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Lobbyists 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... -
Lobbyists welcomed by OC Supes
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsExcerpted with permission from Eddie’s Corner, the blog of Eddie Rose, at www.eddierose.org We’ve all heard of “Take Your Daughter to Work” day. Now, at the Orange County Board of Supervisors,... -
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... -
California legislators failed to report all their loot correctly
Posted on January 17, 2010 | No CommentsState Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg wants to know why Assembly Leader Karen Bass got more gifts than he did Ruh roh! The FPPC is cracking down on both Democratic and... -
Former State Senator Dunn asks Supervisors to adopt lobbying reforms
Posted on January 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsJoe Dunn and Orange Juice blogger Paul Lucas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 CONTACT: Carina Franck-Pantone (714) 675-3653 Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) to OC Board of Supervisors: Adopt... -
County Lobbyists’ Days Numbered?
Posted on January 6, 2010 | 4 CommentsA fact of life of county government here is that a clique of local lobbyists, some former aides to Supervisors or former Supervisors themselves, makes a good living by serving... -
Is Loretta Sanchez the new Mike Duvall?
Posted on December 14, 2009 | 126 CommentsFormer Republican State Assemblyman Mike Duvall was forced out of office this year when his conversation with a fellow legislator, about supposed sex with two lobbyists, got out. Now a... -
Derailment Report
Posted on November 11, 2009 | 15 Comments. . . First Things First: The mass movement to derail the theft, privatization and dismantling of our Fairgrounds continues tomorrow, Thursday morning at 8:30, at the Fairgrounds (Gate 4... -
Did Ackerman Break State Lobbying Law?
Posted on November 8, 2009 | 1 CommentActing as an agent for a group of OC Fairboard members that wants to purchase the OC Fairgrounds, Dick Ackerman lobbied to pass legislation last summer that would enable the... -
What is “The Alliance for California’s Tomorrow”?
Posted on October 29, 2009 | 1 CommentYou’ve gotten a lot of junk mail from them lately, about the 72nd Assembly race, and mostly reprehensible attacks on Chris Norby. Never heard of this operation with the lame... -
Unregistered lobbyist Dick Ackerman lobbied to sell the O.C. Fairgrounds
Posted on October 25, 2009 | 5 CommentsRuh roh! Another Ackerman scandal is brewing! Our friends at the OC Progressive blog are going after him on the issue of the sale of the O.C. Fairgrounds. It turns... -
Why don’t lobbyists have to register with the County of Orange?
Posted on May 1, 2009 | 17 CommentsUPDATE: One of our readers has launched a new O.C. lobbyist database. Click here to check it out. Lobbyists have had the run of Orange County for far too long. ... -
Time to pay by the pound!
Posted on December 19, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe recent end run attempt around new taxes/fees by the California Legislature brings to mind some needs….like the need for upwards of $36 Billion dollars in short falls over the... -
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the biggest…
Posted on August 21, 2008 | 14 Comments. . . . . So you probably heard, Dana called McCain a whore the other day. The story was splashed all over Dan C.’s august Liberal OC, which got...
