Santa Ana Planning Commission Overreaches Its Authority
The city of Santa Ana, like most cities in OC, has a planning commission. And the responsibilities of a planning commission are pretty basic. The Santa […]
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LA Times Editorial; Great Park Investigation Should Be Independent
The Los Angeles Times has an editorial in Wednesday’s paper that addresses the Great Park that recognizes the Forensic Audit is basically what we’ve been […]
Protection Racket: Supervisor Bates pulls former assistant Probolsky back into her nest
On July 1, Voice of OC reported that Supervisor Bates’ former executive assistant Brian Probolsky, a manager with OC Community Resources department and also an elected member of the Moulton Niguel Water District – has come under fire because his time cards rarely show time off on days he’s attending water district meetings. Now, less than a month after this revelation, Bates has brought Probolsky back under her wing of protection.
July 31 Santa Ana House Flipping Event Not Sanctioned by City of Santa Ana
The official seal of the city of Santa Ana and images of elected/appointed officials in a flyer being used to promote a July 31st event at the […]
Apples & Oranges Carpetbagging?
SAUSD trustee and failed AD-69 candidate Ceci Iglesias has filed three complaints — one with the Orange County Registrar of Voters, one with the State […]
Sorry; Server Issues Hit Us
Apologies to our readers, but we’ve had some significant server issues which has prevented us from posting several great stories. And since Chris and I […]
Tea Party Candidate Lynn Schott’s Misleading Campaign Platform Promotes Old Register Endorsement as New
Tea Bagger/Tea Party Republican Lynn Schott thinks the third time is a charm; she’s launched her third bid for Irvine City Council with a platform that calls for some interesting projects — namely a convention center in Irvine at the great Park no less– with no plans on how it will be financed, but she’s deliberately lying to voters with a misleading line that she’s been endorsed by the Orange County Register.
Moorlach’s outsourcing initiative proposal dies
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting the proposal by lame-duck (chicken) Supervisor John Moorlach to place a ballot measure before the voters to authorize the Board to outsource county jobs on a whim failed to gain the needed support. Moorlach’s proposal received a second from Board Chairman Supervisor Shawn Nelson, but no support from the remaining members of the Board.
Irvine City Council Approves Great Park site for Veterans Cemetery
On Tuesday evening the Irvine City Council approved a 125 acre ARDA site at the Great Park for a Veteran’s Cemetery and Memorial with Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Lalloway seconding Council member Larry Agran’s motion. Mayor Steven Choi and Council member Christina Shea did manage to do a Five Point tap dance expressing concern about the city’s general fund and the cost of site clean up.