Waste Archive
-
Another tough day (or two) at the County of Orange
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . The Orange County Register reported this morning that the Board of Supervisors met yesterday and, among other things, took up the recommendations of the CEO on... -
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... -
Bachmann, Arab Spring, O’Reilly, Solyndra, and $16 Muffins.
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . WHAT IS TO BE DONE??? Couple of things I’ve noticed in an unusually TV-and-reading-filled week, that many people seem not to have noticed: Since fringe... -
Fat Cat Public Pensions Being Cut
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . By this time we should all be familiar with the stories about highly paid, sometimes excessively so, public officials retiring with multiple six figure pensions for life.... -
Unsolved Mysteries: Two Fullerton Cops Suddenly Put on Paid Leave
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsIn response to a public records request, the FPD’s Professional Standards Bureau just told us: Officer “H” was placed on administrative leave on July 8th, 2011. As of the last... -
Mike Ryan had a dream but his electric vehicle goes belly up
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . . . The concept of risk/reward is one thing if you’re gambling with your own money but when you lose taxpayer funds we all take a hit.... -
AEG’s proposed $1.4 billion LA NFL stadium & Convention Center expansion
Posted on June 26, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . Back on February 16th Timothy J. Leiweke, President and CEO of AEG sent a proposal to the Chief Legislative Analyst and Chief Administrative Officer at the city... -
CAPPPR’s “Stop the Money Pit” campaign
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No Comments -
The Water District’s $571,400 Ethics Office
Posted on May 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Greg Sebourn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is spending $571,400 to fund their internal Ethics Office according to the approved 2011 budget. According to the District’s website, the Ethics... -
How About Spending Less on Blood-Sucking Attorneys?
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . $267,530.74 in one month in Tustin. . That’s the check that the City of Tustin wrote to Woodruff Spradlin and Smart on their May checks for approval... -
![. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author's permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt...](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crazy-train-lite-155x155.jpg "Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?")
Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 14 Comments. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author's permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt... -
ACLU to Gov. Brown: Felony for possession – Are you high?
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . From our friends at the American Civil Liberties Union today: Balance the Budget and Our Priorities. Dear ACLU Friend: Something is out of balance. And I’m not... -
Damn Assembly Republicans save Redevelopment. Our Norby only GOP vote to kill it! Profile-in-courage Mansoor doesn’t even vote.
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Chris Norby (Fullerton) – the ONLY Republican Assemblyman to vote to end the waste and abuse of Redevelopment Agencies. Just now, up in Sacramento, Jerry Brown’s proposal... -
Reason Foundation: Florida rejects $2.4 billion High Speed Rail funds, so they’ll just get spent elsewhere.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . Florida Rejects High-Speed Rail Money – Again, So LaHood Will Just Spend Elsewhere Robert Poole | March 4, 2011 Florida Gov. Rick Scott made the right decision...
