This comment came from the smartest dude I know. "Which part of freedom don't the leftists understand?" Ernest P. Worrell…
Sounds like Blanca has lots of good reasons to hide stuff. Maui? SPAIN? For what, I wonder.
it's bound to incite a legal challenge. I wouldn't worry too much about it. You can certainly hold Sharon Quirk…
Right while I was writing this piece, three more came out, with invaluable info. I'll have to do a new…
Yeah I guess so. I'm gonna shift to fighting this thing. Can it be stopped? Can the Democrats who backed…
It's hard to criticize somebody who's on the right side of an issue.
UPDATE. I was gonna get a quote or two from Duane, Anaheim's PRA king, but that turned into 6 paragraphs.…
Disappointed then. And what explains mediocre Republicans voting against it, Tri Ta and Laurie Davies are no champions of open…
I don't see why anybody should be shocked by Democrats doing this. They are the party of pro-government bias and…
open government Archive
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“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends.
Posted on July 11, 2014 | 13 CommentsBy John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […] -
Transparent Lies: If Brandman Wants Transparency in Setting the Agenda, Reform the City Mgr’s Role
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 5 CommentsA high-quality video synopsis of Monday morning’s Anaheim City Council meeting, from Voice of OC. 1. Anaheim’s City Council Has Some Good News and Some Bad News For You (You […] -
What You (May Have) Missed This Weekend — and May Miss THIS MORNING!
Posted on September 30, 2013 | 38 CommentsWHAT YOU MAY MISS THIS MORNING: “Special” Anaheim City Council meeting at 8 a.m., designed to take away the power Mayor Tom Tait — a skeptical minority of one on […] -
Weekend Open Thread: ‘We are Never Ever Ever Vetting THAT Together’
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 58 CommentsAll right, class, I hope that you all have already watched this video showing part of a discussion between Mayor Tom Tait and Charlie Black, working “for the City” on […] -
Is the Proposed Change to the Public Records Act Really THAT Bad? Yes, it is. UPDATE: Apparent Victory!
Posted on June 19, 2013 | 12 CommentsUPDATE 2: Apparently the Speaker’s Office has figured things out — SEE THIS LINK — and the Assembly will remove the offending provision tomorrow. Brown will presumably go with the […] -
Fast Eddie Snowden
Posted on June 10, 2013 | 47 CommentsUniversal Exports was the cover company for James Bond as he skulled around for “M” in “You Only Live Twice”….about Sato Industries……..a company supposedly seeking a new formula for Monosodium Glutamate. […] -
Is there an alternative location for North County’s controversial homeless shelter?
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsMatt Leslie for The Fullerton Rag As the days count down toward the June 15 close of escrow on property purchased by the County of Orange for a homeless shelter […] -
Mesa Water District Fights Terrorists, Journalists!
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 2 Comments. By John Earl Surf City Voice (video interview at THIS LINK) Mesa Water District isn’t just building colored water treatment facilities and rebranding itself or building up huge cash […] -
DISCLOSE Act sails through Lou Correa’s Elections Committee with his support! Yay Lou.
Posted on May 4, 2013 | 25 Comments. Good news this week for Californians who care about clean fair elections and transparency: SB 52, the California DISCLOSE Act, authored by Mark Leno and Jerry Hill and pushed […] -
Today, a Nonpartisan Rally for Clean Money in Political Advertising
Posted on March 23, 2013 | 41 CommentsThe California Clean Money Campaign is inviting OC residents to attend a rally on this Saturday, March 23, from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. to kick off the local legislative campaign in […] -
Bain Capital, Cayman Islands, Swiss Bank Accounts and Amnesty?
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 11 CommentsSeveral years ago the Bush Administration determined that there was a big black hole in the American economy. International Investors….like Bernie Madoff, Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, Jeff Skillings and literally […] -
California DISCLOSE Act: Will our Mansoor, Silva, and/or Norby buck their Party and stand up for transparency?
