Commentary In his 1992 run for United States President, third-party candidate Ross Perot made famous the phrase “to look under the hood.” We’ve done just that by looking at the per capita rankings of Orange County’s cities and school districts by taking their unrestricted net positions and dividing them by the populations they serve, as of June 30, 2020, the most recent date where all of their audited financial statements were available. If you are a homeowner in Orange County, you need to be concerned about the fiscal wellbeing of your city, your elementary, middle, and high school district(s) and your community college district. You have the responsibility of voting for your city council and school board trustees. With the hood open, let’s see what these combined layers of government tell us from the data available. Many cities have elementary school districts, as well as a separate district providing middle …