Fantastic story about an amazing man. Thank you for sharing. Only wish I could have met him!
[…] post was originally published on this […]
Today, Umberg's office tells me "The author [Pacheco] has agreed to amend the bill back to how it came out…
I've received more e-mails about this story than usual, thanking me for it. One first amendment activist wanted to alert…
I can't even imagine what this woman thinks is in this for her. She will have no allies and tons…
They don't understand the same part the Rotting Yammites don't understand. Just from a different perspective.
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…
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OC Grand Jury says Hubris is Great Park’s Legacy
Posted on June 30, 2015 | No CommentsOC Grand Jury delineates terrible mis-management. -
Kraemer Project: Spitzer should replace his advisers.
Posted on June 30, 2015 | 5 Comments. . . The “Kraemer Project” is what the County is now calling its proposed Homeless Shelter in Anaheim. It takes the charged connotation off technical discussions. One of the […] -
California Legislature Adopts OJ’s Pro-Reality Bias
Posted on June 29, 2015 | 7 CommentsVaccine Bill Approved. -
Weekend Open Thread (Belated): Say Adios to Your Favorite Bananas
Posted on June 28, 2015 | 24 CommentsThe whole bunch of us slipped up on producing a Weekend Open Thread this week, but we’re peeling off this story we spotted before the weekend’s over, while it’s still […] -
OCWD chairwoman Cathy Green falsely carries Poseidon water to Coastal Commission.
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . by John Earl, from Surf City Voice Sometimes a person wants something so badly that he or she starts to believe it’s real… or maybe it actually […] -
Ivler’s way-great “EduCad” program will help the students in your life.
Posted on June 24, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . Vern here. Last week there was a competition where, if a small business got a certain number of votes, they had a chance to get a “Mission […] -
The ‘Sodomy Suppression Act’ Has Been Relegated to the Closet
Posted on June 23, 2015 | 17 CommentsToday is the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the last Confederate general actively fighting the Civil War, which makes the bugle calls of “RETREAT” among Neo-Confederates finally willing to […] -
If I Were Attending Tonight’s DPOC Meeting: Charleston and Santa Ana
Posted on June 22, 2015 | 5 CommentsIf I were attending tonight’s meeting of the Democratic Party of Orange County at 7:00 p.m. – which I won’t, despite being a voting member, because there seems little point […] -
My Weekend Meetings: Drawing Districts, Recalling the Anti-Aging Conference with Karlos
Posted on June 22, 2015 | No CommentsThis weekend I attended a workshop about the future districts’ boundaries, which brought memories of almost a couple a years ago when districts elections were just in its infancy. I […] -
How to Burn a Confederate Flag (Without Supporting Slave Labor)
Posted on June 21, 2015 | 32 CommentsSo you, like many others, have decided in the wake of the Mother Emanuel Church massacre (the 2015 one, not the earlier ones) and have decided that it’s time to […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Juneteenth and the Persistent Fear of Slave Revolts
Posted on June 19, 2015 | 22 Comments. . . Today is “Juneteenth,” anniversary of the 1865 day in Texas when slaveholders there belatedly lost their slaves. Under U.S. law, they had lost their slaves three years […] -
Brea’s Folly, Part 7: Manley’s Parking Structure Wins Hard, or Wins Soft, or Loses Soft … It’s Unclear …
Posted on June 17, 2015 | No CommentsThe result of Brea’s City Council meeting was a decisive … something or other. It’s not clear precisely what happened – the motion passed puts two plans on parallel tracks […] -
Gafcon worried about Great Park Audit
Posted on June 16, 2015 | No CommentsGafcon is trying to disrupt Irvine's Audit.

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More recently, Greenhut thoroughly takes this Pacheco lady to the woodshed. And opines that the legislature should reject even the…