Posted on May 30, 2012 | 40 Comments. Santa Ana Republican activist Mike Tardif wants you to know he’s DROWNING under a DELUGE of Tom Daly mailers. And we progressive Democrats have been bitching about it […] -
Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 3 Commentsby John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […]
![“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends. By John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flory-sandwich-115x115.png)
![Transparent Lies: If Brandman Wants Transparency in Setting the Agenda, Reform the City Mgr’s Role A high-quality video synopsis of Monday morning’s Anaheim City Council meeting, from Voice of OC. 1. Anaheim’s City Council Has Some Good News and Some Bad News For You (You […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Anaheim-Special-Meeting-Collage-115x115.jpg)
![What You (May Have) Missed This Weekend — and May Miss THIS MORNING! WHAT YOU MAY MISS THIS MORNING: “Special” Anaheim City Council meeting at 8 a.m., designed to take away the power Mayor Tom Tait — a skeptical minority of one on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WYMHMTW-9-30-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: ‘We are Never Ever Ever Vetting THAT Together’ All right, class, I hope that you all have already watched this video showing part of a discussion between Mayor Tom Tait and Charlie Black, working “for the City” on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Jordan-Brandman-puzzles-through-his-own-proposal-zigzag-copy-115x115.jpg)
![Is the Proposed Change to the Public Records Act Really THAT Bad? Yes, it is. UPDATE: Apparent Victory! UPDATE 2: Apparently the Speaker’s Office has figured things out — SEE THIS LINK — and the Assembly will remove the offending provision tomorrow. Brown will presumably go with the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/boardwalk-empire-buscemi-115x115.jpg)
![Fast Eddie Snowden Universal Exports was the cover company for James Bond as he skulled around for “M” in “You Only Live Twice”….about Sato Industries……..a company supposedly seeking a new formula for Monosodium Glutamate. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/snowden-115x115.jpg)
![Is there an alternative location for North County’s controversial homeless shelter? Matt Leslie for The Fullerton Rag As the days count down toward the June 15 close of escrow on property purchased by the County of Orange for a homeless shelter […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fullerton-homeless-shelter-location-1-115x115.jpg)
![Mesa Water District Fights Terrorists, Journalists! . By John Earl Surf City Voice (video interview at THIS LINK) Mesa Water District isn’t just building colored water treatment facilities and rebranding itself or building up huge cash […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mesa-1-115x115.jpg)
![DISCLOSE Act sails through Lou Correa’s Elections Committee with his support! Yay Lou. . Good news this week for Californians who care about clean fair elections and transparency: SB 52, the California DISCLOSE Act, authored by Mark Leno and Jerry Hill and pushed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lou-kids-transparent-window-115x115.jpg)
![Today, a Nonpartisan Rally for Clean Money in Political Advertising The California Clean Money Campaign is inviting OC residents to attend a rally on this Saturday, March 23, from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. to kick off the local legislative campaign in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CA-Disclose-Act-window-cleaning-115x115.jpg)
![Seven Things to Hate about America . The United States is known throughout the world. When anything happens of any importance….the United States of America seems to be right in the middle of it. When you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/love-hate-baby-115x115.jpg)
![Bain Capital, Cayman Islands, Swiss Bank Accounts and Amnesty? Several years ago the Bush Administration determined that there was a big black hole in the American economy. International Investors….like Bernie Madoff, Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, Jeff Skillings and literally […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Swiss-Mitt-115x115.jpg)
![California DISCLOSE Act: Will our Mansoor, Silva, and/or Norby buck their Party and stand up for transparency? . Santa Ana Republican activist Mike Tardif wants you to know he’s DROWNING under a DELUGE of Tom Daly mailers. And we progressive Democrats have been bitching about it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Mansoor-Silva-Norby-115x115.jpg)
![Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint. by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/debbie-cook-and-kevin-hunt-115x115.jpg)
They don't understand the same part the Rotting Yammites don't understand. Just from a different perspective.