Posts Tagged ‘ Pat Bates ’

One of my biggest complaints about conservative Republicans running for office in Orange County is that they seldom have a record that matches their rhetoric.  Rep. John Campbell decries government spending when proposed by President Obama but votes for the bailout of banks and the automobile industry when the ideas are proposed by the...
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I'm sure that the fact that Williams personal attorney Phil Greer has represented all of the sitting members of the Board of Supervisors except for John Moorlach couldn't possibly have played a role in the decisions of Supervisor's Bates and Nguyen to oppose the solution recommended by CEO Tom Mauk (snark). Bates proposed looking...
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Yesterday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting proved to be another example of why people who hate the idea of government should not be in a position to run government. The meeting started off with one hell of a laugh. 4th District Supervisor Chris Norby was supposed to lead the Board in the Pledge of...
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The Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies, dominated by local Republican politicians such as Jerry Amante (“Toll Road Jerry”) of Tustin and Orange County Supervisors Pat Bates and Chris Norby, has announced that tolls on the 73, 241, 261, and 133 toll roads will go up by 25 cents on July 5, and the monthly...
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The OC Register doesn’t like the work of Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, so I guess that means she’s doing something right especially when it comes to the CCW Policy that was used to reward political supporters of disgraced convicted felon ex-Sheriff Mike Carona. This story in the Register about the OC Board of Supervisors reaction to...
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“And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.” Edmund Burke, Thoughts and Details on Scarcity You might think that Orange County’s Republican elected officials would be caught between a rock and hard place in the current economic crisis. With the local economy in...
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Earlier this month, Orange County Board of Supervisors Chair, Patricia Bates, herself a former Social Worker, recognized the contributions of Social Workers to our community with a resolution proclaiming March Social Worker Recognition Month. At the same time she was recognizing county social workers, her decision to continue the County’s contract with the troubled provider MAXIMUS was...
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