
Controlling Vector Control
Here in Orange County, we have this special district called the Orange County Vector Control District. As you may have guessed, it supposed to control vectors — mosquitos, ticks, etc.
The OCVCD has been a center of controversy here in recent weeks, due to District Manager Gerard Goedhart’s determination to ram through a 62% pension spike for the OCVDD’s 50 employees. The 35-member Board of Trustees approved it on the first reading, and narrowly rejected two weeks later on the second reading. Goedhart planned to make another attempt to pass the pension spike on December 15, but the outcry — fueled by the OC Register editorial page and OC Blog — led to the vote being postponed until March or April. Goedhart is a former city councilman, and his experience has no doubt taught him that if you delay a controversial proposal long enough for people to… Read More