Orange County sheriff cuts $10 million in costs amid uncertain budget future

With most local governments scrambling to cut costs after the coronavirus pandemic devastated expected revenue, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has trimmed $10 million from his budget over the past few months by rearranging top-level command positions and eliminating a handful of other jobs.
It remains to be seen, though, whether more cuts will be sought from a department that accounts for one of the larger shares of the county’s day-to-day operations budget. In fiscal year 2019-20, the d