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Board Seeks to Recoup Rescue Costs for Lost Hikers

The law won't let them recovery the $160,000 cost of the rescue of the recently lost Trabuco Canyon hikers. But the Orange County Board of Supervisors seeks to make that possible in the future.

1 Comment Recommend Peter Schelden (Editor)

Shirley May 21, 2013 at 08:32 pm
See anything wrong with the comment below Peter? The law won't let them recovery the $160,000 costRead More of the rescue of the recently lost Trabuco Canyon hikers.
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Rebecca Nogy May 21, 2013 at 06:50 am
Such a ridiculous and flawed report. First of all it is a slam on our military. Second, theRead More assumption is made that all calls made from California locations are made by Californians. Shame on the Patch for perpetuating such nonsense!
S.A.P. May 20, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Why yes, I do F*$#^%& cuss. Thank you :)
Bill Deck May 20, 2013 at 10:17 am
I grew up in Redondo Beach, CA. We, the surfers at least, all said 'there is no life east of PCHRead More (Pacific Coast Hwy) My sympathy for the people not so lucky.
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Jim Gardner May 21, 2013 at 11:57 am
Hi Lionel, The only person I can recall who was in favor of term limits was Marcia Rudolph, theRead More incumbent city council member who was recently defeated. I think your point about "new blood" is a good one. In my businesses I always liked to change out a lawyer or an accountant to get the benefits of a fresh look. Although there are potential downsides to this, overall I found it an effectrive strategy to look at this every 5 or so years. The fact that you are open to change also helps keep the existing people on their toes. As far as the record of our legal team, it is a poor one, with millions of dollars being spent every year. No other city around here spends a greater % on legal services than we do. Nor have they had so many fruitless adventures, such as the day laborer ban, the sex offender ban, etc.
Lionel M. May 20, 2013 at 03:13 pm
Is there anyone who is against term limits? And what about term limits for our staff and ourRead More contractors? Doesn't the same rationale - "new blood" - apply to staff and contractors like our legal firm that keeps getting us into lawsuits, charging great sums, and often leaving us with no gains.
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