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…
octa Archive
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Perfect Circularity: 405 Toll Lanes for the sole purpose of funding 405 Toll Lanes!
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 15 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) …that’s sure how it looks anyway. Just, follow me here. Since I work Thursday nights I was sadly unable to […] -
“Lexus Lanes” on the 405? Stop the latest Toll Road outrage!
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 31 Comments. E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE. Cutting to the chase, briefly: The OCTA is eager to convert the two left lanes of the 405, from the […] -
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 […] -
Has Steve Rosansky Finally Aborted the Banning Bridge?
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 9 Comments. . . How do you abort a project that was never going to be built anyway? This might seem like a trick question, but in the world of Orange […] -
City of Irvine scores as they find a way to use OCTA funds to pay for their shuttle
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors today approved an agreement between the agency and the city of Irvine for 30 years of funding for the Irvine Shuttle, a city […] -
Pulido asked to opt out of Santa Ana healthcare benefits in 2007
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 10 CommentsThe not very objective reporters at the Voice of OC have been confronted with evidence that Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido did ask the OCTA to continue his health benefits, way back […] -
A Masterpiece of Brevity and Focus
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Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream responds to OC Grand Jury report about the Transit Zone
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2010 Contact: David N. Ream, City of Santa Ana, (714) 647-5200 Santa Ana, CA – The City of Santa Ana has received the Grand Jury […] -
Another Day Another Dump on Pringle’s Main Chance Choo Choo
Posted on April 4, 2010 | No CommentsThis time it’s a story by the LA Times featuring former OCTA boss Art Leahy and others questioning the dedicated tracks, the impacts, and of course some of the basic […] -
Supervisor John Moorlach wants to get rid of public buses
Posted on August 11, 2009 | 8 Comments“Including weekends, there were 4.75 million boardings of OCTA buses in June,” but Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach “said OCTA’s board should look at whether the agency should even offer […] -
“Take us out to the ball game!” says OCTA!
Posted on August 9, 2009 | 2 CommentsA year or more back the Editor of the Orange Juice Blog, our beloved Art Pedroza was the first to nail down “freebies” to members of the Orange County Fair […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…