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…
constitution Archive
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Sarah Screws the Pooch again – with video!
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . How can anyone not like Sarah Palin? She is cute, with enough wrong with her to be the most attractive person, who may or may not be running for […] -
Court Victory Requires Disclosure of Public Pension Data
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No Comments. . . In a huge win for the public, a California Appellate Court ruled this week that all public pension data regarding the amount received by each former public […] -
Mother’s Day Celebrations Banned as Sexist
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . Declaring celebration of Mother’s Day sexist, the California Department of Health and Human Services has proposed regulations that would criminalize the celebration. “There is simply no way around […] -
Holier Than Thou? Westboro Baptists win in Supreme Court.
Posted on March 7, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . (Reprinted in its entirety with permission from Eddie’s Corner, Eddie Rose’s blog.) In another Supreme Court travesty, the Court ruled earlier this month that, under the guise […] -
Willard Update – Dawn Miller responds, and teachers arm themselves against Cole with small recording devices.
Posted on January 13, 2011 | 59 Comments. . . . So, your humble OJ correspondent finally got a call back on the Willard Intermediate controversy last week, after nearly a month of trying – not from […] -
Santa Ana City Council Give Away May Violate Constitution
Posted on January 5, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . In an action that may well violate the California Constitution, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana gave former City Attorney Joseph Fletcher more than $330,000 from […] -
The US government: the ultimate co-dependent enabler?
Posted on December 29, 2010 | 7 CommentsUnlike some on this blog , I have a huge distrust of politicians on both sides of the man made political spectrum (which was wonderfully illustrated in a previous blog entry by Hirota). Although Hirota […] -
Give the gift of knowledge this Christmas
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . Give the gift of knowledge this Christmas. This Christmas, give the gift of knowledge. I highly recommend three books, both for reading as well as giving: – […] -
The Wrath of Cole: Willard’s “Jaguars For Jesus” principal bans ALL student clubs.
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 129 Comments. . . So long, Willard Intermediate Chess Club. Sayonara, Willard Gardening Club. Say good bye to the “Claws” Club at Willard, run by a security officer there, teaching the […] -
Prop 8 arguments pro and con to be heard – and televised – this morning at 10, CSPAN.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . Today is pretty historic. For the first time, TV viewers at home are going to be able to watch opening arguments before a Federal Court of Appeals […] -
Hear brilliant UCI Law School Dean Chemerinsky speak on current Supreme Court controversies. Tuesday, Laguna Woods!
Posted on September 3, 2010 | 9 CommentsErwin Chemerinsky Remember back in Sept. 2007, all the hullaballoo over the University of California at Irvine Law School’s outspoken new dean? Turns out a whole shitload of powerful OC […] -
Chapman University’s John Eastman demolished by Glennzilla.
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 15 CommentsFinally a local reason to post an item by one of my favorite national bloggers, Glenn Greenwald. As he explains here, a recent essay of his drew a critical response […] -
Van Tran, You Moron. (first in a series)
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 27 Comments. . . . . In what we hope will be an ongoing feature, Congressional candidate Van Tran has kindly agreed to join us in an informal e-mail dialogue where […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…