Month: December 2011

Well the numbers are in for the fiscal year ending June 2011 and it turns out Costa Mesa had a $3.8 million surplus. City officials had predicted a shortfall of $1.4 million earlier this year. But what’s a $5.2 million difference among friends?

The nearly two year lawsuit against Art Pedroza and the OrangeJuiceBlog is over. Federal judge David O. Carter issued a minute order on Thursday, December 15, awarding $30,000 in damages on charges of cybersquatting, trademark infringement and unfair business practices to Thinking Liberally Media, the publishers of TheLiberalOC blog, Madison Alexander PR, Chris Prevatt, Ryan Trabuco and Claudio Gallegos.

Former Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) Chairman Howard Adler passed away on Sunday at the age of 68 after a long illness.

While the City Attorney has issued an opinion that Measure D did not allow for any more than one term, he sought an outside legal opinion to confirm or reject his findings. We have learned that the report has been received by the City Attorney. He won’t release it.

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of John Hanna, of Orange, as general counsel at the Department of Corporations. Hanna is a longtime Democratic Party Activist and Trustee with the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is proud to unveil her 2011 Holiday Card. The famous card was sent electronically to Loretta’s friends and supporters, who for the first time were able to vote for the theme of the card. Thousands of ballots were marked online and voters chose by an overwhelming percentage to be surprised.