The Orange County Business Council’s Lucy Dunn posted a blog item on the OCBC’s blog expressing concern about the Medical Device Tax that its part of the Affordable HealthCare Act hurting Orange County’s local economy due to the large number…
Orange County - Local
Idaho Legislator Wants “Atlas Shrugged” Taught in Schools
by Dan Chmielewski •
In Idaho, a Red State bastion, a state legislator has introduced a bill that would make reading “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand required reading for high school kids. Now I hate to give John Campbell or Don Wagner any ideas,…
Orange County - Local
Fifty Shades of Beige: Irvine Drops out of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America
by Dan Chmielewski •
When current Irvine council member Christina Shea was mayor of Irvine in the late 1990s and the battle against the then proposed El Toro Airport was at a fever pitch, Mayor Shea put her heart and soul into a new…
Orange County - Local
In Case You Missed it…
by Chris Prevatt •
Over the past week we learned of the termination of the County’s popular Green Fair, NRC held a hearing on the reopening of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and Nick Berardino pushed back on an Orange County Register editorial attacking organized labor.
California, Orange County - Local
Gus Ayer – Someone Everyone Loved, Gone too Soon
by Heather Pritchard •
Gus loved the fight, he loved to mix it up but not from the dais and even though he served as Mayor of Fountain Valley and on the City Council he really loved the work he did behind the scenes.…
Orange County - Local
The State of the Union
by Dan Chmielewski •
In case the coverage in Big Bear distracted you from the State of the Union, it was an ambitious speech by President Obama with a call for a national pre-school program to help kids get off to a better start,…
National-US
Obama: They Deserve A Vote!
by Chris Prevatt •
Last night’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama covered a long list of domestic and foreign policy initiatives common to such messages. The President called on congress to pass entitlement reforms and other legislative initiatives rather than moving from one manufactured crisis to another.
Orange County - Local
Santa Ana Interim City Manager Named and Walters Parachute Opened
by Chris Prevatt •
On Monday the Santa Ana City Council named Kevin O’Rourke as it’s Interim City Manager, replacing Paul Walters until a national search for a replacement is completed. O’Rourke has extensive city management experience as the former manager of the cities of Buena Park and Stanton in the 80’s and 90’s.
National-US, Orange County - Local
Time Magazine Forced to Re-Do This Week’s Marco Rubio Cover Story
by John Christian Hansen •
Senator Marco Rubio delivered the GOP response to President Obama’s State of the Union address to congress this evening. Meanwhile Time Magazine rushed to re-do this week’s cover story.
Orange County - Local
State of the Union Watch Party Tonight
by Chris Prevatt •
Tonight President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address to Congress. His address will begin at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. The Democratic Party of Orange County will be hosting a State of the Union watch party at the IBEW Local 441 Union hall in Orange. If yo want to watch the President’s address with other like minded individuals, then this is the place to be.
Orange County - Local
Young Voters in Montana Skew Blue
by Dan Chmielewski •
The New York Times carried this page one story about how in the very red state of Montana, a state that went from Mitt Romney last year and John McCain in 2008, millennial voters are strong liberals who don’t see…
Orange County - Local
Santa Ana to Hold Special Meeting to Select and Announce Interim City Manager
by Chris Prevatt •
The Santa Ana City Council will meet in closed session on Monday afternoon, February 11th, for a Special meeting to select and announce their choice for Interim City Manager.
