Editorial: Culture of public perks must change
Managers of the people's money - in the county's case, elected supervisors and top-level department heads - should keep their sharpest focus these days on the unit cost of employees.
Editorial: Supervisors cling to closed-door culture
Former Supervisor Pat Loe, who opposed the proposal to lower the minimum educational requirements for the county administrative officer, addressed the basic problem. Supervisors cannot decide this behind closed doors, she said. Nonetheless, that is what happened. The public debate was nothing but a formality, and the decisions were already made all the way to appointment.
Silent night for teens; holy night for the young ones
With Christmas just four days away (yes, fellas, that surprises me too) I am in the full holiday spirit.
It’s time for the return of the ‘Wild Ones’
With the Saddle Show and Rodeo back in the fold for another
Editorial: Farr picks wrong time to tout addiction to feel-good politics
Rome is burning, and Congressman Sam Farr is swooping in to the




