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OC Waste & Recycling wins two Golden Hub of Innovation awards

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Editor Posted in ACC-OC, OC Waste & Recycling, Orange County, Todd Spitzer 1 Comment

Isaac Novella-OCWR, Isabel Rios-OCWR, Frank Ury -ACC-OC Vice President, Jackson Kollar-Chairman Spitzer’s Office, Dylan Wright-OCWR Director, Lacy Schoen Kelly-ACC-OC CEO

OC Waste & Recycling Exemplifies Public Engagement

WINS TWO GOLDEN HUB OF INNOVATION AWARDS FROM ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES-ORANGE COUNTY

By Todd Spitzer, Chairman of the OC Board of Supervisors, Portions courtesy of OC Waste & Recycling

The Association of California Cities-Orange County last week awarded the Golden Hub of Innovation to OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) for two of its programs:

Community Outreach Ambassador Program; and Landfill Good Neighbor Policy.

All Orange County cities, special districts and public agencies are eligible for the awards, which are given annually in several categories. OC Waste & Recycling garnered two awards in the category of Public Engagement. “OC Waste & Recycling works hard to be a good neighbor when it comes to solid waste management. That includes implementing best management practices in operations and pro-active engagement with landfill neighbors,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Todd Spitzer upon hearing of the awards. Continue reading→

The Association of California Cities is opposing Senator Lara’s SB 355

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Editor Posted in ACC-OC, California, Democratic Party, Orange County, Ricardo Lara Leave a comment

ACC-OC Opposes SB 355 (Lara)

The Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC) has taken an oppose position on SB 355 (Lara). This bill would strip Orange County of half of its voting representation on the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) Board.

SB 355 would remove one of Orange County’s two representatives on the RMC board, resulting in a reduction of half of its voting representation. This is problematic as it will greatly reduce Orange County’s ability to acquire its fair share of greatly needed Proposition 1 Water Funds. Many of those funds, including a $30 million direct allocation for watershed improvements, and a share of $100 million for urban creek restoration, will be allocated through the RMC. Continue reading→

Travis Allen honored as Assembly Legislator of the Year by the ACC-OC

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Editor Posted in ACC-OC, Orange County, Travis Allen Leave a comment

Assemblyman Travis Allen was honored by the Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC) this week with their Assembly Legislator of the Year Award.

According to Allen, “the award highlights my commitment to protecting the autonomy of local governments and my support of Orange County communities.”

The Association of California Cities Orange County is a non-partisan organization that works closely with policy makers to promote common sense solutions for our California cities. They compete with the California League of Cities, which tends to be more liberal in their outlook. Continue reading→

Elect, not Select the OCTA Board

Posted on July 10, 2013 by John Fields Posted in 2014 Elections, ACC-OC, Anaheim, Anaheim Streetcar, ARTIC, Curt Pringle, Kris Murray, Lucy Dunn, Masters of the Universe, OCBC, OCTA, Orange County, Orange County Business Council Leave a comment

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Monday’s OCTA Board decision to “continue studying and planning the [Anaheim] streetcar proposal, with a warning to get the costs down” (per Tuesday’s Register story, outside Paywall here) underscores the political quality of the Board’s leadership and composition, its process of consensus vs. common sense decision making, its ignorance of simple technical concepts and a considerable lack of fiscal responsibility by not acknowledging that Anaheim’s $319 million streetcar project is unnecessary, unjustified, REDUNDANT to two existing bus systems and an absurd waste of Measure M tax money.

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The powerful people that run the O.C. aren’t serving the public

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Editor Posted in ACC-OC, Anaheim, Association of California Cities -- Orange County, Corruption, Curt Pringle, Disney, Frank Ury, Gail Eastman, Garden Grove, Irvine, Irvine Company, Jean Pasco, Jerry Amante, Justin McCusker, Keith Curry, Kris Murray, Larry Agran, Lucy Dunn, Matt Cunningham, Miguel Pulido, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, O.C. Register, OC Board of Supervisors, OC Clerk-Recorder, OCTax PAC, Orange, Orange County, Orange County Business Council, Orange County Taxpayers Association, Phil Tsunoda, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Rob Richardson, Roger Faubel, Taxes, Toll Lanes, Tom Daly, Tom Tait 15 Comments

Curt Pringle

I got a call the other day, out of the blue, from a former elected official I had not heard from in quite awhile. She was upset about a post that fingered public affairs consultant Roger Faubel. But we eventually got to talking about Curt Pringle and she was amazed to find out that a lot of conservatives don’t like him. Why wouldn’t they like him, she wondered. Why indeed.

I explained to her that Pringle and his henchmen have become experts at using the system to benefit themselves. She countered that when these people advocate for toll roads, for example, they are just trying to make sure that all of the voters don’t get stuck paying for the new roads we need in order to service Orange County’s new developments. Continue reading→

Are we in a golden age of Orange County Mayors?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Editor Posted in ACC-OC, Association of California Cities -- Orange County, Bruce Broadwater, Bruce Whitaker, California League of Cities, Connie Boardman, Costa Mesa, Curt Pringle, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Jerry Amante, Jim Righeimer, Keith Curry, Larry Agran, Miguel Pulido, Newport Beach, Orange, Orange County, Santa Ana, Teresa Tita Smith, Tom Tait, Tony Beall, tri ta, Westminster 7 Comments

Fullerton Mayor Bruce Whitaker

Many of Orange County’s longtime Mayors have termed out in recent years – particularly some of those who also were lobbyists or political consulants, or who otherwise appeared to be self-serving, such as Curt Pringle, in Anaheim, Larry Agran, in Irvine, and Jerry Amante, in Tustin. The newer crop of Mayors who have been elected in the last few years include a few that are turning out to be fantastic Mayors.

I would include in the top tier of today’s Mayors Bruce Whitaker, in Fullerton; Tom Tait, in Anaheim; and Steven Choi, in Irvine. All three of them are reliably conservative but they are also compassionate and are leading by example. They are all Republicans as well – and Whitaker leans Libertarian. Continue reading→