Some good news came on the much derided proposal to extend the 57 Freeway down the middle of the Santa Ana River to either the 405 or PCH, depending on which proposal is presented at the time. State Senator Lou Correa has long been a champion of trying to stop this boondoggle, one of...
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Tags: 57 Freeway, OCTA, Santa Ana City Council, Santa Ana River, Senator Lou Correa, Sierra Club
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The Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies, dominated by local Republican politicians such as Jerry Amante (“Toll Road Jerry”) of Tustin and Orange County Supervisors Pat Bates and Chris Norby, has announced that tolls on the 73, 241, 261, and 133 toll roads will go up by 25 cents on July 5, and the monthly...
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Tags: Chris Norby, College Tuition, Community College Tuition, Community Colleges, Jerry Amante, OCTA, Orange County politics, Orange County Republicans, Orange County toll roads, Orange County Transportation, Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies, Orange Couny taxes, Pat Bates, Taxes, Toll Road Jerry, toll roads, Transportation Corridor Agencies
Posted in California, Orange County - Local | 4 Comments »
Be careful what you wish for: Liberal OC really has nothing to say about the picture on the left, but it was too precious not to share. If you dare, watch Rachel Maddow and Anna Marie Cox dip into the subject on a “Conservatives Go Teabagging” clip. Prop 187 is back: “Despite the fact...
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I would write moe on this but I’m on the way out the door to work. Any thoughts? Consultant: toll road completion will have no effect on Trestles Scripps scientist calls activists’ assertions ‘bogus.’ By PAT BRENNAN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Building the Foothill South toll road will have no effect whatever on surfing...
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Tags: 241 Toll Road Extension, environment, Ornage County, Trestles
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Have any of you seen this? Apparently, “Dirty Gary” Miller is at it again. He’s promoting something that he just happens to financially benefit… Hmmm, isn’t that a surprise? So why do these Republicans elected to serve us only seem interested in serving themselves? What’s up with that? Shouldn’t Gary Miller be doing more...
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Tags: 241 Toll Road, CA 42, Gary Miller, Republican Corruption
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First off, Happy Memorial Day to all of you, our wonderful readers! And hey, what better day than today to kick off our BRAND NEW series, “Inside the Campaigns”? Starting today, we at TheLiberalOC.com will give you a chance to take a sneak peek inside local Democratic campaigns all throughout Orange County… All summer...
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Tags: 42nd Congressional, Democrats, Ed Chau, Inside the Campaigns, Liberals, Mission Viejo, Orange County, Ron Shepston, South County, TheLiberalOC.com
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Just when we all thought the issue of the Toll Road to Trestles was settled, TCA continues its effort to extend the 241 through San Onofre State Park. Even though the California Coastal Commission rejected TCA’s plan, they’re already appealing to the feds. That’s right, the US Commerce Department will now be deciding whether...
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Tags: 241 Toll Road, Arnold, California Government, Democrats, Election 2008, Elections, environment, Global Warming, Integrity, Liberals, Orange County Government, Orange County News, Progressive Values, Republican mistakes
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