Irvine Mayor Steven Choi apparently committed $100,000 of Irvine taxpayers dollars for the $1 million reward at the height of the Christopher Dorner manhunt without the approval of the rest of the City Council. At next week’s council meeting, this…
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Following Santa Ana’s Bouncing Code of Ethics Meeting
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
On Monday I wrote about the scheduled Santa Ana City Council Committee meeting regarding the review of the City Code of Ethics and Conduct. Since my post, the meeting date, time, and agenda have changed, twice. It is now scheduled for December 6th at 5:30 pm.
On Sanitation District raises, Supervisor Nelson Does Taxpayer’s A Solid
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Doing someone a “Solid” is doing a favor. As the OC Register’s Tony Saavedra reports, that’s what OC Supervisor Shawn Nelson has done regarding OC Sanitation District management raises that were voted on (illegally) in secret at the end of…
DA Revised Report Clears Capistrano School Board in Brown Act Complaint
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
The Orange County District Attorney on Tuesday released a “Revised” report in its review of the alleged violations of the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law by the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Monahan: Desperately Seeking Something To Complain About
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Yesterday came confirmation of what I have suspected for months; Costa Mesa Mayor Gary Monahan may actually be a moron. Monahan was criticized by Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino earlier this year for his secret meetings with Field Marshal and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer to draft the illegal scheme to outsource the jobs of almost half the city workforce.
Questions Still Loom Regarding Santa Ana City Manager Search
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
I’m left with a simple question, how does the council get from the discussion of the employment and appointment of the City Attorney and City Manager to a discussion of the term of the Interim City Manager? How could anyone have known that the Council would be discussing the Interim City Manager’s possible length of time in that role based upon the agenda description?
Santa Ana Council Still Locking Doors To The Public
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
I have written numerous times about the failures of the Santa Ana City Council to follow state law and open their meetings to the public. It’s beginning to look like they are more interested in looking stupid, than granting the basic transparency supposedly guaranteed by law.
