Month: November 2011

UPDATED Request denied. For some, the idea of allowing the Occupy OC patriots in Santa Ana the ability to camp overnight in the Civic Center should be a no-brainer for the City Council. After all, if Irvine can do it, why can’t Santa Ana? As with most things civic, it’s not that simple.

Last month Andy Rooney signed off his 60 Minutes commentary for the final time. He once said that he would work until the day he […]

“Slip slidin’ away; Slip slidin’ away;You know the nearer your destination; The more you’re slip slidin’ away.” When I heard the news of Santa Ana receiving the dreaded downgrade from Moody’s, the chorus from the old Paul Simon song came to mind.

Adam Elmahrek over at Voice of OC last night wrote about the hiring of outside counsel to answer Claudia Alvarez’s questions about whether she can […]

If you ever had any doubts as to whether or not Michele Martinez is a “not ready for prime time” player in the race to replace Assemblyman Jose Solorio in the 69th Assembly district, this should help move you towards solidifying the doubts into certainty.

COSTA MESA — I’ve got to hand it to Costa Mesa City Councilman Jim Righeimer, if nothing else, he’s a persistent little man. Yesterday, Costa Mesa’s PR […]