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open government Archive
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Inmates Running Asylum In Mission Viejo
Posted on October 4, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . You would think that an employment contract for an Assistant City Manager’s position would be a simple thing to adopt. Last night’s hearing on the proposed contract... -
Say what you will about Berardino, but…
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . …but it sure is nice to have him on the Orange County Fair Board now facing down Chairman Dave Ellis. Good call, Governor Brown! I know a... -
The Seven Walls of Local Government; Wall #5 – Time is Not On Your Side
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsBy The Desert Rat Here, Friends, is the 5th installment of Professor J.H. Habermeyer’s scintillating essay on the seven figurative walls local government builds to protect itself from outside scrutiny... -
Should We Really Run Government Like the Private Sector?
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . There seems to be considerable talk in conservative circles from time to time about the concept of running government like the private sector. Currently that issue seems... -
Deja Vu in Costa Mesa – Violating Open Government Laws
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . . City Council members in Costa Mesa are borrowing a trick that Dave Ellis used at the Orange County Fair Board to hide his machinations from public... -
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 75 Comments. . . . Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time... -
‘The Rubber Stamp Process’ Reveals Deep Democracy Deficit in Anaheim and Santa Ana – UPDATED with interview!
Posted on February 18, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . UPDATE: The entire interview is now available online at www.solartradio.com I took it upon myself to find the time to read the entire report “The Rubber Stamp... -
Finally, Fullerton’s First School Board Broadcast
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments. . . The Fullerton School Board doesn’t show its meetings on cable or the Internet. In fact, they don’t even post the audio recordings online. The only way to... -
Gus Ayer on the Fairgrounds Swindlers: “Shit. Meet Fan.”
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . It’s been a pretty good week for us blogger/activists who’ve been tirelessly fighting corruption in this County with no help from either our As-Good-As-No-DA-DA or the mainstream... -
Based on Bell, if your city uses Mayer Hoffman McCann, should you audit their work?
Posted on December 27, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . I commend John M. Nachbar, Culver City City Manager, for this effort to reassure his stakeholders that safety and transparency are paramount. CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE CITY OF... -
Prop 8 arguments pro and con to be heard – and televised – this morning at 10, CSPAN.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . Today is pretty historic. For the first time, TV viewers at home are going to be able to watch opening arguments before a Federal Court of Appeals... -
Espionage….Wikileaks Style.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . . . Classified Information: Top Secret, Secret, Confidential, Issues of National Security, Biological, Chemical and Radiological Secrets, Industrial and Manufacturing Secrets, as well as Personal Information related... -
Wiki-Leaks open thread: What have we learned so far?
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 13 Comments. . . “In the courts, in Congress and with international allies, the United States has unreasonably insisted on keeping massive amounts of information secret. Transparency and accountability are essential... -
Robert Reich: Our Incredible Shrinking Democracy
Posted on February 4, 2010 | 2 Comments[I'd been waiting for the brilliant but dwarf-like Robert Reich to write his next great essay, so I'd have an excuse to put up this cool video of him and...
