OC Register Archive
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Did the OC Register attempt to undermine MV council challengers?
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 40 CommentsWas it a mistake? I don’t think so! On page 17 of our Saddleback Valley News/OC Register on Friday there was a paid ad whose headline read “YOU BE THE... -
On Gebre’s Labor Day OC Reggie Profile
Posted on September 6, 2010 | 28 CommentsOn this Labor Day, I recall the controversial Preamble to the Constitution of the Industrial Workers of the World that held right at the onset that the “working class and... -
Probolsky + Register + Poseidon = Bogus Poll
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe list of polling questions wasn’t the only thing that Fletcher’s article was hiding from Register readers, who might assume that journalists are trained to consider the source of the information they are given. -
Benchmarking City Manager wages between cities is a flawed concept
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 13 CommentsMany years ago members of an electronics association where I served on the Board engaged in the practice of worldwide industry “benchmarking.” Our objective was to look at various industries... -
Mayor Kelley lines her retirement fund on the back of MV taxpayers
Posted on June 26, 2010 | 38 CommentsSometimes cutting corners to save money results in poor news reporting. In today’s Register coverage of the June 21st Mission Viejo health care benefits vote they reported that “the lifetime... -
LA Mayor Villaraigosa’s commitment to Operation Pothole
Posted on April 13, 2010 | 15 CommentsIt is rare when I will congratulate LA’s Mayor Villaraigosa. However, today I will tip my hat to Mayor V. for his commitment to “operation pothole.” Since taking office in... -
Letter: City Violates Spirit of Neutrality Law
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 13 CommentsThe following guest view “letter” was offered to myself and the Mission Viejo Dispatch by Mission Viejo resident Brian Skalsky. As the Dispatch published it first I am going to cut... -
Maybe the Register Should Just Put Us on the Payroll
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 5 CommentsThe Chairwoman Dances Yesterday we related how Board of Supervisor Chair, Janet Nguyen, Supervisor for the 1st District, has taken into her noodle to employ two new folks in Chris... -
Babs Giasone Hits New High in Low
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsAnd by low we mean a really, really, rock-bottom sort of low. A helpful Friend shared this link to a Barbara Giasone News Tribune, er, “article” from 12/21/09 about some... -
Mission Viejo 2009 Year in Review. OC Register grade D-
Posted on January 1, 2010 | 50 CommentsHappy New Year and Thank You from the Juice family to all of our readers who have collectively encouraged us to raise the bar of our news coverage. We are... -
California’s 38 million residents shafted by Sen. Boxer & Sen. Feinstein
Posted on December 22, 2009 | 8 CommentsIt’s amazing that I live in the largest state in America and do not have a US Senator representing the Republican Party. As such you cannot blame Republicans for any... -
The Fringies Continue: Least Distinguished “Journalist”
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsAs you Friends may well imagine, this category is chock-full of worthy nominees. In fact, choosing them was a real challenge. 2009 was an excellent year for journalistic incompetence, and... -
Book Review Steven Greenhut’s PLUNDER!
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 17 CommentsLast night a group of concerned taxpayers attended former OC Register Senior Editorial Writer and Columnist Steven Greenhut’s C-SPAN Book Notes taping and book signing event held at Barnes & Noble... -
Martin Wisckol Passes Along Final Valentine To Ackerwoman
Posted on November 16, 2009 | 1 CommentThe other day the Register’s number two press agent for the Repug Machine, Martin Wisckol wrote what he no doubt hoped would pass as a species of objective reporting, here....
