Irvine’s new Republican majority has been taking the world’s longest victory lap. The Register’s Frank Mickadeit has written several flattering columns and OC Weekly’s Scott Moxley continues to triple down on the notion he alerted the public to a possible theft of…
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Note to Register Opinion Writers: Democrats are Pro-Freedom too
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Late last year, I had an interesting exchange on LinkedIn of all places with someone from the Register trying to entice me into subscribing to the paper citing all the new changes. But when it comes to the editorial pages…
Beaten at State and Federal Elections, OC Republicans Rejoice in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
As I snapped photos in the Lobby of Irvine City Hall tonight, someone who recognized me said to me, “Must be hard to be here tonight?” I answered, “Not really, because election day was pretty much a slam dunk for…
Irvine’s Pervs in the Park Ordinance is Unconstitutional
by Dan Chmielewski • • 11 Comments

One of the platforms that Irvine Republicans ran on in November’s election was how Council member Larry Agran weakened a county ordinance to protect kids in Irvine’s park against child sexual predators and child pornographers complete with a nasty hit…
Save The Eli Home
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Outgoing Anaheim council member Lorri Galloway has fought for the residents and taxpayers of Anaheim for the past eight years, and now it’s time residents of Orange County pitch in to help Galloway help the children of battered families and…
Irvine’s Puppet Master
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
I have had the good fortune to get to know Beth Krom, Sukhee Kang and Larry Agran over the years. The constant Republican spin is that both Kang and Krom have their puppet strings pulled by Agran. And while the…
Choi Chickens Out of Irvine Mayoral Debate; Fears a Republican Moderator Won’t Be Fair
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
We got an indication that Republican Mayoral candidate Steven Choi would not be attending tonight’s Mayor debate at City Hall in a comment on this blog, but citing Republican pollster Adam Probolsky’s “ability to be an impartial moderator” Choi…

