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Another former OC exec sues the County for favoring men in the workplace

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Editor Posted in Carlos Bustamante, Courts, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Rob Richardson Leave a comment

Lawsuit: Orange County Government Officials Favor Lazy, Male Pals For High-Paying Jobs

By R. Scott Moxley, OC Weekly

A veteran Orange County executive who ran the government’s Equal Employment Opportunity office is suing the county for gender discrimination and whistleblower retaliation because more powerful, male bureaucrats wanted her to help cover up widespread corruption.

Paula Kitchen, a highly praised county employee since 1996 and holder of a master’s degree, this week filed her lawsuit, in which she claimed that a March 2012 promotion to EEO Compliance Officer did not come with a pay increase because of two men: Assistant CEO Rob Richardson and Steven Danley, head of human resources. 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→

Blame John Lewis for the Democrats picking up an Assembly supermajority

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Big Government, Cecilia Iglesias, Chris Nguyen, Chris Norby, Corruption, Curt Pringle, Dave Gilliard, Fullerton, Janet Nguyen, Jimmy Camp, John Lewis, Jordan Brandman, Jose Moreno, Jose Solorio, Loretta Sanchez, Matt Cunningham, Matt Harper, Miguel Pulido, OC GOP, OCTA, Orange County, Republican Party, Rob Richardson, Robert Hammond, Sales Tax, Santa Ana, Scott Baugh, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Tom Daly, Transportation, Travis Kiger 1 Comment

Former State Senator John Lewis has such a hold on the Republican Party of Orange County that he was able to force the withdrawal of Robert Hammond, their candidate for the 69th Assembly District, so as to pave the way for his Democratic pal Tom Daly. And Lewis also ran the failed campaign of Chris Norby, for the 65th Assembly District. With the loss of Norby’s seat, and the 69th, the California Republican Party ceded a supermajority in the State Assembly to the California Democratic Party.

But Lewis is not the only one to blame. OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh (a political consultant) and OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen were personally involved in pulling Hammond out of the race for the 69th. And neither of them helped Jose “Joe” Moreno, the Anaheim Republican who, at the last minute, filed for the 69th rather than concede the victory to Daly. Moreno was however undone by allegations that he violated an obscure Federal law – the Hatch Act. Moreno, an employee of the O.C. Health Agency, was accused of this by labor, even though he is a longtime union member. Continue reading→

Can two Latinas in Santa Ana save the OC GOP from itself?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Brett Franklin, California, Cecilia Iglesias, Charles Hart, Chris Norby, Democratic Party, Gay Republicans, Jerry Hayden, Karina Onofre, Latinos, Lupe Moreno, OC GOP, Orange County, Republican Party, Rob Richardson, Santa Ana, Scott Baugh 2 Comments

When Cecilia Iglesias and Karina Onofre asked the Republican Party of Orange County’s Central Committee to endorse them this year, before the General Election, they were run through the wringer. Iglesias in particular was hammered because of her support for the Dream Act.

Now OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh is singing a different tune – in the wake of the overwhelming defeat of the Republican Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, by President Barack Obama. I saw Baugh on Rick Reiff’s post-election TV show and he admitted that the GOP better figure out immigration. That is the message that both Iglesias and Onofre are now espousing as well. Continue reading→

Quirk-Silva beats Norby – but Agran loses to Choi!

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Joe Hill Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Ballot Measures, Barack Obama, Beth Krom, Bob Huff, Bond Measures, Brea, Cecilia Iglesias, Chris Norby, Christina Shea, Costa Mesa, David Benavides, Gary Monahan, Gary Pritchard, Irvine, Jon Dumitru, Jordan Brandman, Labor, Lucille Kring, Lynn Schott, OCEA, Orange, Orange County, Republican Party, Rob Richardson, Santa Ana, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Steven Choi, Sukhee Kang, Teresa Tita Smith, Travis Allen, Travis Kiger, Troy Edgar, Vince Sarmiento 1 Comment

Stop the presses! Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva was losing when I went to bed last night but this morning the voting results say she won, barely, beating Chris Norby, in the 65th Assembly District. Amazing!

It will be awhile before we can parse the numbers but you have to figure that more voters showed up in the general than in the primary election – and could it be that the Latino voters in the 65th actually voted? It sure looks like it.

Other key results for liberal O.C. Democrats:

John Leos ended up in a distant third place in Anaheim’s Council races – another blow to the OCEA, which blew a load on this race. The winners were Republican Lucille Kring and corporate Democrat Jordan Brandman. The latter was the recipient of thousands of PAC dollars courtesy of Disney and the SOAR PAC.
In Irvine Beth Krom got the most votes in the Council race, but the Republicans Christina Shea and Lynn Schott also won. And mayoral candidate Larry Agran lost to Steven Choi! And more bad news for the Irvine Democrats – Sukhee Kang lost very badly to U.S. Rep. John Campbell. The Republicans now run Irvine. I can’t imagine that is sitting well with the guys at my former blog… Continue reading→

Bustamante’s supporters, Campbell and Nguyen, delay OC CEO Mauk’s fate

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Bill Campbell, Carlos Bustamante, Courts, Crime, Janet Nguyen, John Moorlach, Orange County, Pat Bates, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Shawn Nelson 2 Comments

“After several hours in closed session Friday, Orange County Supervisors took no formal action on the fate of County CEO Tom Mauk in the wake of criminal charges being filed against a former county manager for sexual assault,” according to the Voice of OC.

Supervisor John Moorlach told the L.A. Times that ” Mauk’s performance evaluation had been continued to July 24.”

The O.C. Register reported that: “Mauk’s head wound up on the chopping block because of concerns among some of the supervisors over how he and Carl Crown, then the county’s human resources director, handled an investigation into Bustamante’s treatment of female employees after anonymous accusations were made in August 2011.” Continue reading→