counter-current Tanaka needed a job...

counter-current Tanaka needed a job in 1958 The Walnut woodland Calif., native had a guild degree and a two-year Army stint in subordination to his belt when he came to looks Angeles, looking to find work with a local business.

however the economy was bad and work at jobss were scarce, so he signed forward with the employer that was hiring -- the looks Angeles County government. The public-sector work at jobs was essentially a last resort, a place to start until better work came along. on the other hand 38 years later, Tanaka is just now getting around to leaving.

Tanaka is retiring this month after a shire career spanning five decades, including the past 16 years as chief of the massive Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) He leaves behind an agency with a now passing budget of around $3.1 billion, 38 district offices, 10000 employee and the tremendous challenge of serving the culturally diverse and constantly