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- Rep. John Campbell Voted Against STOCK Act in Congress
- Saigon Broadcasting Television Network Petitions the White House for Human Rights in Viet Nam
- Rep. John Campbell’s Republican Challenger to Host an Event in OC
- OCYD Selects New Board Officers
- Anaheim Council majority keeps investor benefiting from $158 million tax giveaway secret
park space Archive
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Orange Land-Grab: Developer’s dirty tricks are illegal. UPDATE: Enough referendum sigs collected!!!
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . You may have heard, if you’ve been following what we call the “Land Grab” in the City of Orange and the citizen referendum against it, of one... -
“Dirty Politics Crosses the Line.” The latest on the Orange Land Grab, from Orange-Needs-Parks.org
Posted on August 5, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . Found in today’s bulging Orange Juice Inbox (our emphases) : Hi Vern, Sometimes one side goes too far in a political fight. In the City of Orange,... -
Fullerton citizens unite against Chevron and their own City Council to preserve West Coyote Hills.
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . This could almost be a sequel to my recent article about something very similar happening in the City of Orange. I’d been waiting for one of our... -
Orange Land-Grab: Ridgeline’s Fairy Tales vs. the “Right of Reversion.”
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 10 Comments. . . (with permission, reposted from www.orange-needs-parks.org) “It’s like they traded our cow for a handful of beans – but the beans aren’t magic. We won’t end up with... -
What Could Be Worse Than a McDonald’s in Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park?
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Fred L. Olmsted How about a taxpayer-subsidized McFullerton to compete with non-subsidized local eateries. It’s Fullerton. it’s Redevelopment. It’s not impossible. Seriously, could our city council really be contemplating ... -
“John and Ken’s” 2010 Election Guide – updated with new OC cities!
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 38 CommentsHeads on sticks! Heads on sticks! We wanna see those rapacious corporations, and the Republican and DINO politicians who live to serve them and imprison us, with their heads atop... -
Where’s Our Park?
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 1 CommentThe north part of Orange County has a notorious lack of parks and open space. And while the County of Orange spends millions on its park system annually, including vast... -
When is An Historic Resource Not An Historic Resource?
Posted on July 11, 2010 | 1 CommentWhen it’s Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park, of course. Then it’s a resource of a different kind: an opportunity for City Staff to play upon the sentimentality of Fullerton’s park and history... -
November’s Ballot Initiatives numbered! YIPPEE!!
Posted on July 2, 2010 | 10 CommentsOn account of I read the invaluable Calitics website, I know the numbers of ten of the upcoming initiatives before my rightwing nemesis Brother Larry does. And so I share:... -
Board of Supervisors holds special meeting to consider 20,000 acre gift on Tuesday
Posted on June 24, 2010 | 8 CommentsOC Parks Commissioners sign a binder filled with documents associated with the proposed gift. Commissioners pictured are, from left, Stephan Andranian, Dick Davenport, Trish Kelley, Matt Cunningham, Chair Bert Ashland... -
The Fullerton City Council And Its Trail of Tears to Nowhere
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 1 CommentWe have almost exhausted ourselves relating the long and troubling story of the Poisoned Park, AKA the Union pacific park, a perfect case study in local government overreach, squandered millions,... -
Fullerton’s General Plan Committee Overturns “Gag” Order
Posted on December 2, 2008 | No CommentsThe City of Fullerton’s General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) voted to include West Coyote Hills as a Focus Area in the City’s new General Plan update. The West Coyote Hills... -
Linh Ho is so damn cool!
Posted on November 1, 2008 | 3 CommentsGarden Grove city council candidate, public law attorney, field rep to Senator Lou Correa, intern for Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, thirty-year-old dynamo Linh Ho sat down with me at a Starbucks...
