You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
I'm leaning toward the concept of making the Board, de facto part time by cutting Supervisor's salaries by two-thirds and…
By the way, on the County Board of Education - they have almost no authority over anything and have been…
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Judge denies request to block implementation of WI collective bargaining law
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 9 CommentsWisc. gov. Walker From this afternoon’s Wassau Daily Herald. Judge denies request to block implementation of Wisconsin collective bargaining law 1:08 PM, Mar. 11, 2011 | Written by TODD […] -
Opponents of CA HSR gaining national momentum
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . Promoting sound expenditure of taxpayer funds is a full time job. Case in point is the effort to curtail wasting billions of dollars for a high-speed train in CA […] -
Chuck DeVore forms exploratory committee for BOS seat
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . . . Just received from an Orange County colleague: Chuck DeVore forms exploratory committee for Orange County’s Third District Board of Supervisors Mar 09 2011 Today I’m […] -
“No deal” CA GOP Senators to governor Jerry Brown
Posted on March 7, 2011 | 35 CommentsIs this man over a barrel? Earlier today the following letter, signed by GOP Senators Tom Berryhill, Bill Emmerson, Sam Blakeslee, Tom Harman and Anthony Cannella was sent to governor […] -
California’s Hemorrhaging Debt does not faze our High Speed Rail Authority.
Posted on March 6, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . . . Today’s San Francisco Chronicle sounds the same alarm that some of us have been shouting for almost two years as we oppose the under funded high-speed […] -
LA Congresswoman Maxine Waters comments on property rights
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . United against Eminent Domain! – Chris Norby, Maxine Waters, Tom McClintock. This is one of my favorite photos. Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you […] -
Comparing China high-speed rail vs CA HSR is not apples to apples
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 13 CommentsLet’s set the “feel good” emotions of high-speed rail aside for some realism. For over 50 years I have enjoyed the rush of high-speed starting with my involvement in […] -
Gov. Brown Bill to kill any last minute redevelopment projects
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . I fully support Governor Brown’s plan to shut down the recent flurry of redevelopment project activity. He should begin with CRA/LA in the city of Los Angeles […] -
“I stand with Governor Walker” – Statement from Americans For Prosperity. (With POLL!)
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 50 Comments. . . [poll id=”300″] As a member of the Americans for Prosperity’s California delegation, we received the following statement from president Tim Philips today. Sidebar. In Oct of 2008 I attended […] -
What’s the fate of HR 1, eliminating High Speed Rail funding?
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsOn February 19th the 112th Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 235-189, passed HR 1. HR 1 is the $1.2 trillion dollar appropriations package required […] -
Recent update from High Speed Rail CEO Roelof van Ark
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsExpecting to address the Glendale Redevelopment Agency on behalf of a local property owner yesterday afternoon I did not attend the public meeting on transportation held at UC Merced in […] -
Just compensation prevails in Laguna Woods
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 5 CommentsWhile the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution states in part, (relating to individual rights,) “nor be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…