A Candidate’s Profile: Henry Vandermeir for DPOC Chair
Note to readers: This is the first of a two-part story; Chris Prevatt will profile DPOC Chair candidate Jeff LaTourneau in the next few days. […]
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Birthers are Alive and Well; WorldNetDaily Urges No Oath of Office for Obama
Just when you thought the birthers were over and done with comes this report from the conservative WorldNewDaily urging Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts […]
Choi Seeks to Change Great Park Board
If new Irvine Mayor Steven Choi has his way, the Orange County Great Park would become the Irvine Great Park. Now that Republicans have control […]
House Democrats Pull Country Back From Fiscal Cliff
Last night the House of Representatives took to the floor to respond to the bi-partisan legislation, overwhelmingly approved by the Senate, to pull the country back from the edge of the fiscal cliff. The 112th Congress, unlike Wile E. Coyote, didn’t look down after House Republicans let the country walk over the edge for almost 24 hours.
Goodbye 2012
As we stand on the edge of the fiscal cliff, waiting to see if the Republicans in Congress choose to walk back from the edge with Democrats or jump—pulling us all over into an economic abyss, I want to recall with you some of the highlights of 2012.
Sore Loser Norby Blames Unions and “Distracted Republicans” for Assembly Loss
In every election, there are gracious winners and bad winners; gracious losers and sore losers. And former State Assemblyman Chris Norby has a signed confession […]
Santa Ana Poised to Make a Management Change?
After two hours of discussion in a closed session meeting the Santa Ana City Council took no reportable action related to the performance reviews of City Manager Paul Walters and City Attorney Sonia Carvalho. Apparently, two hours wasn’t enough time, and additional discussions are scheduled for early next year.
Santa Ana Special Meeting for Performance Reviews – What’s Up With That?
At about 1:20 pm Wednesday afternoon the Santa Ana City Clerk released a notice of a special meeting of the Santa Ana City Council, scheduled for 1:15 pm on Thursday, December 27th. The “Special Meeting” has only two closed session items on the agenda; Performance Evaluations for the City Manager and City Attorney. From what we can tell, there are no scheduled evaluations for either position…
What did you Give this Christmas?
Christmas is over and despite what Fox News says, there is no “war” on Christmas (if there was, it would be against retail stores putting […]