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…
See there ya go being malicious!
Geez! Affordable CPRA requests are an important tool needed to expose bad behavior.
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Taxes, Benghazi and Freedom of the Press!
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I Don’t Use Pot, but I’m Becoming a Member of the Democratic Party’s Hemp & Cannabis Caucus
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 7 CommentsThis one goes out to members of the Democratic State Central Committee (that is, Assembly District Delegates and ex officio members who can attend the annual California Democratic Party convention: […] -
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY – Irvine’s Northwood Community Center.
Posted on May 11, 2013 | 8 Comments. The recent news that the remodeling of a community center at Northwood Community Park is now 45% over budget is not surprising at all. It’s yet another reminder of […] -
Orange County Does Curfew Sweep
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 5 CommentsLast night I went to the Orange County Curfew Sweep, which is part of the Gang Reduction Intervention Program (G.R.I.P). G.R.I.P. works with numerous school districts within […] -
Weekend Open Thread: All Your Base (and Amino Acid) are Belong to Us
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 27 CommentsThis is bad — really bad, even worse than the pun in the above headline. Let’s go to the video: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether this patenting […] -
Putting a Face on the Problem: Why We Regulate, Why We Unionize, Why Cheap Labor Isn’t Cheap
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Damage Control in Orange County Government
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 12 CommentsLate Wednesday and Thursday the press this week reported that the Superior Court ruled against Orange County, in the trial in which the State of California claimed that our Supervisors […] -
The anti-immigrant nonsense of Amanda Edinger, the Brandman-Kring appointee to Anaheim’s districting commission.
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 61 Comments. Save Anaheim‘s Jason had the bombshell scoop this morning, the morning of this evening’s final Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, where the Council’s appointees will vote on whether to […] -
Opening the Tap on Fullerton’s Water Rates
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 6 Comments. On May 7 the Fullerton City Council approved two resolutions to charge more money to provide water to the city’s residents. The council unanimously approved a simple pass-through increase […] -
On Doomed SB 289, Correa’s Friends Let Him Down by Not Telling Him the Truth
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 16 CommentsWhile I was otherwise occupied on April 29, the State Senate Public Safety Committee refused to pass Sen. Correa’s “zero-tolerance” drug DUI bill, SB 289, about which Vern had written previously and I […] -
Mike Giancola Appointed New Orange County CEO — and Much More From the Board of Supes
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 12 CommentsJust so no one who doesn’t want to has to pay for the story in the Register, the Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Orange County’s former Waste and Recycling Director Mike […] -
Tonight – Huntington Beach residents – Come Help Your Council fight the Poseidon Scam!
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 12 Comments. So! All of you Huntington Beach residents who have come to realize what a total ripoff – AND environmental calamity – the proposed Poseidon desalination plant would be – […] -
Tonight in Anaheim – “Voices of the Community” Forum – discussing the aftermath of last summer’s unrest – SHOW UP!
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 8 Comments. Anaheim citizens, remember the long hot summer of last year? The police shooting of Manuel Diaz, the police shooting of Joel Acevedo the following night, the dozen or so […]
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Yeah I guess so. I'm gonna shift to fighting this thing. Can it be stopped? Can the Democrats who backed…