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Anaheim STR’s Still Active and Rowdy – IN THE MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC!!!
Posted on April 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsBet you forgot about these nuisances, or thought the virus would stop 'em? -
Further Misadventures and Malfunctions of the Murrbot™
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 5 CommentsOne of the few areas right and left generally agree on is the primacy of Public Safety as a critical function of government. If taxes do nothing else, keeping us […] -
Bedside Manners for the Long Slow Death of San Onofre, a Radioactive Neighbor.
Posted on June 13, 2013 | 3 Comments. By a Mel and Galal Kernahan of Laguna Woods; found yesterday morning on the tables at Los Amigos; pending permission to reprint but it LOOKED like it was crying […] -
Help put down San Onofre for good – sign by Thursday!!!
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 12 Comments. A timely battle cry from our friends at San Clemente Green: Greetings! We are at a historic milestone concerning the future of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. […] -
Lou Correa wants to make it illegal for pot smokers to drive.
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 41 Comments. Damn it, that lovable Democratic State Senator of ours, Lou Correa, just always HAS to go and do something to piss us off! NOW, with his eye on the […] -
SA Mayor Pulido and HB Mayor Boardman sign gun-control letter to Washington … Shouldn’t Anaheim’s Mayor Tait?
Posted on December 19, 2012 | 66 Comments. So, the US Conference of Mayors – an “official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more” (sorry Rossmoor) – is sending an open letter, which I’m […] -
Whistleblower: San Onofre to Power up today, to “Test the Beast!”
Posted on October 20, 2012 | 4 Comments. …sent our way this morning – Saturday morning – from “San Clemente Green, Citizens for a Sustainable Future” : Dear Jerry, I have some interesting facts for you about […] -
Irvine Council to Consider Asking San Onofre to “Spare the Rods”
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 16 CommentsYOUR HELP is needed to stop the re-licensing of San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. Please attend the Irvine City Council Meeting, Tuesday, March 27th , 6:00 PM. Council Member Larry […] -
Assemblywoman Norma Torres’ Misguided Bill On Driving with Pot in your System
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 21 CommentsIt seems Assembly member Norma Torres (D-Pomona) has a double standard on public safety. As mayor of Pomona she was reluctant about driver’s license checkpoints in her city, but being […] -
Reckless Spending Initiative Just Perpetuates California’s Dysfunction
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 23 CommentsBy Martha Montelongo . . The big “news” from Sacramento this week is that the state budget is in trouble again. According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, the state […] -
Lights on in a Dark Place: OC Jail’s policy of midnight releases.
Posted on May 26, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . [Orange Juicers, please welcome our new journalist, Ted Tipton! – V.] On one side of the street the Orange County Central Jail sits ominously in the dark […] -
OC GOP tries to bully Wendy Leece into voting against $4 million savings for Costa Mesa
Posted on October 26, 2010 | 7 Comments. . . . . Hang in there, Wendy, we’ve got your back! Remember a couple weeks ago, when Phu Nguyen slammed Allan Mansoor for voting to reject an offer […] -
Local Police and Firefighters urge vote for Phu Nguyen.
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 13 CommentsFrom the Phu Nguyen campaign, Oct. 18: Local Police & Firefighters Urge Vote for Phu Nguyen for State Assembly Cite Nguyen’s track record bringing community together, opponent’s fiscal irresponsibility (COSTA […] -
Alfredo Amezcua’s campaign website offers no new ideas or solutions
Posted on June 17, 2010 | 5 CommentsSanta Ana Mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua finally has put up some “Issues” on his campaign website. I spoke to Amezcua recently and asked why he had not done more to explain […]