January 2012 – The Liberal OC

Morning News Bits – January 31, 2012

January 31, 2012 0

Here are some of the stories our friends are covering that we are following at TheLiberalOC. John Williams Still locked out & spiked his pension, Anaheim to revisit hotel development subsidies, Costa Mesa’s Outsourcing Leagal fees top $400K, and Correa’s Buffa Rule passes state Senate

New Right Wing Blog Debuts

January 30, 2012 0

Those who follow the blogsphere in Orange County know that Red County hasn’t been the same in quite some time. A new conservative political blog […]

The Angry Right

January 30, 2012 3

The weekend kicked off with a spirited debate between LiberalOC publisher Chris Prevatt and the OC Register’s Mark Landsbaum over an editorial in the Register […]

Correa: Universal Single-Payer Health Care not a priority for his district

January 30, 2012 5

The State Senate on Thursday dealt what is likely to be a deadly blow to efforts to bring universal single-payer health care to California this year with the failure of SB 810 to pass out of the Senate. Among those voting against the measure was State Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana)

John Williams Just Doesn’t Know When The Show’s Over

January 27, 2012 1

Public Administrator/Public Guardian John Williams (Ret.) has a problem letting go and saying goodbye. Last year he announced he would retire on January 23, 2012. He now wants to keep the job which pays him his six-figure salary to do nothing. The Board of Supes. says goodbye, watch the door lock behind you.

US Energy Department Taps Great Park for 2013 Solar Decathlon

January 26, 2012 7

This announcement came in and we had to post because it’s great news about The Great Park and great news about the Federal Government’s committment […]

Unintentional Hilarity

January 26, 2012 4

Sometimes, a newspaper headline gets accidentially connected to a photo on the page that has nothing to do with the story in question. And this […]

Register Editorial: Over the Top on State Of The Union Address

January 26, 2012 4

I usually try to ignore the rhetoric spewed across the editorial pages of the Orange County Register, but the following from yesterdays editorial Obama’s focus on fairness, not on a foul record, requires rebuttal.

GOP, OC Register Overstate Keystone XL Pipeline Jobs Picture

January 25, 2012 4

Indiana governor Mitch Daniels took the Obama administration to task for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline is his rebuttal to the President’s State of the […]