Unfunded Pension Liabilities ‘Crowding Out’ City Budgets in Orange County
The significant burden of unfunded pension liabilities is severely affecting municipal budgets throughout Orange County, California, officials say, with some cities faring better than others.
When cities are forced to spend more to cover pension costs, something else has to be cut from local budgets, according to former state Sen. John Moorlach.
“It has impacted them with a problem that’s referred to as ‘crowding out,’” Moorlach told The Epoch Times. “You’re seeing a lot of cities making considerable staffing reductions,” including public safety staff.
Public employee pension fund deficits are one of the most daunting problems faced by local governments. While some cities in Orange County have made substantial efforts to pay down these unfunded liabilities, others have not and are struggling to remain solvent.
Voting Concludes in OC Special Election For Supervisor - Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA - Tuesday is the deadline to cast ballots in the special election to fill the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
By City News Service
Mar 9, 2021
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Today is the deadline to cast ballots in the special election to fill the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors vacated when Michelle Steel was elected to the House of Representatives.
Unlike regular multi-candidate elections for the Board of Supervisors, where a majority is required to be elected, Tuesday s winner will take a seat on the board regardless of how high his or her percentage of the votes is.
In a district where Republicans have a 38%-33.2% registration lead, party leaders are worried that with three candidates in the officially nonpartisan race, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, a Democrat, will prevail.
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Huntington Beach City Council to consider extending Main Street closure through Labor Day
Mike Morgan, a server at Killarneys Irish Pub, attends to customers in November. The Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night will consider extending the closure of the second block of Main Street through Labor Day.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)
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The Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday night will consider extending the closure of the second block of Main Street through Labor Day.
The second block downtown has been closed since last summer to encourage outdoor dining, and Tuesday’s agenda item would extend that closure through Sept. 6. It is currently closed through the end of February.