"Instead, it’s just a long screed about how much you dislike Cunningham. Who cares?" Well, that's a pretty good point.
Hit a nerve, eh? "None of that turns out to be true." That's what you wrote about Cunningham reporting the…
I said "sort of but not really." Just to say that the board was ruled unconstitutional as Matt did in…
Weird post, Vern. You say the judge did not rule the rental housing board composition unconstitutional...but he did. It's there…
Cunningham should just be grateful that government has given him a parasitical livelihood.
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Aitken could have said something publicly to the family. And the OCHRC for that matter.
Whether he previously did bad things or not is irrelevant since the cops probably didn't know who he was. Even…
Irvine Republicans Mike Carroll and Anthony Kuo and socialist Democrat Larry Agran voted in favor of awarding almost 10% of…
Corruption Archive
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BELLs are ringing in Costa Mesa …
Posted on September 23, 2010 | 10 CommentsMany of us felt a certain degree of satisfaction in seeing officials from the City of Bell led away in handcuffs, even if the vision of Frank Rizzo in a […] -
For your edification: Iconographic Pop Culture Images pressed into service to elucidate the personalities and issues at play in the CAPO RECALL kerfuffle.
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The Sh*t just keeps hitting the fan, for Public Administrator John Williams.
Posted on September 9, 2010 | 18 CommentsNow, don’t ask us to make heads or tails of this, we’re just passing on an interesting press release that came our way this afternoon from powerhouse OC lawyers George […] -
Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsLa Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […] -
Fairgrounds Swindle: As Good As It Gets.
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 12 CommentsThere’s a story, possibly apocryphal, that a famous author offered the following as a graduation speech, then walked off the stage: Things are bad. They will not get better. They […] -
Ken Calvert Vows Grotesque Franking Orgy
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 1 CommentFRANK-ly, my dear, I don’t give a damn about your taxpayer money. “Franking Privileges” (named after the Latin word for “free”) allow Congressmembers to send official mail using their signature […] -
Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal.
Posted on August 8, 2010 | 27 CommentsA spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. […] -
Examining the Red Zone: Pay-to-play Repuglicanism in the OC and HB.
Posted on August 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsCORRUPTION: It’s not just for Bell! … No, ladies and gentlemen, corruption is alive and well right here in the OC, where you ain’t a Republican political operative if you’re […] -
What can we learn from Bell?
Posted on July 29, 2010 | 5 CommentsWhat can we learn from Bell? Fred Smoller, Ph.D. Director, Masters of Public Administration Brandman University, Irvine, CA To understand what went wrong in Bell, California it is important to recall […] -
What happened in the City of Bell really isn’t relevant to Santa Ana
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 3 Comments“City Council members in Bell unanimously agreed Monday to give up their controversial $96,000-a-year salaries and instead draw $673 a month — a 90% decrease,” according to the L.A. Times. Well, that is […] -
Calvert in extremis: The King of Pork goes a-Teabagging!
Posted on July 7, 2010 | 5 CommentsNow, THERE is some cognitive dissonance, I innocently thought. How would an incumbent like Ken Calvert be received by a group ostensibly built on opposition to government waste and corruption, […] -
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle: How Allan Mansoor sold us all out to his Campaign Contributors.
Posted on July 6, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . (First of a series, not necessarily chronological, attempting to examine and explain just how we Orange County citizens got shafted so badly, and if there’s anything we […] -
Anti-15 spokesman Richard Wiebe changes tune, endorses PROP 15!
Posted on June 6, 2010 | 3 Comments“No! He didn’t!” Oh yes he did. Well, sort of. His words, in the midst of an argument on a comments thread here, were: If you believe BP and Wall […]
![BELLs are ringing in Costa Mesa … Many of us felt a certain degree of satisfaction in seeing officials from the City of Bell led away in handcuffs, even if the vision of Frank Rizzo in a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Bell-Rizzo-155x150.jpg)

![The Sh*t just keeps hitting the fan, for Public Administrator John Williams. Now, don’t ask us to make heads or tails of this, we’re just passing on an interesting press release that came our way this afternoon from powerhouse OC lawyers George […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/williams-peeping-tom-155x155.jpg)
![Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.) La Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Homer_bending_over-155x155.gif)
![Fairgrounds Swindle: As Good As It Gets. There’s a story, possibly apocryphal, that a famous author offered the following as a graduation speech, then walked off the stage: Things are bad. They will not get better. They […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sad-clown-155x155.jpg)
![Ken Calvert Vows Grotesque Franking Orgy FRANK-ly, my dear, I don’t give a damn about your taxpayer money. “Franking Privileges” (named after the Latin word for “free”) allow Congressmembers to send official mail using their signature […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/KenCalvert-155x155.jpg)
![Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal. A spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fair-3.jpg)
![Examining the Red Zone: Pay-to-play Repuglicanism in the OC and HB. CORRUPTION: It’s not just for Bell! … No, ladies and gentlemen, corruption is alive and well right here in the OC, where you ain’t a Republican political operative if you’re […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/examining-red-zone-155x155.jpg)
![The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 3: Threats, Bribes, and Videotape. . . . First – have you called Solorio and Correa yet, and asked them to stop this rotten deal? Asm. JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 Sen. LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/big-explosion-155x155.jpg)
![What can we learn from Bell? What can we learn from Bell? Fred Smoller, Ph.D. Director, Masters of Public Administration Brandman University, Irvine, CA To understand what went wrong in Bell, California it is important to recall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Rizzo-155x155.jpg)
![What happened in the City of Bell really isn’t relevant to Santa Ana “City Council members in Bell unanimously agreed Monday to give up their controversial $96,000-a-year salaries and instead draw $673 a month — a 90% decrease,” according to the L.A. Times. Well, that is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/City-of-Bell-Corruption-155x155.jpg)
![Calvert in extremis: The King of Pork goes a-Teabagging! Now, THERE is some cognitive dissonance, I innocently thought. How would an incumbent like Ken Calvert be received by a group ostensibly built on opposition to government waste and corruption, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/KenCalvert1.jpg)
![The Great Fairgrounds Swindle: How Allan Mansoor sold us all out to his Campaign Contributors. . . . (First of a series, not necessarily chronological, attempting to examine and explain just how we Orange County citizens got shafted so badly, and if there’s anything we […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mansoor-ackerman-horizontal.jpg)
![Anti-15 spokesman Richard Wiebe changes tune, endorses PROP 15! “No! He didn’t!” Oh yes he did. Well, sort of. His words, in the midst of an argument on a comments thread here, were: If you believe BP and Wall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/richard-wiebe-smaller.jpg)
Well, I read it again, and I don't think it's just a long screed about Cunningham. But thanks for dropping…