‘Checking Under The Hood’: Orange County Cities’ and School Districts’ Finances

‘Checking Under The Hood’: Orange County Cities’ and School Districts’ Finances
Sonora Elementary School in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Commentary
In his 1992 run for United States President, third-party candidate Ross Perot made famous the phrase “to look under the hood.” We’ve done just that by looking at the per capita rankings of Orange County’s cities and school districts by taking their unrestricted net positions and dividing them by the populations they serve, as of June 30, 2020, the most recent date where all of their audited financial statements were available.
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
Author
John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.
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