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Article: Orange County Board of Supervisors faces angry residents, hires assistant treasurer.
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- The Bond Buyer
- Article date:
- February 2, 1995
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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- As protesters carried picket signs outside a packed hearing room Tuesday night, the Orange County Board of Supervisors hired a new assistant treasurer and conducted other business during the bankrupt county's first-ever night meeting.
To bolster public attendance, board chairman Gaddy H. Vasquez changed the meeting's start to 7 p.m. from 9:30 a.m., and more than 300 of the county's irate residents showed up, filling the meeting room to capacity.
Dozens of residents remained outside, many holding picket signs expressing a range of concerns, such as worries about possible cuts in school funding. Other signs voiced disagreement with a rumored ...