Want to Opt-Out of the Orange County Power Authority? You Can Right Now
The Orange County Power Authority is the latest example of what everyone ought to support but shouldn’t due to incompetent management, broken promises, and general […]
OCPA
Time for OCPA’s Brian Probolsky to Resign
It makes zero sense for the head of an organization to file a whistleblower complaint with an agency or organization he or she leads. Orange […]
In Irvine, Carroll and Kim Steal Another Agran Idea on Rule of 2; Advocate for City Charter Change on Mayor
Irvine council members Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll have done it again; without original ideas of their own, they have stolen a proposed change to […]
Weekend Observations
It’s the Saturday before election day. Have you turned your ballot it? Please, please, please, get out and vote and vote blue. And to that […]
Friday Bits and Pieces
It’s Memorial Day weekend, so stay safe out there. The Anaheim City Council isn’t moving forward with the Angels Stadium deal and is ignoring the […]
Friday Bits and Pieces
It’s Friday the 13th and is Jason back? Just checking. Here are some bits and pieces of stories I wish I had more time for. […]
Irvine’s New Anti-Nepotism Policy Passes: #WeAreIrvine #ExceptForPhyllisAgran
The city of Irvine had a nepotism problem once — more than 20 years ago when it was revealed that then Mayor Christina Shea had […]
Federal Judge Lifts Stay In Prop 8 Ruling
This morning, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker issued another ruling in related to his landmark decision that declared Proposition 8 (California’s Constitutional Amendment banning same-gender marriages) unconstitutional. Last Friday, both sides in the case submitted arguments to Judge Walker about whether he should continue to retain the stay on his order until any pending appeal is decided, or lift the stay he placed shortly after issuing his decision last week.
AG Brown and Gov. Schwarzenegger ask court to allow same-gender marriages to resume
BREAKING NEWS: Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have both asked Judge Walker to lift his stay on his order overturning Prop 8 and allow same-gender marriages to resume.