It is turning out to be an awful night for the Democrats as the execrable Hillary Clinton appears to be losing to her Republican challenger, Donald Trump. Meanwhile here in Orange County the early results are in and top Democratic challengers Sharon Quirk-Silva and Josh Newman appear to be losing in their respective legislative races. Here is a rundown of the top early results thus far: Continue reading
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Does OC BOS candidate Ury want Mission Viejo residents to pee on trees?
Frank Ury
Mission Viejo Councilman Frank Ury is currently running for the Orange County Board of Supervisors but an embarrassing story is emerging in his city, and Ury is right in the thick of it.
According to Desi Kiss, a longtime resident of Mission Viejo who is running for their City Council this November, the City of Mission Viejo has only 9 parks with public restrooms out of 50 community parks?
Now you would think that Ury would support giving his fellow residents somewhere to pee when they are hanging out at Mission Viejo’s parks, but that turns out not to be the case. Continue reading
The OCFA may have to refund $1.7M for hazmat inspections they didn’t do
The Orange County Fire Authority may have to refund $1.7 million to businesses who were billed for hazardous materials inspections that may not have been performed, according to the Sacramento Bee.
The refunds – nearly five times the amount first thought – suggest that troubles in the Fire Authority’s hazmat program extended deeper than the administration had initially acknowledged. The Orange County Register reported in September that the department uncovered evidence that more than 1,400 businesses were billed for inspections that didn’t happen fiscal year 2011-12. At the time, it estimated about $360,000 in refunds were due, according to the O.C. Register.
How did the executive managers at the OCFA miss this? And why was the OCFA’s Board of Directors asleep at the wheel? Who is on the OCFA’s Board of Directors? Here are just a few of these lame, overpaid Directors: Continue reading