Irvine city council member Beth Krom and former Assembly candidate Melissa Fox will host a fundraiser for Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva’s AD-65 candidacy in Irvine tonight from 6-8PM. The the race for Assembly shaping up to a two horse race…
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A Liberal, a Moderate and a Conservative Walks into a Bar. The Bartender Says “Hi Mitt.”
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is in Orange County today soaking up some sun and sponging Republicans here for cash and the OC is an ATM for GOP national candidates. Even if Romney is the eventually GOP nominee, he has…
Occupy Protests Cost Irvine Taxpayers $30,000
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
The Orange County Register is reporting that the Occupy OC protests from last fall and early winter cost the city about $30,000 — about half in legal fees. That’s really a drop in the bucket for Irvine which has a…
OC Register: Irvine, Los Alamitos Schools are OC’s Best
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
The Orange County Register posted this story over the weekend showing that public schools in Irvine and Los Alamitos are the best in Orange County based on a broad range of criteria. There are 27 districts in OC and 15…
TARP, Auto Industry Bailouts, Economic Stimulus Put Nation Back on Path to Recovery
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Last week, Rep. John Campbell was denied the OC GOP Central Committee endorsement on the grounds that slight more than a third of the group’s members sought to punish the Congressman for his vote on TARP and the auto…
State Ethics Panel Challenges Paid Panel Appointments by OC City Council Members
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the State of California Ethics Panel has challenged paid committee appointments by city councils in nine OC cities for possible violations of conflict of interest rules. The cities being targeted include Anaheim, Dana…
Show Some Love to an Irvine Family on Valentine’s Day (and all this week)
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
I moved to Irvine nearly 15 years ago, the generosity of this city and its residents never fails to amaze me. And it’s in this spirit that I’m alerting our readers to the situation of the Stalter family. Kelsey Stalter…
