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The Voice of OC!Get Vern’s Latest and Greatest…
- John Earl’s Surf City Voice!
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
- Michael Frederick Molle Held for Attempted Murder in Shootings of His Step-Grandkids
- Chapman University's Dodge College Ranked 7th Best Film School in U.S.
- Border Wars: Crystal Cove Panga'd; Irvine Becomes Murrieta; Rohrabacher Backs Boehner
- Neel Kashkari, California's GOP Nominee for Governor, Gives Homelessness a Spin: VIDEO
- Rev. Bud Green of Guest of Wally George Fame Takes Credit for White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge
- Checkpoints in Anaheim, Santa Ana; Patrols in SJC, Dana Point, San Clemente TONIGHT
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- OC Supervisors consider a charter amendment regarding the use of private contractors
- The Bryson Chronicles: Her critics lied about her finances and didn’t mention her dying husband
- Rep. Sanchez blames the Republicans for the border crisis
- Mansoor says we need to keep the 405 Freeway free!
- Conservative hopes to take back an important seat in North OC
- Santa Ana Tea Party Patriots meeting set for August 12
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democracy Archive
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Checks and Balances within Local Government: Anaheim Case Study
Posted on July 31, 2014 | 17 CommentsEvery child in America is taught that our Founding Fathers wisely enshrined checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution. The term checks and balances is credited to the French... -
Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 29 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County... -
Making Obstructionism Fun?
Posted on July 6, 2014 | 5 CommentsMuch is being made of the 10,000 to 20,000 unaccompanied children coming across our borders each and every month. Seems like this is just some old Mel Gibson Road Warrior... -
Your June 2014 Primary Election OCD Live-blogging Thread! (Last update Thursday)
Posted on June 3, 2014 | 12 CommentsFinal Results (pretty much) Wednesday morning: The best news: Judge Joanne Motoike (right) won by a lot! Board of Education incumbent David Boyd beat his tea-party challenger whatsisname by a... -
Huntington Beach Teabaggers Want their Plastic Bags Back! (I’m sorry, they want the CHOICE.)
Posted on April 21, 2014 | 51 CommentsFirst off, am I a bad man? A hypocrite, a holder of double standards? I’m just sayin’, because generally I’m always agitating for more democracy, direct democracy, bring this burning... -
Just the Headlines (Plus a Bit More) for Now from Friday at the Registrar of Voters’ Office
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 12 CommentsI’m off to the California Democratic Party convention soon, where I hope to raise $420,000 today for my now-official campaign for District Attorney, so I have time only to give... -
If Susan Kang Schroeder Plans to be DA by 2017, I Want to Run Against Her Now!
Posted on February 27, 2014 | 9 CommentsMy nominal opponent in this year’s race for Orange County District Attorney (now fortified with Public Administrator) is incumbent Tony Rackauckas. Many people, though, apparently think that he doesn’t plan to be... -
Why CATER is Suing Anaheim Over the Angels Stadium “Negotiations”
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 3 CommentsLabor Day weekend, 2013, kicked off with the late Friday afternoon posting of the Anaheim City Council agenda, disclosing that the Angels lease of our taxpayer-owned stadium was up for negotiation. ... -
How much taxpayer money did Kris Murray and Gail Eastman spend ensuring themselves a second term?
Posted on January 8, 2014 | 38 CommentsIt looks like the answer will be over $2 million of Anaheim taxpayers’ money, possibly as much as two and a half million. That’s the answer to the question, how... -
Major, Huge, Breaking, Groundbreaking News on the U.S. Senate Filibuster’s Rule
Posted on November 21, 2013 | 58 CommentsHarry Reid just gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate that will rightfully belong in the history books. He’s taking on the filibuster — at least as... -
Basta de chingaderas: Anaheim is not Selma!
Posted on October 22, 2013 | 17 CommentsPolarized politics has ugly manifestations, and Anaheim is no exception. The most visible expression these days are the city council meetings, both by council members and the public. The loss... -
Pringle Ring Backpedals into ‘Citizens Commission’ Bunker: Cleansing Wash or Whitewash?
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 9 CommentsHey, here’s a sign of possible progress in Anaheim! (Maybe not — but even being able to say “maybe” is itself progress given where we’ve been!) The likely weakness in... -
Today’s MLK event, and how we can revive the Voting Rights Act! (Jonathan Adler)
Posted on August 31, 2013 | 3 CommentsFirst, as we prepare for this afternoon”s spectacular 50-year celebration of the I Had A Dream speech 3-6 at Sasscer Park) let me pass along some thoughts from organizer and... -
ACLU & Anaheim: Late-ish Mar. 17 Trial Date Set; Judge Releases the Discovery Kraken
Posted on July 30, 2013 | 10 Comments1. Three major victories for the Plaintiffs It was a mixed day in Court for the ACLU-backed plaintiffs in the case of Moreno v. City of Anaheim, who were supported...
