The Silence of the FFFFers
It’s been nearly two weeks since Friends for Fullerton’s Future webmaster and short-time councilman Travis Kiger was defeated by “Landslide” Jan Flory by a whopping […]
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Irvine’s Pervs in the Park Ordinance is Unconstitutional
One of the platforms that Irvine Republicans ran on in November’s election was how Council member Larry Agran weakened a county ordinance to protect kids […]
25 World AIDS Days Later – Looking Forward!
On an afternoon in August 1988, I learned that I had tested positive for HIV infection. The doctor told me not to worry just come back in 6 months and get tested again. As far as I knew then, I had just been given a death sentence so I just went about my life thinking I would be dead in a year or so.
NY Times: Taxes Lower for Americans Now Compared to 1980s
Today’s New York Times confirms what we’ve been saying all along: Americans pay less in taxes — local, state and federal — as a percentage […]
What Reagan Revolution?
With the election behind us and in the books and time being short because of the holidays, the Letters to the Editor section of the […]
Allan Bartlett to Join Irvine Finance Commission
Libertarian and conservative media darling Allan Bartlett is getting an appointment to the Irvine City Finance Commission courtesy of council member-elect Christina Shea, according to […]
California Supreme Court refuses to consider appeal in Costa Mesa outsourcing case
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the City of Costa Mesa’s attempt to overturn an injunction blocking the City from laying off more than 100 City employees and outsourcing their jobs to the private sector.
Sanchez Knocks Anthem for Proposed 18% Healthcare Insurance Increase
Today’s Los Angeles Times has a page one story about Anthem Blue Cross for a proposed 18 percent rate increase for health insurance that should […]
Feds seek 8 year prison term for Kindee Durkee
n March, former political campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee plead guilty to embezzling more than $7 million from her clients. Prosecutors on Monday asked that Durkee be sentenced to 97 months in prison, about 8 years.