Walters Resigns Santa Ana City Manager’s Job Effective Tomorrow
Santa Ana City Manager and Police Commissioner Paul Walters has resigned effective February 1. Here’s the press release from the city of Santa Ana: Advisory: […]
Month: January 2013
State Rep Tom Daly Headlines DFOC February Luncheon
Hot off the press from the DFOC: Tom Daly was elected in November of 2012 to represent California’s 69th Assembly District, which includes the cities […]
After Grand Jury Report CalOPTIMA Needs Stability
The scathing report on Orange County’s $1.5 billion managed care system for the poor, CalOPTIMA, highlighted the departure of 16 senior executives from the organization and what can best be described as a hostile and manipulative level of interference by the lone County Supervisor on its board, Janet Nguyen.
The New Republic Credits Progressives with Solving California’s Budget Crisis
The New Republic, a publication with a slant to the left, has a story in the current issue that gives full credit to progressives and […]
The Argument Against School Vouchers
Today’s Orange County Register has an editorial calling for “increased school choice” for parents while making the argument for a school voucher program. The Register […]
So who in OC has a CCW Permit?
When we initially submitted our public records request for the names and cities of Carry Concealed Weapons (CCW) permit holders in Orange County, we planned to post the information as a public service. Then we got to the thinking about it part and took a different direction.
Los Alamitos Councilman Dean Grose: From Email Racist to Facebook Revolutionary
Almost four years ago Los Alamitos Councilman Dean Grose resigned in disgrace after sending out a racist attack on President Barack Obama to some of his constituents. Well he’s at it again. Grose commented today on a Facebook post… “Uniting America against Obama’s regieme one AK47 at a time!”
Orly claims the ability to arrest Obama in Connecticut
Hat tip to the Huffington Post for this gem on Orange County’s favorite lawyer/dentist/real estate agent turned Connecticut Citizen Patrol cop Orly Taitz. Orly, who’s […]
Republicans Aim to Change Electoral College Rules Rather Than Their Party
From the “Can’t Win Any Other Way” files comes the news that the GOP has defined a new strategy to deal with its declining national popularity. In states where Republicans hold state legislatures and governorship’s in their control, the GOP is trying to change the way Electoral College votes are allocated so that they are assigned by congressional district rather than to the winner of the statewide popular vote.