RIP: The Fairness Doctrine
The FCC yesteday effectively killed the Fairness Doctrine, which had been effectively deregulated since the Reagan Administration, along with about 80 other rules affecting broadcast […]
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Psychology Today: Liberals are Smarter
We can’t say we’re surprised but according to an article in the journal Psychology Today, Liberals are smarter than Conservatives (no separate testing was done […]
Julio Perez Formally Announces Candidacy for Assembly
Calling jobs and education his top priorities, Julio Perez today formally announced his candidacy to represent the 69th District of the California State Assembly.
Justice Breyer Coming to Nixon Library Next Month
Hat tip to the South County Progressive Group for this tip. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be a featured speaker at the Nixon Library in Yorba […]
Okay Hatch, What Are You Afraid Of?
What is it about Costa Mesa City Manager Tom Hatch that makes it so difficult to follow simple guidelines laid out in a policy? I thought reading comprehension was a basic skill required for his job.
NY Times on Sexual Predator Laws: Do They Really Protect Children?
With a number of Orange County cities placing new laws on the books to ban sexual predators from city parks in addition to county parks […]
Sorry Janet; You can’t justify adding Fountain Valley to the First District
The addition of a portion of Fountain Valley to the final recommended map from the Redistricting Committee is an overreach of epic proportions. It opens up the maps to significant and justified legal challenge.
Waiting for Michele (and Tom?) in AD 69
Last week, Santa Ana councilmember Michele Martinez pre-announced on Facebook that she was formally announcing a campaign to run for AD-69 in the state assembly […]
Outsourced Legal Services mean Leaky Faucets for Costa Mesa City Hall
For the past couple weeks I’ve been trying to track down how a draft copy of a confidential report from Talon Executive Services regarding their investigation of City employee Huy Pham’s March 17, 2011 suicide at City Hall was released to Jon Cassidy of the Orange County Register.