The city of Irvine enjoyed an uptick in sales tax revenue and added revenue from hotel taxes this year that accounted for an increase in revenue of $14.4 million in an unanticipated surplus for the most recent fiscal year. The…
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Best and Worst Cities for Business in Orange County
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Hat tip to Jan Norman at the OC Register for this story on the best and worst cities to do business in Orange County. Looking for cities to start up or expand in OC, well according to the 2011 Kosmont-Rose…
Marching For Economic Justice with Occupy OC-Santa Ana
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
On Thursday tens of thousands of demonstrators marched for Economic Justice in New York City and across the nation. Hundreds marched in Orange County throughout the day in Santa Ana, Irvine, Laguna Hills, and Orange. I joined the march through Santa Ana with about 75 members of the OccupyOC-Santa Ana and members of SEIU Local 1877.
Join OccupyOC for the International Direct Day of Action on Thursday,November 17th
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
Thursday, November 17th is an International Direct Day of Action in support of Occupy Wall Street. Around the world people will be protesting, rallying, and Occupying in solidarity with Wall Street to call for an end to the corporatism that has taken over our country and the world.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Comes to Irvine; Will Protesters Show Up?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Hat tip to the Register’s TotalBuzz blog for news that controversial Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will be in Irvine tonight for a book signing at the Barnes & Noble in the Irvine Marketplace off Jamboree. The line starts forming at…
OC Scariest Politicians
by Editorial Staff • • 18 Comments
Happy Halloween everyone and if you’re to the left of center, Halloween is 365/24/7 in the OC when it comes to certain politicians. Here’s our list the scariest ones. 10. Don Wagner — Mr. Wagner, the state assemblyman from…
Concordia University drops SJC Councilman Reeve as Instructor
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Irvine’s Concordia University has parted ways with conservative councilmember Derek Reeve, a part-time instructor at the University, after Patch.com reported Reeve’s blog posts featured whole passages lifted from other publications. SJC Patch has the full story here. Reeve, who’s been…
