You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
I'm leaning toward the concept of making the Board, de facto part time by cutting Supervisor's salaries by two-thirds and…
By the way, on the County Board of Education - they have almost no authority over anything and have been…
About Author: Gabriel San Roman
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Guest Post: Anaheim, Identity, Deferred Action and Other Madness from an Undocumented Perspective
Posted on August 24, 2012 | 14 CommentsBy Jesus Cortez After more than twenty years of living in Anaheim and experiencing segregation in schools, police harassment and poverty, the nation has finally seen the reality most of […] -
The Convenient Timing of the Anaheim Police Department’s “Operation Halo”
Posted on August 14, 2012 | 22 CommentsAnaheim is home to the Angels baseball team and, on Friday, it was also the scene of “Operation Halo.” No, it had nothing to do with getting the franchise out […] -
Progressive Orange Juice Blogger Duane Roberts Pulls Papers in Anaheim City Council Race
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsWith officer-involved shootings and angry protests in Anaheim exposing its race and class divisions across national and international headlines, Duane Roberts feels that the timing is right to make a […] -
Calls for Investigations: The Bait of Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait
Posted on July 29, 2012 | 7 CommentsAfter a couple days of relative calm in the city of Anaheim since social unrest erupted on Tuesday, the arrival of this weekend promises another round of protests. Anaheim Mayor […] -
[Updated]Fullerton Police Records Request by Activists Met with Undue Silence
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 1 CommentUPDATE: After the article went live, the organization received a response from the public sector law firm representing Fullerton. (Ain’t it something what a little pressure can do!) Documents have […] -
NDAA Provisions Signed by Obama Ruled Unconstitutional
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 12 CommentsIn case you missed it, federal U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled on Wednesday that controversial ‘indefinite detention’ provisions contained in the National Defense Authorization Act signed into law last […] -
‘Gentefication’ Sweeps Through Downtown Brea!
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe northern Orange County city of Brea, embarrassed by its historical past as a racist ‘Sundown Town’ with lots of Ku Klux Klan members as ‘civic pioneers,’ is aggressively pursuing […] -
Congressman Ed Royce Capitalizes on #Kony Kraze
Posted on March 17, 2012 | 7 CommentsEarlier this week, local Republican Congressman Ed Royce, alongside Democrat Jim McGovern, introduced a resolution supporting further U.S. interventionism in the name of stopping Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and the […] -
Irvine 11′s Osama Shabaik Dropped From TEDxUCIrvine Conference
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsOsama Shabaik, one of the “Irvine 11,” is still listed online as a speaker for an upcoming TEDxUCIrvine conference planned for March 3, but a change.org petition in circulation is […] -
GardenWalk: Anaheim Residents Raise Hell Over Subsidized Hotels
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 3 Comments. . . . . Ahead of yesterday’s Anaheim city council meeting, a mailer to city residents from the Orange County Employees Association and numerous news reports on recently approved […] -
Anaheim’s Little Arabia: An Ethnic Enclave Seeks to Make it Official
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 11 Comments. . . . . A year after the Egyptian uprising began, I take a look with this Orange County Weekly cover story at how the Arab Spring has swept […] -
¡Que Viva el Centro Cultural! Grand Re-Opening in Downtown Santa Ana
Posted on January 13, 2012 | 3 Comments. . . . . After spending the past few months continuing its classes and programs wherever it could while searching for a new space, El Centro Cultural de Mexico […] -
Continued Crackdown in Syria Claims Relative of Anaheim Businessman
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No Comments. . . . . Arab League observers in Syria have issued an initial report recommending the continuation of their controversial mission assessing whether or not the regime of President […] -
Obama, NDAA, and Indefinite Detention
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 42 Comments. . . . . The lesser of two evils? Or the evil of two lessers? Do Liberals have a breaking point? Last year, the obscene National Defense Authorization Act […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…