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“Taking the Plastic off the Furniture” in Surf City – What could the new HB majority achieve?
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 8 Comments. What are the main ways we distinguish one City Council from another, one City Council majority from another, particularly in this county, particularly in this decade? Two stand out: ... -
Irvine P.D. Blue (Part 2 of 3) Officer Morale in a Choke Hold?
Posted on August 28, 2012 | 17 CommentsWhen I last left the topic of the Irvine Police Department the focus was on whether or not the Department had a “Quota” system within its Traffic Bureau. I... -
How Scott Walker and Mitt Romney may have killed the Golden Goose!
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 2 Comments. In France when the trash haulers go on strike – it shuts the entire country down! The Trash Haulers in France are Nationalized. Their Union controls every trash truck,... -
Finally, An Honest Fullerton Cop!
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsFor the past year we have been waiting for somebody inside the Fullerton Police department to get sick enough and tired enough of the evident Culture of Corruption to come... -
Can the Newport Beach Police D.A.R.E. to be different?
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe Newport Beach Police Department tries to stay out of the news. In years past, each time that press was garnered, over 90% of that time, that news was not... -
Brea Police! Yorba Linda Council! County Sheriff! Unions! Murder!
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 43 Comments. . . This post is written at the suggestion of our commenter Kenlaysnotdead — a sentiment that I suspect, by the way, to be true — at the bottom... -
Heads up, Santa Ana workers – time to pay the piper!
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Mr. Paul Walters, who now stands astride our county seat of Santa Ana like a colossus as both Police Chief and appointed City Manager, gets a starring role in... -
Government Pay, Benefits, being pared back.
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No Comments. . . There is growing evidence that unionized government employees are not exempt from the ravages of the current recession as well as the public backlash regarding their pay... -
Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Shaw calls for “Common Sense, Not Costa Mesa” in HB.
Posted on July 25, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . Not having a “transom” as Jerbal does, I went ahead and checked my e-mail inbox, and I liked what I found: A new battle-cry from my favorite... -
Another Public Sector Myth: Are Gov’t Employees insulated from harsh economic realities?
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . Myth: “Government Employees are insulated from the reality of the current recession and accompanying job losses.” Fact: There is no insulation. The Orange County Register reported... -
Public Sector Pensions – The Investment Return Conundrum
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . Since the fervor on the topic of public sector pensions seems to be ongoing, I thought I would add another element to the discussion in pursuit of... -
Breaking: Superior Court judge temporarily halts Costa Mesa layoffs.
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . . This just came in from the OCEA: Superior Court Justice Tam Nomoto Schumann has issued a temporary injunction against the Righeimer gang’s planned layoff/outsourcing of half... -
Public Sector Pay Higher Than Private Sector? You sure about that?
Posted on June 25, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . Tom Green tries to determine: Which one is really bigger? Studies undertaken by individuals and organizations that have an agenda of reducing the size of government and...




















