I expect more available time around the beginning of June. Until then, I'm squeezing things in as and where I…
Came across this classic story... and noticed that the linked documents weren't loading. It's because they were word documents which…
I've long noticed something about people who repeatedly talk about how "smart" they are. Something ironic. See Trump, Amezcua.
Given the fatal bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs today, will Santa Ana Mayor Amezcua call for cooling…
Good stuff, Greg, you should write a piece on post-HB Gates. Sadly, one of his longtime antagonists in HB, the…
The Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights is a familiar name for those watching California politics: former Republican Party Chair…
Folks, I have some bad news for you. She will have a cushier landing spot than the HB City Council…
I think you're whistling in the dark. The woman got elected once. Why not as an incumbent?
It really depends on the big funders, dunnit? If the Air Show guy or the Lincoln Club wants her, she…
transparency Archive
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Fairgrounds Master Site Plan: $450 Million for WHAT???
Posted on April 20, 2018 | 5 CommentsWell? What do you think? Good use of your hard-earned money? -
They Shoot Horses Don’t They? Fair Board wants to demolish Equestrian Center for RV Park.
Posted on April 13, 2018 | 5 CommentsSeems like no matter who runs this Fair Board, they're always eager to sacrifice the Equestrian Center. -
The Public has a right to know what’s going on – even at the OC Fairgrounds!
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 6 CommentsI mean, it's a reasonable expectation! -
APD summons the community to tell us NOTHING about their killing of Adalid Flores.
Posted on December 2, 2016 | 36 Comments. . . The 150-or-so of us neighbors who showed up Monday night at East Anaheim’s Church of the Nazarene to hear the Anaheim Police’s presentation on their fatal shooting […] -
Update on Three Good Bills, and Talks with The Moorlach!
Posted on September 22, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . When we last left the “Bills We’re Rooting For in Sacramento,” some of them had passed (Citizens United Repeal), some had been killed (Open Police Records, More Funds […] -
Young “Trump” Kim releases ONE year of taxes, makes matters worse!
Posted on August 28, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Who ARE these people? Young Kim, who has borrowed Sharon Quirk-Silva‘s assembly seat for a couple years, has several things in common with her Party’s presidential candidate, […] -
Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […] -
Bills we’re rooting for in Sacramento… and Bills that Died!
Posted on July 10, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . We’re remiss, man. It’s been a long time since we’ve written about any of the good bills going through the California legislature; as the body reaches its July break […] -
Transparency finally a bipartisan issue? California DISCLOSE Act gets 9 GOP votes!
Posted on February 7, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . Two years ago, last time the California DISCLOSE Act was working its way through the state legislature, and was stymied in the Senate by all Republicans including […] -
“Trust but Verify:” Fullerton’s Jennifer Fitzgerald Should Release Her Employer’s (Curt Pringle) Client List
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 11 Comments. . . Last year the Fullerton Rag insisted that Council member (now Mayor Pro Tem) Jennifer Fitzgerald should recuse herself from voting on a representative to replace her on […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […] -
OCWD’s Sarmiento: “All of Us Want to be Transparent,” snicker. UPDATE – Vince Rotates Off the Board
Posted on February 17, 2015 | 19 Comments. . . By John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Which delusion of grandeur do elected officials suffer from the most? Answer: that they have only our best interests […] -
“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends.
Posted on July 11, 2014 | 13 CommentsBy John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […]
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