john moorlach Archive
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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... -
Breaking – Supervisors vote to appeal deputies pension decision, put the crimp on John Williams!
Posted on February 8, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . Breaking news, February 8 – this morning the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to appeal the adverse decision of the State District Court of Appeal, seeking... -
Should County Supervisors Again Appeal Court Pension Decision?
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . Back in 2001 the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the union representing Deputy Sheriffs – the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, or AOCDS – negotiated... -
Hey Lucy Dunn, Where’s the $75,000?
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 1 CommentBack in September, the OC Board of Supervisors approved yet another feel-good layer of government – something called the End Homelessness by 2020 Commission. They even allocated $75,000 towards one... -
Political “Musical Chairs” in the OC
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 6 Comments. . . . . Term limits for state office and some local offices like the Orange County Board of Supervisors have resulted in a game of musical chairs where... -
Will the O.C. Supervisors dump Santa Ana and move the County seat to Irvine?
Posted on November 11, 2010 | 10 CommentsOrange County Supervisor John Moorlach has a plan to move the Orange County seat out of Santa Ana – to a 100 acre parcel the County owns next to the... -
O.C. Supervisors reject plans for a lobbyist registry
Posted on November 9, 2010 | 10 CommentsI almost never agree with anything that comes from Supervisors Bill Campbell and Janet Nguyen, but today they fought to establish a new County ordinance that would have created a... -
Best Costa Mesa Clown Show ever! Cops give Eric Bever “Stink-Eye,” he claims “voter intimidation”
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 7 Comments. . . Occasional Costa Mesa Councilman Eric Bever, punting. Like most recent Costa Mesa clown shows, this one was really all about Council candidate Jim “Riggy” Righeimer and his... -
Orange County Republican Party endorses Shari Freidenrich OC Treasurer
Posted on September 21, 2010 | 6 CommentsLast night the Orange County Republican Party conducted their endorsement meeting inside the Pavilion of Irvine’s Hyatt Hotel. This three hour meeting of members, candidates and supporters was held 6... -
Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal.
Posted on August 8, 2010 | 27 CommentsA spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. ... -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 3: Threats, Bribes, and Videotape.
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 11 Comments. . . First – have you called Solorio and Correa yet, and asked them to stop this rotten deal? Asm. JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 Sen. LOU CORREA 714-558-4400,... -
Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen planning to get rid of Latinos in her district?
Posted on July 24, 2010 | 24 CommentsIs Supervisor Janet Nguyen trying to get rid of Latinos in her district – before Solorio challengers her in 2012? Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s imperious ways have finally done her in.... -
Who should you support for O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector?
Posted on June 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsSupervisor John Moorlach thinks we should vote for Shari Freidenrich to replace Chriss Street Chriss Street is gone and now we get to vote for a new Orange County Treasurer-Tax... -
Moorlach Wants to Circumvent Court Process
Posted on May 26, 2010 | 1 CommentMuch has been written about the pursuit of public sector retirement payroll information by the media and so-called taxpayer advocacy groups. Throughout the State some retirement systems have said no...
