How can the daughter and the judge-wife dodge this? The judge-wife was most certainly in on it. Maybe the 21…
He just got five years, by the way. I was gonna go cover it like I did Sidhu, but I…
Andrew Do was helping the vulnerable too. Helped em real good.
HA that's worth its own story!
It’s called compassionate conservatism Vern. That’s when they publicly acknowledge who they are screwing by claiming they are fighting for…
Stop Asian hate? Local Chinese community claims Taipei born Melinda Liu as first Chinese American elected councilmember In Irvine. Local…
Willie the Weenie wants you to report any suspicious looking Democrats walking in Newport Beach to the authorities. https://x.com/OCGOP/status/1931778145042219203?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Not the usual troll. But a good example of the quality of the anti-library discourse in HB, and naturally anonymous.…
Great meeting you at the Strip Club Vern. You are right, this is a fun blog. Hope you got the…
carlos bustamante Archive
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A Rackauckas Retrospective: Is This the County we want to be?
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 29 Comments. . . Ah, Orange County. California’s ruling bastion of rich white privilege. Populated largely in the 70’s by post-Watts riot White Flight, Orange County has long boasted a voting […] -
Fairgrounds Sale Struggle ends with whimper and adoption of new policies.
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 7 Comments. “ENOUGH ALREADY! This Fair Sale Review Committee has done great work, but we can’t go any farther without subpoena power which we don’t have. I move that we pack […] -
The Sex Cycle in Orange County Government
Posted on August 13, 2012 | 18 Comments. In the late 1990’s, as Orange County was working its way out of its 1994 bankruptcy filing, a media firestorm erupted regarding alleged sexual harassment and other “inappropriate behavior” […] -
The Sole Funny Thing About the Whole Disgusting BustaMauk Situation
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 39 Comments. There is exactly one thing that is in exactly one respect funny about the whole Carlos Bustamante situation and that is this: Tom Mauk permitted Busta to quit and […] -
Did OC CEO Tom Mauk cover up Bustamante’s ravages for months? And what did Supervisor Campbell know?
Posted on July 2, 2012 | 106 CommentsWell, events have clearly overtaken my carefully prepared report on the brewing and seamy Carlos Bustamante scandal, and I look forward to hearing more gruesome details of the following […] -
Orange County Government Melting Down
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 22 CommentsSomething is drastically wrong with the leadership of county government here. Basically, it looks like no one on the Board of Supervisors is interested in or capable of doing the […] -
Is Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides a member of the GOP’s Hispanic 100?
Posted on October 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsNo bueno! Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides appears on the home page of the so-called “Hispanic 100,” which is really a front for the Republican Party. Note that GOP Senate […] -
Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante to host a fundraiser for Van Tran at his home
Posted on September 15, 2010 | 12 CommentsWhen I ran against Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, in 2008, I did so primarily because the Democrats failed to recruit a challenger against the only Republican on the Santa […] -
Why do so many solitary men lurk at Santa Ana’s Santiago Park?
Posted on January 17, 2010 | 50 CommentsIn a city with a terrible lack of park space, Santiago Park is a veritable oasis. The park is located in north Santa Ana, within easy walking distance of the […] -
Santa Ana Business Bank sold to a bank holding company in Los Angeles
Posted on January 13, 2010 | 5 CommentsThe Directors of the Santa Ana Business Bank will now have more time on their hands for other activities The Santa Ana Business Bank celebrated their grand opening on Nov. […] -
Is Carlos Bustamante turning blue?
Posted on July 23, 2009 | 27 CommentsI was surprised when I heard that Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante actually voted to support the Dream Act. I did not expect that at all. Bustamante is a Republican […] -
Carlos Bustamante gives OC GOP heartburn as he shills for unions
Posted on May 12, 2009 | 7 CommentsPriceless! Apparently Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, who is a Republican, “voted at the May 4 council meeting in favor of a resolution supporting the federal Employee Free Choice Act, […] -
Have Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects targeted Sean Mill?
Posted on April 5, 2009 | 39 CommentsHave Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects targeted Sean Mill for termination? My co-blogger Sean Mill posted a video this week featuring the old cereal character Count Chocula. For those of you […]
[This comment has been teleported forward in time by one month.] Could you imagine if a [imagine the worst] addressed…