The recent publication of the County’s long overdue ACFR (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) for 2021-2022 (covering July of 2021 to June of 2022) is being…
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At the beginning of her brief statement to the Supervisors on Tuesday morning, First District Supervisor candidate Carrie Shattuck, asked the Board: “Please bear with…
It continues to amaze us that the Supervisors complain at almost every meeting about the “structural deficit” and the need to cut costs (but never…
In December of 2010, in the aftermath of the “Great Recession,” when the County faced a budget crunch similar to today’s (but for different reasons),…
Despite the County’s many and growing staffing and budget problems, the Board of Supervisors has taken another month off. Their last meeting was November 8…
Supervisor Dan Gjerde, Board of Supervisors Meeting, Tuesday, November 7, 2023: “I think we need to focus on implementing the cuts.” (Other supervisors had previously…
Just as we warned… Anyone who watches gangster movies is familiar with that stereotypical line usually delivered in a heavy Brooklyn accent where the mob…
Independent Coast Observer reporter Susan Wolbarst covers the Board of Supervisors for the ICO. In her October 20, 2023 report about the suspension of Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax…
In a transparent attempt to cover their collective behinds, the Supervisors gave suspended Auditor-Controller Treasurer Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison a technical opportunity to respond to…
Last Tuesday, while taking five minutes to tell everyone else not to talk about the felony charges he filed against Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison, District…
You might expect after the Board’s frequent hand-wringing about possible bankruptcy and structural deficits and looming budget shortfalls, ongoing employee negotiations, ongoing computer software problems…