cronyism Archive
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A complete MAUK-ery: The Misrule of Orange County’s CEO.
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 30 CommentsDamn, this county has been run badly these last few years. I mean, hell’s bells. Who’s been in charge? Are they asleep at the switch? That would be our County... -
Arnold-Appointed Yolo County Judge Dan Maguire: Cronyism 101
Posted on April 9, 2012 | 16 CommentsDan Maguire is a silver-spooner rich kid that was Arnold’s legal bagman for years. As a reward for loyal service – he (Maguire) was appointed to the Yolo County Bench... -
Ding, Dong, the Bridge is Dead: Steve Rosansky’s environmentalist legacy.
Posted on March 13, 2012 | 7 CommentsAs we predicted on January 26th of this year, termed-out Newport councilmanSteve Rosansky‘s attempt to leave a legacy by pushing construction of the 19th/Banning Bridge backfired badly, leading to... -
Tony Petros bails at Fair Board Meeting before LSA vote
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 12 CommentsTony Petros is running for Newport Beach City Council. Tony Petros is also a Principal in the Irvine office of LSA & Associates, the company that was the bag man... -
The Fair Board Is TRANSFORMED.
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 15 CommentsExcellent news for all of us who care about not only the Orange County Fairgrounds, but also the quaint notions of accountability, open governance, and justice for crooks: Governor Brown... -
John Williams Agonistes
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 19 CommentsWell, that was an interesting morning in the courtroom, albeit a long, tedious and ultimately unsatisfying morning. We walked in, a little over a dozen of us, with John S.... -
Is the OC’s tumor John Williams leaving or not? Carlson out in AD-74; and Loretta backs Julio!
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 42 CommentsA few interesting things that happened in the OC, around the same time as President Obama’s very encouraging Occupy-influenced State of the Union Address: Worst Public Administrator Ever (John S... -
My letter to S-Kang: Re-open investigation into Dick Ackerman’s Illegal Fairgrounds Lobbying!
Posted on January 18, 2012 | 26 CommentsHere goes nothing. Hand delivery tomorrow or Friday… January 16, 2011 Dear Ms. Kang Schroeder: Looking back over the work many of us did over the last couple of years... -
Neither Party Listening to Voters, Both Are Corrupt
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 10 Comments. . . Part of the reason that there is so much dissatisfaction with the current state of politics is that neither party is listening at all to what the... -
Dave Ellis subpoenaed in his favorite watering hole, Newport Beach’s Gulfstream!
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . Mr. Toad, not having as much fun as usual. (Delta Partners IS Dave Ellis.) As Fairgrounds activists campaign to have the reprehensible Dave Ellis removed from the... -
Obama Murdergate Coverup Highly Retaliatory
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 139 Comments. . . Much like the Nixon Administrations attempted cover up of the plumbers and other parts of Watergate, the Obama Administration has been in full force retaliation mode to... -
Stock Act Should Temporarily Unify Occupy and Tea Party
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 28 CommentsWithout going to far out on a limb, I think that it is fair to say that a joint concern of both the Occupy and Tea Party movements is a... -
Scott Baugh’s “Non-profit, for the children” OC Marathon is actually FOR profit! And other surprises from the Fair Board Meeting.
Posted on November 2, 2011 | 64 Comments. . . Whatever, I wondered, was Scott Baugh doing at the Orange County Fair Board meeting last Thursday? I recognized the longtime lobbyist, OC GOP chairman, and newly-minted warrior... -
Occupy Forces Coin New Slogan (with new picture)
Posted on October 28, 2011 | 68 Comments. . . Nagging at the back of my mind for the past two months were similarities between the rhetoric and slogans coming out of the “Occupy” camps and events from...
