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Santa Ana Transparency Comes To Screeching Halt

July 14, 2011 4

From the Voice of OC:”Media relations have not been a strong suit of the city of Santa Ana in recent years. In fact, many reporters view city officials as openly hostile to public information and open meeting laws.”The City hired a short-term Public Information officer, but the money ran out June 30th.

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KOCE on Chivas to Santa Ana

July 13, 2011 2

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/user/SOSSantaAna#p/u/0/KMptECIFSaM[/youtube] Reporter David Nazar has this report on a possible move to Santa Ana; the net-net here — nobody knows anything or will say anything […]

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Yes, You Are Paying Lower Taxes

July 13, 2011 0

Folks are always surprised to learn that I have a coordial relationship with Chris Thompson, who blogs for the Friends for Fullerton’s Future web site […]

Costa Mesa Still Cooking The Books

July 12, 2011 3

I took a few moments this morning to review the staff report for tonight’s Costa Mesa City Council Study Session regarding their 5 year financial forecast. In order to inflate the costs of employee pension contributions, the staff has forecast that the employees would no longer contribute to their pension costs after the current contracts expire.

Progress at the Great Park

July 11, 2011 7

Adam Elmahrek from Voice of OC reports this morning on the progress unveiled at the Great Park this weekend on the six-year anniversary of the 1,347-acre park. Thousands turned out to mark the unveiling of the 19.5-acre North Lawn and the Palm Court Arts Complex.