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Orange County lobbyist Curt Pringle’s client list revealed at last

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Remember Curt Pringle? The former Mayor of Anaheim has been very busy at his lobbying firm, Curt Pringle & Associates. As they have been reluctant to release their full client list (maybe it’s too much work?) Sean Paden has decided to help them out. Below is a list of every client that Paden could confirm from an internet search and the source. The list may not be complete but it is a darn good effort

Some of these clients are high profile, others are below the radar: Vulcan Industries, for example is apparently the largest supplier of gravel in Southern California (so if a construction project gets built there’s a good chance they’ll make money on it); Mobilite/ Mobilite of Newport Beach is a cell phone tower company, Jamboree Housing recently obtained bond funding from the City of Fullerton for a $5 million low income housing project (approved on March 18, 2014).  Continue reading→

Fullerton City Council declaws Pringle puppet Jennifer Fitzgerald

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Jennifer Fitzgerald

Pringle Puppet Jennifer Fitzgerald

The Fullerton City Council will select a replacement for Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald to serve as a director of Southern California’s largest water agency because her new job with the Curt Pringle & Associates lobbying firm created a conflict of interest, according to the Voice of OC.

Now the people of Fullerton know that Fitzgerald is a Pringle puppet.  But they should have known she was not there to serve the public, from day one.

Fitzgerald’s career in Republican politics includes serving as an aide to Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) and running her own campaign fundraising business.

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Justice for Kelly Thomas: OC’s Struggle to Confront Homelessness

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I recently wrote of the need to focus on reform in the wake of the Kelly Thomas verdict. There, I argued that police spending should be diverted away from wasteful high-tech gear and towards practical stress training. Responding to the piece, a local policy maker messaged me with the following point:

Regardless of how one feels about whether police brutality occurred here or not, funding and mental energy should be spent on getting the homeless population permanently housed and providing them the supportive services they require. If Kelly Thomas [homeless at the time of his murder] had been in permanent supportive housing, he’d still be alive. Case closed.

A powerful argument that further reveals the wide-range of reform efforts that should be on the table as we reflect on the legacy of Kelly Thomas. Moving forward, Orange County must accomplish its stated goal of opening OC’s first year-around homeless shelter. Further, leaders should be critical of laws that “criminalize” and stigmatize the homeless population.

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Will a lack of minorities on the Fullerton City Council lead to a lawsuit?

Posted on by Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, Bruce Whitaker, Fullerton, Jan Flory, Jane Rands, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Labor, Latinos, Sharon Quirk-Silva Leave a comment

Jan Flory

From the New Fullerton Blog

I received an email this week from an Asian activist who was wondering why it is that the Fullerton City Council has no Asians or Latinos on it, even though they make up over 56% of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

That is a very good question.  The elections in Fullerton are done on an at large basis, which is to say that everyone in town votes for the Council candidates as a whole.  Other cities may require candidates to live in particular districts or areas, and the voters may in those cases be able to vote only on their ward-specific candidates.

Critics say that leads to divided Councils where nothing gets done.  However ward-specific elections can also increase minority representation as some districts, or wards, may have higher concentrations of minority voters. Continue reading→

Does Jan Flory think we’re too stupid to use safe and sane fireworks?

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From the New Fullerton blog

Safe and sane fireworks were illegal in the City of Fullerton for over 22 years until over 53% of the voters passed Measure X last year, allowing the sale and use of these fireworks, on the 4th of July.

Prior to the passage of Measure X, former Fullerton Council Member Travis Kiger said that “This goes back to freedom and the Fourth of July. This is America. Why is our city acting like our parent and telling us what we can do on our driveway,” according to the Daily Titan.

The Fullertonian blog reported this month that Council Member Jan Flory, who defeated Kiger in November, “suggested that for each firework sale, customers are provided a map of the city that limits which areas they can and cannot set them off.” Continue reading→

Fullerton Council candidate Levinson to host a fundraiser on 9/25

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Fullerton City Council candidate Barry Levinson is hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday, September 25, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm, at Cafe Hidalgo, located at 305 N. Harbor Blvd. Suite#111, in Fullerton.

Appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks included. A No Host Bar will be available. Continue reading→