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…
Tag Archive for John Nielsen
Citizen Complaint against Mayor Nielsen Triggers Tustin Police Report
by Dan Chmielewski • • 19 Comments
First things first. A tipster tells us that Tustin Mayor John Nielsen was investigated by Tustin Police for allegedly stalking a woman and her son the Sunday before election day. So following the rules of journalism 101 which still apply,…
Former Tustin Mayor Target of Christian Broadcasting Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Hat tip to the OC Register and Our Town Tustin blog for this story about former Tustin Mayor, council member, and Jerry Amante-confidante Doug Davert who’s in hot water over a federal lawsuit filed against his law firm by…
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…
Tustin’s PR Head is PIO of the Year
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Public relations and handling public information requests is not an easy task and I know this from personal experience. You serve two masters — the people who pay your salary and the demanding media. If you mishandle that second relationship, you…
Tustin names Nielsen Mayor
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
The city of Tustin has a new mayor and it’s not because of a recall. Council member John Nielson takes over the gavel from Boss Tweed Jerry Amante and Republican council member Al Murray is the new Mayor Pro Tem. …
Dirty Water in Tustin
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
The New York Times reported today that about 20 percent of the nation’s water supply is dirty, and while the story certainly gets to the cleanliness of the water, there’s a different kind of dirty water story in Tustin where…
