Firemen 1, Police 0

Orange County Firefighters won their first court battle over an initiative (assuming no court losses, it will be on the June 2006 ballot) that would distribute about $80 million in taxes to firefighters that currently go to the Orange County Sheriff and the Orange County District Attorney’s office. According to this story in the Orange County Register (one-time registration required), the sheriff’s union will appeal. As an aside, firefighters for the Orange County Fire Authority are some of the best paid in the country. It doesn’t take much thought to figure out why the firefighters want to pass this measure….