ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK : At Least Someone Can Find a Silver Lining
Riverside relief: This week, 1,000 Orange County businesses received packets of Alka-Seltzer to ease stomach pains caused by Orange County’s financial collapse. The mailings, gifts from the Riverside County Economic Development Agency, carried the message: “Riverside County is just what the doctor ordered.”
The agency also purchased more than a dozen radio ads, which will run through January, that urge Orange County businesses to relocate to Riverside County.
$2 billion? How much is that in quarters?: On Friday, Orange County officials revoked free parking privileges for the media at the parking lot at the Hall of Administration, the heart of county government.
Law on-line: Orange County’s financial woes are the topic on Lexis Counsel Connect, the largest on-line service for lawyers. A panel of experts began to talk electronically this week about the long-term effects. About 17,000 attorneys, law professors and judges will participate. It’s unclear who will get billed for the hours on-line.
Compiled by staff writer Martin Miller, with contributions from staff reports.
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