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Santa Ana City Council Votes To Fire City Manager 7 Months Into Job

The Santa Ana City Council voted 6-to-1 Tuesday night to fire City Manager Paul Walters just seven months after he was hired for the position.

2013/01/23

Leslie Keane is the city manager of Laguna Woods. (credit: Orange County Sheriff's Department)

Laguna Woods’ City Manager Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

The city manager of Laguna Woods was arrested and booked into county jail Friday night for allegedly driving under the influence.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/24

City Council: El Monte Lifeguards Fired Over ‘Gangnam Style’ Video Should Get Jobs Back

The El Monte City Council recommended Tuesday that 14 lifeguards should get their jobs back after they were fired for filming a spoof of the Korean pop music video, “Gangnam Style.”

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/16

Prosecutors Investigating Cudahy’s Former City Manager’s Paychecks

Los Angeles county prosecutors are investigating whether the former city manager of Cudahy illegally gave himself pay raises.

2012/06/03

Law Firm Accepting Resumes In Search For Next City Manager Of Bell

Want to be the new Robert Rizzo? Make sure to submit your application before the close of business on Monday.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/05

Longtime La Quinta City Manager Dies While Hiking Bump And Grind Trail

Longtime La Quinta City Manager Thomas P. Genovese died Sunday while hiking on the Bump and Grind Trail in Rancho Mirage, a city spokeswoman said.

2011/11/20

Former Bell Manager Robert Rizzo Sells His Huntington Beach Home

The man authorities say masterminded a scheme to loot millions from the working-class suburb of Bell has sold his Huntington Beach house.

2011/10/27

Scandal-Plagued City Of Bell Loses Interim City Manager

The city council of Bell decided not to extend the contract of interim city manager Pedro Carillo after his contract expired, leaving the new mayor to assume his role.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/07/25

Upland City Manager Fired For Failing To Follow City Council Direction

Leaders of a Southern California community have fired the city manager for an unspecified employment breach and failure to follow direction from the city council.

2011/05/05

Robert Rizzo Due Back In Court Tuesday

Former Bell manager Robert Rizzo, who has been ordered to stand trial on charges of misappropriating millions of dollars from the city, is due in court Tuesday.

2011/03/15

Lawyer: Robert Rizzo Was Victimized, Not City Of Bell

Robert Rizzo was the mastermind of a scam, prosecutors say, that bilked one of Southern California’s poorest cities out of more than $5.5 million, money with which he lined his pockets and those of a handful of cronies.

2011/02/23

Former and current Bell city employees, Robert Rizzo (L), former city manager, Angela Spaccia (2L), former assistant city manager, Victor Bello (3L), former council member, and Oscar Hernandez (R), mayor, attend a bail reduction hearing on September 22, 2010. (AL SEIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Bell Official Admits To Compiling False Information

An administrator for the scandal-ridden California city of Bell testified Tuesday that she compiled false information that was given to a resident who demanded to know how much elected officials were paid.

2011/02/15

Rizzo Let Go From Parking Lot Security Post

The disgraced former city manager of the scandal-ridden Los Angeles suburb of Bell will no longer be watching out for rogue parkers in the lot at Huntington Beach’s International Surf Museum.

2011/01/14

Bell Files Complaint Against Robert Rizzo

The city of Bell wants its former city manager to return millions of dollars he’s accused of misappropriating and enriching himself through a hefty salary.

2010/11/25