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The Voice of OC- Save Anaheim (prev. No Jordan Brandman)
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
- Pedroza and Roy Reynolds’ OC Politics
- Ling Ling Chang to announce her campaign for the 55th A.D. on 5/24
- March Against Monsanto set for May 25, in Laguna Beach
- The new Legislature’s assault on Prop 13 begins
- The IRS scandal is a bonanza for lawyers in Washington, D.C.
- Plan to extend 241 Toll Road criticized
- 2012 OC Hate Crime Report to be released on 5/23
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- The Liberal OC
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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Toll Lanes Archive
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Tell the OCTA we want what we paid for: TWO NEW FREE LANES on the 405!
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 8 Comments. From the fine folks at the OCTA, to me and you: Reminder: Measure M Annual Public Hearing Tonight! The Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee is conducting the 22nd Annual... -
“Brilliant. Scabrous. Irreplaceable” – The Orange Juice’s Top Stories of 2012.
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 Comments. First I’ll name the stories that I’m NOT counting, as our most-read of the year, and why. For one thing I don’t believe ten thousand people clicked on MY... -
OCTA’s Big Lie – How Kempton destroyed Alternative Two (temporarily!)
Posted on October 25, 2012 | 5 Comments. I put this up near the end of my last story, with some questions. I couldn’t believe I was seeing what I was seeing, and that nobody else had... -
Will Kempton’s passive-aggressive war against Alternative 2, and other timely 405 thoughts.
Posted on October 21, 2012 | 3 Comments. Sigh, this isn’t the story I wanted to write this week. I wanted to be able to show some of the swing voters on the OCTA Board – i.e.,... -
OCTA 405 Toll Decision This Morning – Will the Board Lead?
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 8 Comments. The battle over adding toll lanes on the 405 is a classic example of government at its worst. The battle is not between alternatives and the proponents for various... -
OCTA says WE just need some more “education,” LOL. And, introducing the Orange Juice Option!
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 21 Comments. . The second public speaker at Monday’s OCTA highway committee meeting (after Fountain Valley Mayor John Collins’ furious, righteous scolding of OCTA staff for dismissing the official opposition of... -
OCTA to Toll Lane Opponents: “Fine, NO FREEWAY WIDENING FOR YOU!”
Posted on September 15, 2012 | 15 Comments. If you can go way, way, back in your mind – back a month or two, to just before Anaheim exploded – you might remember that the pinheaded... -
Six Feisty West-county Mayors tell Supes: NO 405 TOLL LANES!
Posted on August 1, 2012 | 5 Comments. I love it – the Mayors of pretty much all the towns directly affected by the threatened 405 Toll Lanes – Los Alamitos’ Troy Edgar, Huntington Beach’s (pro-tem) Devin... -
The Moorlach, Don Hansen & Larry Crandall on the 405 Tolls. [with Crandall UPDATE!]
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 13 Comments. 1. The Moorlach Reasons His Way to a Healthy Skepticism on 405 Tolls. It is lonely being The Moorlach at times of great decision for The County. Alone on... -
How we can defeat the 405 Toll Lanes! And also… Meet your OCTA Board!
Posted on July 20, 2012 | 29 Comments. You and I can defeat this 405 Toll Lanes plot! But first off, when talking about OCTA, (the Orange County Tranportation Authority) it’s important for us to distinguish two... -
405 Tolls – Mayor Hansen Rebuffed by HB City Council. UPDATE – Fountain Valley Piles On! And now, La Palma!
Posted on July 18, 2012 | 17 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) In a major setback to proponents of adding tolls to the 405 Freeway, the Huntington Beach City Council turned against... -
Tolls on the 405 – Cooking the Books with Two Very Different Sets of Numbers
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 6 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you listen to the highly-paid OCTA staffers defending the idea of converting free car pool lanes to toll lanes,... -
405 Toll Projection – $2.95 for Three Miles!
Posted on July 2, 2012 | 6 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you think the tolls on OC’s existing toll roads are outrageous, you will be scandalized by the projections for... -
405 Toll-Gate For Dummies: How the proposed toll lanes are illegal.
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 36 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) . Let’s get right down to the heart of it. Opponents of the 405 Toll Lanes (known as “Alternative 3″)...
