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Mansoor’s new Toll Lanes bill deserves bipartisan support from the full OC delegation.
Posted on April 14, 2014 | 13 CommentsAllan Mansoor’s promised AB 2036 to address the Toll Lanes controversy in our county – let’s say, to bring this important transportation question under democratic control in a county that’s […] -
Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 Comments. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […] -
OCTA says WE just need some more “education,” LOL. And, introducing the Orange Juice Option!
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 21 Comments. . The second public speaker at Monday’s OCTA highway committee meeting (after Fountain Valley Mayor John Collins’ furious, righteous scolding of OCTA staff for dismissing the official opposition of […] -
Six Feisty West-county Mayors tell Supes: NO 405 TOLL LANES!
Posted on August 1, 2012 | 5 Comments. I love it – the Mayors of pretty much all the towns directly affected by the threatened 405 Toll Lanes – Los Alamitos’ Troy Edgar, Huntington Beach’s (pro-tem) Devin […] -
The Moorlach, Don Hansen & Larry Crandall on the 405 Tolls. [with Crandall UPDATE!]
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 13 Comments. 1. The Moorlach Reasons His Way to a Healthy Skepticism on 405 Tolls. It is lonely being The Moorlach at times of great decision for The County. Alone on […] -
How we can defeat the 405 Toll Lanes! And also… Meet your OCTA Board!
Posted on July 20, 2012 | 29 Comments. You and I can defeat this 405 Toll Lanes plot! But first off, when talking about OCTA, (the Orange County Tranportation Authority) it’s important for us to distinguish two […] -
405 Tolls – Mayor Hansen Rebuffed by HB City Council. UPDATE – Fountain Valley Piles On! And now, La Palma!
Posted on July 18, 2012 | 17 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) In a major setback to proponents of adding tolls to the 405 Freeway, the Huntington Beach City Council turned against […] -
405 Toll Lanes. A Taxpayer Bailout for the Failed 73 San Joaquin Hills Toll Road?
Posted on June 22, 2012 | 19 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) The Voice of OC has published a long and extremely significant Community Editorial by Jack Eidt on the proposed Toll […] -
Toll Lane Proposal Unites Enemies in Costa Mesa… against HB Mayor Don Hansen!
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 4 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) No city in Orange County has suffered more from warring political factions than Costa Mesa. Local Republican Party leaders boast […] -
Occupiers “Going to Surf City, Gonna Have Some Fun!” (Part 1)
Posted on March 15, 2012 | 30 Comments(This is Part 1 of a series, and is relatively light-hearted. Unfortunately, Part 2, appearing later today or tomorrow, won’t be.) This post was originally to be entitled “Why does […] -
Ding, Dong, the Bridge is Dead: Steve Rosansky’s environmentalist legacy.
Posted on March 13, 2012 | 7 CommentsAs we predicted on January 26th of this year, termed-out Newport councilmanSteve Rosansky‘s attempt to leave a legacy by pushing construction of the 19th/Banning Bridge backfired badly, leading to […] -
Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author’s permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt […]