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During my bi-monthly trip to the Great Park Farmer’s Market Sunday, the monthly antiques fair was also going on. Traffic was heavy, parking was at […]

Ezra Klein of the Washington Post is the subject of a fantastic profile in The New Republic.  You may have seen him substituing as a […]

Darrell Issa, the congressman representing much of south Orange County is far from the serious legislator that an Orange County Register editorial claims he is. Apparently, after 12 years in office, Darrell Issa, or at least his staff, have not learned that the President does not introduce legislation.

Apparently an ad that calls out the only two responsible council members remaining who’s action to award a $158 million tax subsidy was voided by a judge because the issue was not properly noticed as required by the Brown Act violates the OC Register’s advertising sensibilities and hence its policy.

Yesterday we learned an interesting detail about how the “Negotiators” on the Orange County Board of Supervisors go about hiring a new CEO. Rumors have been floating around the Hall of Administration that the new CEO would be paid enough to offset the amount that they must pay to cover their share of their pension benefits.

Irvine’s new Republican majority has been taking the world’s longest victory lap.  The Register’s Frank Mickadeit has written several flattering columns and OC Weekly’s Scott Moxley continues […]

A Republican mantra oft heard is that government should run like a business.  Mind you, the goal of a business is to be profitable and […]