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gus ayer Archive
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Just around the bend: The 405 Toll Lanes we fought so hard against.
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 2 CommentsFight is over. The good guys lost. Here is our future. -
The Exoneration of Chris Norby.
Posted on May 16, 2014 | 25 Comments. . . “Permanent War is not a viable way of life, whether abroad or at home,” opined Chris Norby. And I shot back, “Hey, that’s a great epigram for […] -
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 […] -
Diana Lee Carey named Woman of the Year, AD 74. Boo-yah!
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 4 CommentsOne of the Orange Juice’s favorite OC politicians has just won a great honor – first-term Westminster Councilwoman Diana Lee Carey was named “Woman of the Year” for the 74th […] -
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 CommentsAs I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […] -
Poseidon, the Disney Streetcar, and the Camel’s Nose in the Tent.
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 15 CommentsGuys. And girls. Do we have to talk to our electeds and Board representatives like children? Does this really have to be our job? Because it seems that our generally […] -
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 – […] -
Poor Gus’ Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Mayor Ayer
Posted on March 11, 2013 | 5 Comments. Diamond started something along these lines, the night Gus died…but Diamond only scratched the surface. Here’s the wit and wisdom of late Fountain Valley Mayor Gus Ayer (1949-2013) as […] -
Fairgrounds Sale Struggle ends with whimper and adoption of new policies.
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 7 Comments. “ENOUGH ALREADY! This Fair Sale Review Committee has done great work, but we can’t go any farther without subpoena power which we don’t have. I move that we pack […] -
Mother of all Gus Ayer Tributes.
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 56 CommentsSome men – many powerful men (mostly men) in Orange County must be secretly breathing a sigh of relief right now – I’m talking about corrupt men (and women) in […] -
Gus Ayer, Environmental Hero and Political Mastermind, Has Died
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 7 CommentsThis story is just breaking, a few minutes ago, on Facebook. Gus Ayer, former Mayor of Fountain Valley and a giant of Orange County progressive and environmental politics, has died. He […]