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Highlights from the 18th Annual Tustin State of the City Luncheon

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Highlights from the 18th Annual Tustin State of the City Luncheon

From Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s Newsletter

(Tustin, CA) – The City of Tustin and the Tustin Chamber of Commerce co-hosted their 18th Annual State of the City Luncheon on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Tustin Mayor Al Murray delivered the State of the City address through a dynamic short-film that highlighted the accomplishments and current projects of the city. “Tustin is really the heart of Orange County,” Mayor Murray said. “It is a dynamic city that is continuing to move forward.” Continue reading→

Are we in a golden age of Orange County Mayors?

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Bruce Whitaker

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→

The usual O.C. hacks line up for an OCTA $4.7 million freeway PR contract

Posted on by Posted in Curt Pringle, Forde & Mollrich, I-405, Matt Cunningham, Matt Harper, OC Waste & Recycling, OCTA, Republican Party, Roger Faubel, Transportation 4 Comments

We could not help but notice that the usual set of local hangers-on, wannabes and coat holders showed up at the OCTA’s Pre-Proposal Conference today for the $4.7 million “Public Outreach for Interstate 405 Improvement Project”.  These vendor conferences are usually scheduled by the Authority when there’s a large bid is rendered as we covered last week: I-405 Needs a $4.7M Spokeshole.  17 potential vendor representatives attended, and we particularly recognized these four: Continue reading→

New 2013 OCTA board members selected

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2012
FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713 , Laura Scheper (714) 560-5697

10 New Directors Chosen For OCTA Board

Members are appointed by the Orange County City Selection Committee and will serve one- and two-year terms

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority will welcome 10 new members to the board of directors following appointments made by the City Selection Committee of Orange County.

The new directors will be sworn in next month and in January as the current board members terms of office expire. OCTA’s 17-member board is comprised of the five county supervisors, two representatives from cities in each of the five supervisorial districts and two public members appointed by the board. In addition, the Caltrans director from Orange County serves as the 18th member in an ex-officio capacity. Continue reading→