Monday Morning Rise and SHINE!
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A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blogPerfect Christmas gift…
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- Assemblyman Mansoor to introduce legislation to stop toll lanes on the 405 Fwy.
- Full 2014 Orange County June Primary election calendar now online
- Supervisor Bates compels OC Public Works to allow Christmas lights in Wagon Wheel
- Herrington, Singleton and Khachigian endorse Bryson for the 73rd Assembly District
- Reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s life
- MAJOR Setbacks for the Browndoggle This Month
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- The Liberal OC
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open government Archive
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Transparent Lies: If Brandman Wants Transparency in Setting the Agenda, Reform the City Mgr’s Role
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 5 CommentsA high-quality video synopsis of Monday morning’s Anaheim City Council meeting, from Voice of OC. 1. Anaheim’s City Council Has Some Good News and Some Bad News For You (You... -
What You (May Have) Missed This Weekend — and May Miss THIS MORNING!
Posted on September 30, 2013 | 38 CommentsWHAT YOU MAY MISS THIS MORNING: “Special” Anaheim City Council meeting at 8 a.m., designed to take away the power Mayor Tom Tait — a skeptical minority of one on... -
Weekend Open Thread: ‘We are Never Ever Ever Vetting THAT Together’
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 58 CommentsAll right, class, I hope that you all have already watched this video showing part of a discussion between Mayor Tom Tait and Charlie Black, working “for the City” on... -
California DISCLOSE Act: Will our Mansoor, Silva, and/or Norby buck their Party and stand up for transparency?
Posted on May 30, 2012 | 40 Comments. Santa Ana Republican activist Mike Tardif wants you to know he’s DROWNING under a DELUGE of Tom Daly mailers. And we progressive Democrats have been bitching about it... -
Say what you will about Berardino, but…
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . …but it sure is nice to have him on the Orange County Fair Board now facing down Chairman Dave Ellis. Good call, Governor Brown! I know a... -
Costa Mesa’s Chief Staveley…..not bad for just an interim!
Posted on June 21, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . Obviously, no one wants to step into the woodshed on the resignation of Costa Mesa Police Chief Steve Staveley. Saying that Costa Mesa is going through a tough... -
Should We Really Run Government Like the Private Sector?
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . There seems to be considerable talk in conservative circles from time to time about the concept of running government like the private sector. Currently that issue seems... -
Gus Ayer on the Fairgrounds Swindlers: “Shit. Meet Fan.”
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . It’s been a pretty good week for us blogger/activists who’ve been tirelessly fighting corruption in this County with no help from either our As-Good-As-No-DA-DA or the mainstream... -
Prop 8 arguments pro and con to be heard – and televised – this morning at 10, CSPAN.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . Today is pretty historic. For the first time, TV viewers at home are going to be able to watch opening arguments before a Federal Court of Appeals... -
Wiki-Leaks open thread: What have we learned so far?
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 13 Comments. . . “In the courts, in Congress and with international allies, the United States has unreasonably insisted on keeping massive amounts of information secret. Transparency and accountability are essential... -
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... -
Obama “Open Government” site censors Blago questions
Posted on December 10, 2008 | 1 CommentPresident-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top... -
Santa Ana’s City website reflects dedication to a closed government
Posted on November 17, 2008 | 9 CommentsA city’s home page says a lot. The City of Santa Ana’s website clearly states “our government is closed to you.” Travel south to the City of Costa Mesa and... -
Debbie & Dana & Tom & Ernst, last segment: Gov’t transparency, Education, & Closing statements.
Posted on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment. . . . . (Part one here) – (Part two here) – (Part three here) Topic 6 of 8: How will you make government more TRANSPARENT? TOM: Publicly funded...
