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 […]
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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.
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 […]
Senator Joe Dunn Proposes County Lobbying Reform Initiative
Former State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana) is proposing that the Board of Supervisors adopt a major reform of the Orange County political environment by regulating lobbyists and themselves thus establishing more transparency in the way county government decisions are made.
Close Enough
Some of you know I coach a girl’s 5th and 6th grade basketball team in Irvine. My team is a great group of girl’s and […]
Schwarzenegger Not Likely to Stop OC Fairgrounds Sale
After meeting with Governor Schwarzenegger today, Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor and Councilwoman Katrina Foley did not seem too optimistic about the chances of the Governor stopping the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Rick Warren Gets His New Year’s Wish
Over the weekend we learned that Pastor Rick Warren got his $900,000 bailout from his flock; and then some. It must be wonderful to ask for, and receive, unlimited funding to do with as you please without any oversight or control. I am reminded of Tammy Faye Bakker and her tearful pleas for money for the PTL ministry run by her and her husband Jim Bakker.