One of the many sins of government that was identified by Ronald Reagan is that "a bureaucracy, once created, has one fundamental rule above all others: preserve the bureaucracy."
While families across Orange County joined in celebration of our nation's freedom this Fourth of July, one woman in Ladera Ranch suffered a brutal attack.
Signifying our commitment to fiscal responsibly, last week the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to reduce our own salaries and those of 97 department heads and top managers by 5 percent.