Register Caption Calls Irvine “a Little Sandox of Horrors”
Maybe Frank Mickadeit needs to spend more time in that primate cage at the Santa Ana zoo. It seems every election cycle, Mickadeit writes a […]
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Orange County to receive more than $12.7 million in Homeland Security Grants
“At a time when budget shortfalls and staff cuts have stretched resources for local law enforcement, UASI grants have been a real lifeline for our county,†said Rep. Sanchez. “Nothing could be more important than protecting Orange County families against potential terrorist threats. That’s why I’m thrilled to announce that our county will be receiving over $12.7 million to help secure our community.â€
The Register’s First Step to the Left
 Our first great April Fool’s gag was an announcement that TheLiberalOC had been acquired by OCBlog (now the heart fo the RedCounty blog). The […]
Rep. Sanchez calls on Fed. Government to pay its fair share of California health care costs
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today called for an extension of the increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) – the share of Medicaid expenditures paid by the federal government. Currently, the federal government pays about 62 cents for every dollar of Medi-Cal services used. This rate will expire at the end of this year, on December 31 unless Congress approves an extension.
Baseball Trumps Politics in Anaheim
I was able to score four tickets for Tuesday’s night’s All-Star Game at Angels Stadium, and got there about 3:30 PM. As my son and […]
Pierre Gilbert to run for Laguna Hills City Council
Hot off the press: Pierre Gilbert announced his candidacy today for the Laguna Hills City Council elections slated for November 2, 2010. Â The community is […]
History shows the Brown Act is a Paper Tiger
In the more than 53 years since the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law, was enacted there has never been a successful criminal prosecution for violation of the law. In fact, criminal charges have been alleged five times with only one of those going to trial resulting in a hung jury.
Gary Pritchard to run for CUSD School Board
We jumped the gun on this yesterday, so our apologies to Gary. But it doesn’t lessen his message or effectiveness. You’d be hard pressed to […]
OC Deputy DA opinion turns Brown Act Open Meetings Law on its head
It seems that the Orange County District Attorney has a rather lenient interpretation of the Brown Act when it comes to obvious violations on the part of Westminster City Councilmen Tyler Diep, Andy Quach, and Tri Ta. At least that is the only conclusion I can reach from their response to my complaint regarding the publishing of a letter from these members of the City Council regarding the conflict over Black April events in March. Senior Deputy District Attorney Raymond S. Armstrong responded to my concerns related to the obvious violation of the Brown Act in a June 28, 2010 letter.