Sun. Nov 24th, 2024

I have helped, over the past few years, to get rid of two “double-dippers” on the Coast Community College District’s Board of Education, Armando Ruiz and Walt Howald.  These guys were running, again and again, for office so they could pad their retirement – well into the mid-six figures per year!

But did you know that the Santa Ana Unified School District also has a “double-dipper?”

You may not be aware that Ms. Audrey Yamagata-Noji, who is the President of the SAUSD School Board, is also a “double-dipper”. She is in line to receive two very hefty pensions thanks to the taxpayers of California.

Despite the small stipend she earns as a SAUD board member, her years of service as an educator will be used to provide a second retirement with the Public Employees Retirement Sytem (PERS) for her board service.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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