Maybe Jerry (Amante) Can Host a Telethon for Tustin
One of my biggest complaints about conservative Republicans running for office in Orange County is that they seldom have a record that matches their rhetoric. […]
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AFL-CIO President Trumka Visits OC on Listening Tour
In what Orange County Labor Federation Executive Director Tefere Gebre says is the first ever vist by a sitting AFL-CIO President, Richard L. Trumka paid […]
Local Media Coverage on Orange County about to Improve
With the rush of news coming out last Monday, we nearly missed this announcement by the LA Times company. If you’re a little tired of […]
Team Hutchens Gets All Puffed Up
In response to the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA) asking its members if they might be interested in a brief collective work stoppage, Under Sheriff John Scott sent a memo out to all OCEA represented department members. He instituted a new policy, effective immediately, that any employee represented by OCEA who calls in sick must have a doctor’s note to return to work.
19 Year Old Bristol Palin launches a PR firm
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q6ZW2t2Ubc[/youtube] Ok, I’ve just stopped laughing about this, but 19 year old Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, has launched a […]
MacMurray Has Solid Chance to Win A.D. #72 Special Election On January 12th
I just returned from mailing in my and my husband’s absentee ballots for Assembly District #72’s January 12, 2010 runoff Special Election between Democratic John […]
GGSD Trustee KimOanh Nguyen Lam walks from meeting over Lan Nguyen’s violation of Brown Act
In a dramatic move supporting government transparency and accountability, Dr. KimOanh Nguyen Lam, Trustee for the Garden Grove Unified School District, walked out of Tuesday evening’s board […]
Help Ensure Prop 8 Trial is Televised
UPDATE 1.6.10: Per the San Jose Mercury News, “Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker approved court-operated cameras in his courtroom for delayed release on YouTube, […]
Sheriff Hutchens Dumping All Layoffs on Non-Sworn Personnel
For the second round of draconian layoffs, the Sheriff notified OCEA on January 4th that they plan to layoff an additional 57 non-sworn personnel. These are the people who support our deputies, and in fact, make the entire department function.