Lurking in the back of the OCTA‘s Measure M Wasteful Boondoggles Projects File is another streetcar project in Santa Ana. It’s not as expensive (for now) as the $319 million debacle that’s been cooked up in Anaheim by the City Council and the Toontown Troika of SOAR, the OC Business Council and Master of
Republican politicians well represented at the 2013 O.C. Tet Parade
In the end, it was much ado about nothing. The gay activists who had spent all week complaining about not being able to participate in the 2013 Tet Parade, which is held in Little Saigon every year and celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year, did not march in the parade, which the Orange Juice blog reported that they
Court stops gay activists from hijacking the Orange County Tet Parade
“A coalition of gay and lesbian groups lost its bid in court Thursday to force the Little Saigon Tet Parade organizers to include the group in this Sunday’s event. Orange County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey T. Glass ruled against granting injunctive relief to the Partnership of Viet Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organizations,” according to the
Supervisor Janet Nguyen announces war on vehicle thefts in Little Saigon
MEDIA ADVISORY Vehicle Anti-Theft Crime Prevention Campaign Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2012 WHO: Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents the Cities of Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Westminster, unincorporated area of Midway City and portions of Fountain Valley, in cooperation with Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Chief Probation Officer Steve Sentman, Garden Grove Police
It is time to vote out the incumbents in Garden Grove
By: Tony Flores Fact: Bruce Broadwater was Mayor of Garden Grove from 1994 to 2004. Fact: In 1997 a discrimination/harassment audit/study was performed relating to the allegations of the harassment and discrimination of women and minorities within the Garden Grove Police Department. Att 1 Fact: The then Garden Grove City Council approved and the taxpayers
Community leader says that Garden Grove’s Measure Y is a lie
10/24/2012 Dear Editor, When I read the argument in favor of Garden Grove’s Measure Y it reminds me of a quote by Ben Franklin, “Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don’t have brains enough to be honest”. Please follow me as I explain what I believe are, based on city documents, the
Nov. 6, 2012 Orange County Voter Guide
This voter guide addresses the Orange County local and legislative races as well as the State and Local ballot measures. City Council, School Board and Local Ballot Measure Elections – Nov., 2012:
Community leader urges Garden Grove’s voters to reject Council incumbents
10/18/2012 Dear Editor, Garden Grove, at one time, was known for the sweet smell of row after row of orange groves and many fields of even sweeter tasting strawberries. Those once pleasing aesthetics have disappeared into the past and we are now left with the stench of a rubber stamping factory also known as the
The only choice in the 72nd Assembly election
After the Redistricting, AD72 has new faces to deal with — former Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor who’d represented much of the old District was forced south and is now running for the 74th District. After a successful Primary, Mansoor will easily be re-elected to his second term. The 72nd District now comprises Fountain Valley,
The O’Connell brothers get tax loot from both Anaheim and Garden Grove
Turns out that the rich Anaheim hotel developer who got millions of hotel tax dollars in a massive giveaway by the Anaheim City Council, Bill O’Connell has a brother, named Jerry O’Connell, who invested in the Crowne Plaza in Garden Grove and is now its co-owner. What did the city of Garden Grove give Jerry O’Connell and his fellow investors? Free land that the
