Joe Dunn and Orange Juice blogger Paul Lucas
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January 12, 2010
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Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) to OC Board of Supervisors: Adopt Lobbying Reforms!
Joe Dunn Plans to Gather Citizen Signatures after Supervisors Refuse to Agendize Proposed
Lobbyist Registration & Activity Disclosure Reforms
SANTA ANA, CA – After the Orange County Board of Supervisors failed to agendize proposed reforms requiring lobbyists to register and report on their activities to influence county government on matters of public interest, Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) spoke during Public Comments, noting he filed a notice to circulate a petition before the voters. Confident taxpayers want County government to operate with transparency and accountability, Dunn plans to lead an effort to gather the nearly 73,000 signatures required to place the reforms on the November 2010 ballot.
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On a very sad day marking the passing of former Supervisor Harriet Weider, what a long overdue reform effort! I long for the day when Supervisors Riley and Weider brought balance and integrity to the BOS. Lets end this shameful reign of hypocrisy and special interests. Count govt should represent everyone!! GO JOE!!!
Integrity? You’re kidding. Those two abused the public trust, just on a smaller potatoes level but none the less there were abuses. Perhaps it is a matter of degree?
Perhaps, but they were the first elected Republicans to brave the wrath of the right wing of their party and openly support AIDS Services Foundation. It gave cover for those lesser souls to eventually step up and it made a difference, in a time of deafening silence.
I will give them that, but as for stewards of the taxpayer’s money and the goal of effective government they did a lot of damage, sometimes benefitting personally in the process. But those days are gone – RIP.