I Got My Christmas Miracle; The Snoopy House is Saved!
I guess Santa heard my heart felt Christmas wish. Mine and so many of my fellow citizens of this awesome city. The Snoopy House lives […]
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Irvine City Employees Get Bonuses Over Objections from GOP Councilmembers
The city of Irvine enjoyed an uptick in sales tax revenue and added revenue from hotel taxes this year that accounted for an increase in […]
Santa Ana wins its appeal of One Broadway Plaza suit
The construction of Orange County’s tallest building is now back on track. The California Fourth District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor to the City of Santa Ana and ordered Superior Court Judge Derek W. Hunt to vacate his ruling repealing revisions to the One Broadway Plaza Development Agreement.
Anaheim and Santa Ana Need Ethics Commissions
In the wake of ethics concerns dogging Orange County’s two largest cities, Anaheim and Santa Ana, both cities seem to need an effective way to maintain organizational oversight and accountability for the ethical behavior of their employees, commissioners, and elected officials.
LA Times: An Occupy Manifesto for Real Change
Today’s LA Times editorial page features this editorial about the Occupy movement and turning the energy behind it into something that actually affects change instead […]
Happy Birthday Lou Delgado
Officially, photographer extraordinaire Lou Delgado’s birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but I wanted to make the word got out sooner than later. We’re blessed and fortunate […]
US Unemployment Drops to 8.6 Percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released the monthly employment report and things are looking up. The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 8.6 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000…
GOP Blocks Amendment by Loretta Sanchez to Protect Jobs for Veterans
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), on Thursday offered the final amendment to the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011, H.R. 527. Rep. Sanchez’ motion to recommit, which did not pass, would have ensured that H.R. 527 does not prohibit the implementation of recently passed incentives that help small businesses to hire veterans.
Best and Worst Cities for Business in Orange County
Hat tip to Jan Norman at the OC Register for this story on the best and worst cities to do business in Orange County. Looking […]