Month: May 2013

For all their claims of fiscal responsibility Republican elected officials, from the Board of Supervisors to the state legislative delegation, have demonstrated that ideological arrogance is a one way street to disaster. The victims of these disasters are the taxpayers of Orange County and, more directly, the taxpayers who rely on county services for support.

  The DIsneyland Resort will profit from the proposed streetcar project in Anaheim, but it’s the Anaheim taxpayer that will pay the bill.

Last year Orange County saw its youngest elected official enter office when 18-year-old Connor Traut won a seat on the Ladera Ranch Civic Council. The Council is made up of 7 council members, each serving two-year terms.

At its meeting today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors appointed Michael Giancola as the county Chief Executive Officer. Giancola replaces former CEO Tom Mauk.

In their never ending drive to distort reality in support of their attacks on public employees and public employee pensions, the Orange County Register has again used misleading comparisons of apples to onions to gin-up fear and envy.

Even for people as cynical as we are, it’s possible for us to be amazed at the ability of elected officials to tell lies while stating facts. Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray provides us with an excellent demonstration of this skill.

Should the newsroom of the Orange County Register reflect the ethnic makeup of the area it serves?  Gustavo Arellano writes about a recent hiring spree […]