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…
apathy Archive
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Why Cable is so OVER!
Posted on September 11, 2019 | 2 CommentsThe Winships' timeless meditation on the state of our TV. -
Why Do Old Fat People Love Donald?
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 4 Comments*Let’s face it……Hillary started it. All she had to do was just dummy up….but she got gay and festive. She thought she had an insurmountable lead and there was no […] -
June 3 Election – 80% of Voters Don’t Give a Hoot
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 8 CommentsIn spite of a lot of fanfare about last week’s election the headlines from around the state about the abysmal turnout of people who care enough to vote was the […] -
Lap Dances — Sorry, That Should Be ‘LAPS Stances’ — at Fullerton Council Meeting
Posted on December 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsWow, what a weird night on Commonwealth. Let’s hope that everyone got tipped appropriately for the holidays. Many folks believe that the foundation of democracy is majority rule. It’s not. […] -
Fullerton: Don’t Railroad Dan Hughes
Posted on December 16, 2012 | 29 CommentsI picked up a post from The Fullerton Observer on Facebook earlier this week, which announced that the Fullerton City Council would, once again, consider entering into negotiations with Dan Hughes for […] -
Fullerton Police Officers’ Association <3's Flory and Alvarez *Updated 10/16*
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 23 Comments**Update 10/16** The FPOA and Fullerton Firefighter’s PAC filed additional late expenditure reports (not to be confused with filing late reports– different problem, like Mr. Bankhead.) We’re now up […] -
Chevron REALLY <3 <3 <3 Don Bankhead!
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 12 CommentsAt least they were subtle with Travis Kiger, Jennifer Fitzgerald, and Bruce Whitaker. This time Chevron wrote a check for $500 directly to Don Bankhead. It wasn’t routed through the OC Biz […] -
Where is the Outrage???
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 4 Comments. Back in the mid-90’s when mismanagement by the County Treasurer, coupled with the Board of Supervisors being asleep at the switch (or worse), every meeting of the Supervisors was attended by […] -
11 True Things You Won’t Learn In High School
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 42 Comments. . . In a time when nothing is your fault, you are owed everything, you should not have to work for anything and everyone is a winner – I […] -
Obituary For Common Sense
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 43 Comments. . . This is an Obituary for Common Sense that purportedly first appeared in the London Times – though I can find no proof that it was ever […] -
OC Nuke Apathy – and a QUIZ on San Onofre
Posted on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . The earthquake and tsunamis that devastated parts of Japan earlier this year triggered a well publicized nuclear plant disaster there. At one point the government publicly recommended […] -
Budget Talks Strangled By Self-Interest
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 50 Comments. . . . . Unusually, I am not trying to advocate any position in this post, but simply pointing out that few if any of us are willing to […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…