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Toon: Who is against criminal background checks?

by Mike Lawson • April 25, 2013 • 11 Comments

Republicans are against criminal background checks for gun sales political cartoon

The US Senate and the Republican Party vote against the will of the people – again.

by Dan Chmielewski • April 24, 2013 • 25 Comments

Every so often, I’ll venture over to Santa Ana Sentinel, run by Santa Ana artist and part-time Santa Ana College instructor Omar Avalos who pens a blog about Chivas USA for Soccer Newsday. Recently, he’s noted increased marketing of the…

by Dan Chmielewski • April 24, 2013 • 2 Comments

The Voice of OC broke two stories yesterday that the County of Orange officially fired Alisa Drakodaidis, Orange County deputy CEO, yesterday and Jill Arthur, an assistant city manager for the City of Santa Ana , has been placed on leave pending an investigation into her alleged behavior following an automobile accident.

by Dan Chmielewski • April 22, 2013 • 9 Comments

We’ve had a little trouble with the Blog that was fixed over the weekend; there are still a few kinks to work out and that might take a little longer than we thought as our publisher Chris Prevatt was in a serious car accident Saturday afternoon in Long Beach.

by Dan Chmielewski • April 19, 2013 • 4 Comments

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is the Flag Day speaker for the Orange County GOP this year and when not channeling the late Senator Joe McCarthy, his actions as Texas’ newest Senator only solidify his credentials as a major league hypocrite.…

by Editorial Staff • April 18, 2013 • 0 Comments

This Thursday (today), the Anaheim Citizens Advisory Committee on Elections will decide upon several key recommendations to the council, including how many council seats are necessary for a city the size of Anaheim and whether or not to adopt council districts.

by Editorial Staff • April 17, 2013 • 2 Comments

After interviewing seven finalists for the position of County Auditor-Controller the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Jan Grimes as County Auditor-Controller.