ISEN APPOINTED TO STATE OFFICE vs

GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY ANNOUNCED APPOINTMENTS OF 10 PEOPLE TO STATE POSSITIONS, AND AMONG THEM WAS A LA SALVA BEACH MAN. THE JOBS WERE ALL IN THE BUREAU OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW'S OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 50-YEAR OLD LANCE "GORDON" ISEN, OF LA SELVA BEACH, HAS BEEN APPOINTED SPECIAL ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL. HE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. ISEN ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PRIOR TO HIS SERVICE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. THIS POSITION DOES NOT REQUIRE SENATE CONFIRMATION AND THE COMPENSATION IS $105,576. ISEN IS A REPUBLICAN. THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF THE YOUTH AND ADULT CORRECTIONAL AGENCY, AND ITS SUBORDINATE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, AND AUTHORITIES.