Santana: Putting the Public Back Into Public Budgets

Santana: Putting the Public Back Into Public Budgets

Throughout all the public budget briefings, hearings and town halls last month detailing the latest $10 billion spending plan for Orange County residents, nobody ever mentioned – much less debated – spiking politicians’ pay.  [Read: Orange County Supervisors Now Make More Than California’s Governor] Especially not the 25% pay spike ultimately adopted by county supervisors for themselves on a 4-1 vote (with Katrina Foley quietly dissenting) as th…