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California’s liberal Legislators want us out of our gas-burning cars

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Editor Posted in California, CARB, Democratic Party, Environmental, Kevin de León 1 Comment

Mandate to cut gasoline use would cripple California’s economy

By Carolyn Cavecche, CEO and president of the Orange County Taxpayers Association

Friends tend to make fun of my car. Granted, it is dented, scratched and old. But in my house, we tend to buy our cars, pay them off and then drive them until they fall apart.

So imagine my surprise when I was sitting in a California state Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee hearing on Senate Bill 350 and heard a legislator pontificate that if every Californian would just make it their business to drive a Fiat hybrid, the “greenhouse gas problem” would be solved. Apparently, the lease payments are “only around $197,” a payment that “every Californian should be able to afford.” Continue reading→

Brough embarrassed at 73rd Assembly District debate

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Anna Bryson, Bill Brough, Lucy Dunn, OCTax PAC, Republican Party 3 Comments

Anna Bryson debates Bill Brough

The OC Taxpayers Association hosted a debate today between Anna Bryson and Bill Brough for the 73rd Assembly District at Zov’s Bistro in Tustin.

So how did it go? Well the head of the OC Business Council, Lucy Dunn, did not mince any words as she wrote this on her Facebook Page after the debate, “Anna was better informed on the difficult state issues and possible solutions, IMHO. Bill is adept at Tea Party messaging.”

Ouch! You would think that Brough would have a handle on the issues as he worked for Assemblywoman Diane Harkey. Perhaps he is letting his CRA pals write his speaking notes? Continue reading→

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→