pressuring a county clerk to stop...
WATCH: Gay Guy Goes Off On Anti-Gay CA County Supervisors
The wonderful thing about the Internet is that it can connect one person doing something courageous in obscurity with millions of other people around the world. CONTINUED GayCities
Housing groups slam Fairfax supervisor over $500 million price tag for Tysons workforce housing
A coalition of affordable housing and smart-growth advocates has fired back at a Fairfax County supervisor who says subsidized housing in Tysons Corner will cost about $500 million. The group accused Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)...Show More Summary
Prince William discretionary funds issue erupts into battle between supervisors
The move by the newest Prince William County Supervisor, Peter Candland (R-Gainesville), to end the use of “discretionary funds” by supervisors was unanimously approved Tuesday, but not before some seemingly unrelated amendments were tacked on and passed in almost the blink of an eye. Read full article >>
County supervisors rescind 1942 Japanese American internment vote
L.A. County supervisors voted unanimously to rescind their earlier predecessors’ support of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Todd Spitzer wins Orange County supervisor seat -- again
In an easy victory, former state Assemblyman Todd Spitzer won a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisor in Tuesday's election, reclaiming an office he had previously held. Spitzer, who ran against Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly, garnered an...
Fairfax County supervisors ask for new audit of troubled Community Services Board
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday requested its auditor investigate fiscal and governance problems at the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board. Five supervisors, including Chairman Sharon S. Bulova, called for Auditor of the Board Michael B. Show More Summary
Fifteen Voters Removed In Rick Scott’s Purge Reinstated By Florida Elections Supervisors
Last week, the Clay and Pinellas County Supervisors of Elections’ offices told ThinkProgress that they had already removed names from the voter rolls on the basis of not responding within 30 days to letters demanding proof of citizenship. But after the Justice Department demanded Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) end his extensive purge of registered [...]