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…
law enforcement Archive
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Weekend Open Thread: Fullerton Police say “Don’t feed the Homeless!” WE say “Free Ice Cream!”
Posted on May 29, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . ANOTHER COOL AND WORTHY EVENT FROM FULLERTON IMPRESARIO AND RABBLEROUSER STEFAN “BAX” BAXTER AND FRIENDS: Why Ice Cream? We will be serving up ice cream and root […] -
Orange County’s Other Victims’ Rights Rally. (And Lou being Lou.)
Posted on April 12, 2016 | 31 Comments. . . Yesterday our District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas, held his 8th Annual Victims’ Rights Rally (previously Rally and March, but this year there was no march.) Victims of street […] -
Let’s Tear Apart this Repugnant Statement About Harm Reduction, Shall We?
Posted on April 1, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . As we approach April’s UNGASS special summit on drugs, it can feel like the momentum for worldwide drug policy reform is unstoppable. Just in the past week […] -
UPDATED 1/30: Persian Dickchopper & Viet Hoodlums re-captured; All Well With World.
Posted on January 30, 2016 | 65 Comments. . . Well, this is an unhappy turn of events. More on this story of an apparent escape from the OC Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana as it […] -
A Quick Rundown of Oct. 6’s “Can’t-Miss” Anaheim Council Meeting
Posted on October 4, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . Please find, below, a quick review of the October 6, 2015 City Council Meeting Agenda for Anaheim, CA. Enjoy. You could use this for tonight’s remarks, should […] -
Bill against Civil Forfeiture dies in Assembly; only Harper, Moorlach & Brough vote for liberty.
Posted on September 9, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . Officer Goldstein passes this along, from the Drug Policy Alliance. At the bottom we’ll provide the contact info for the OC’s assemblycritters, who need to hear from […] -
Time to End Policing for Profit in the Golden State – call Daly, Wagner & Chang today!
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . In April of this year I watched the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Need to Reform Asset Forfeiture. There was notable testimony presented that […] -
Diane Goldstein: End the Drug War With Justice and Dignity!
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 6 Comments. . . In September 2012 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of law enforcement professionals opposed to the war on drugs, of which I am a member of […] -
Why should YOU have to pay for Police’s self-serving PR?
Posted on July 8, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . Cross-posted from The Fullerton Rag, The Voice of Some People. “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” —George Orwell […] -
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Policing for Profit.
Posted on January 28, 2015 | 5 Comments, , , Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of criminal justice professionals opposed to the war on drugs (of which I am a board member), has long held […] -
Chief Quezada’s photo op, Ximena’s Killers, and the “Cholo” Problem.
Posted on November 15, 2014 | 35 Comments. . . Among the many council candidates’ mailers, one with a picture of the fairly new Chief of Police caught my attention. My first reaction was that it was […] -
Liberty and Justice for All: Vote YES on 47!
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 19 Comments. . . I’m writing this piece to congratulate YOU on being part of the forward march of American progress, an integral part of Martin Luther King’s long “moral arc […] -
Pulido and Rojas – Are You Fucking Kidding Me?
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 41 Comments. . . On Tuesday night Santa Ana Mayor Pulido and Police Chief Carlos Rojas halted, and ended the City Council meeting that is supposed to be open to the […] -
Who’s really in danger from Domestic Violence – NFL families or Law Enforcement families?
Posted on September 27, 2014 | 3 Comments. . . I just returned from an extended vacation overseas and was dismayed by the media attention surrounding the NFL and domestic violence. My question to not just the […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…