The O.C.

By Editorial Staff Hunter, who was one of the finalists considered by the Board of Supervisors for appointment to the Sheriff’s position to finish Mike Carona’s term, is a native Orange County resident who grew up in Santa Ana and has worked in law enforcement all of his adult life. Hunter believes that h...

By Dan Chmielewski It will be an engaging evening as Orange County leaders gather at the Center Club in Costa Mesa at 7pm. The meeting will include hors devours and valet parking; RSVP required. Free to attend. I’m hoping the MOTM folks will put on a more non-partisan event next month.

By Dan Chmielewski

By Chris Prevatt Vandersloot, a dermatologist with a practice in Huntington Beach, was one of the founders of the Bolsa Chica Land Trust, which was formed in 1992 to preserve the Bolsa Chica wetlands by acquiring and restoring the area. He also was a board member and a founder of the Ocean Outfall Group, whi...

By Dan Chmielewski Art: Has two jobs that are widely different — the head of his own safety consulting firm and publisher of a “opinion” blog. Both enterprises operate out of Art’s house and can be done in his pajamas with the fuzzy slippers.

By Dan Chmielewski Conservatives and those with anti-Latino/anti-illegal immigrant leanings love Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his aggresisve treatment of illegal immigrants.  And Sheriff Joe is coming to Orange County next Thursday for a fundraiser for candidate Bill Hunt.

By Chris Prevatt Editior’s Note: Restore Equality 2010’s leadership includes seven Orange County activists: Katie Woodrick (North & West OC)  Harvey Liss (East of 57/55 fwys), Robin Lyons  (South OC), Misha Houser (statewide interim advisory group), and  Eugene Hedlund (supporting o...

By Dan Chmielewski I like seeing Adam show up at things like the Obama town hall meeting in Orange County just to see his jaw drop at all those Democrats in attendance whom he had no idea actually live here.  We suspect Adam has pictures of Frank Mickadeit naked with Satan which is the only way we can explain the I...

By Chris Prevatt O.C. water exec gets raise and $15,000 bonus As public agencies across the state are cutting their budgets and laying off staff, Orange County Water District’s board has approved a 10 percent raise for its general manager. Orange County Employee’s Association General Manager Nick Berard...

By Chris Prevatt 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 Boar...

By Dan Chmielewski Got this notice from the Galloway campaign today. To see Lorri’s new website, go here. Our campaign for Orange County Supervisor has sparked the attention of the people of the 4th District and is gaining momentum everyday. With this new opportunity to bring a new and exciting voice to the OC B...

By Dan Chmielewski Some of Lalloway’s affiliations (thank you Facebook!) include: Rebuild the Party, Republican Party Animals, The Drinking-Smoking-Cussing Wing of the GOP, SoCal Republican Coalition, California Republican Assembly, OC Tea Party, The Great California Tax Revolt of 2009, Darell S...

By Editorial Staff by Tefere Gebre, Executive Director, Orange County Labor Federation The assault on Orange County by Colorado-based zealot Eric Christensen and Supervisor John Moorlach on behalf of anti-worker contractors couldn’t come at a worse time for Orange County residents.  The County is wra...

By Chris Prevatt The bottom line is that there is no real opportunity for the public to get fair or balanced investigative reporting from the Orange County Register. The LATimes has all but given up on covering news for the more than 3 million people in Orange County. The fact that the Orange County Registe...

By Deborah White As if that’s not enough: They were caught by a well-known Orange County reporter strongly suspected of being tipped off by Chris Norby. We may have only 34% of registered district voters, but if we band together, and GET OUT THE VOTE on November 17th, we can end the embarrassing and ineffect...

By Dan Chmielewski As a proud Republican with a strong record, I continue to show my unwavering support for the conservative principles that are the core of the Republican Party. I challenge anyone to find a Republican elected official’s record of support for Republicans in Orange County that exceeds mine.

By Chris Prevatt Saw this story by Dena Bunis over at the OC Register about our resident Used Car Salesman (former), Congressman John Campbell. Consumer groups blast Rep. Campbell’s car dealer exemption With Rep. John Campbell’s amendment to exempt car dealers from the proposed Consumer Financial Prote...

By Chris Prevatt Well, that didn’t take too long now did it? The Orange County Register on Wednesday published a follow-up report on the aftermath of the failed attempt earlier this yearto cancel at the last minute the production of the play “Rent” at Corona del Mar High School. Instructor claims retali...

By Chris Prevatt The homophobic comments were so hateful, so biting, that Alberto “AJ” Blackwood had to stop reading. He clicked away from The Orange County Register online comment page, walking away from what had become, for him, a virtual cauldron of toxicity.

By Chris Prevatt House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Santa Ana, CA — As we reported on Friday, the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) has confirmed the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the keynote speaker for the 15th Annual Harry S Truman Awards dinner.

By Chris Prevatt Lifetime Achievement Award honoree will be Marti Schrank. General Admission: $150 per person. Visit the Democratic Party of Orange County website at http://www.ocdemocrats.org for more information on how to reserve you seat at this historic event.

By Dan Chmielewski National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, NCADD-OCRADD: The Entertainment Industry’s Voice for Road SafetyOrange County Department of Education, OCDE Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership, FNLACCESS Safe Schools and Support ServicesPeer Assistant Leadership, PA...

By Dan Chmielewski The Western CPAC conference is happening this weekend at the Radisson Inn in Newport Beach, and I sure as hell hope all those conservative candidates for office bring their birth certificates with them.  This weekend will be a celebration of a political movement convinced their only way...

By Chris Prevatt Poor Van, he just can’t seem to figure out who his supporters are. One thing for sure, he isn’t going to find any of them at the “Original” Orange County Drinking Liberallygathering on Thursday nights at Memphis at the Santora in the Santa Ana Artist’s Village, in the heart of Loretta’s 47th...

By Claudio Gallegos There you have it. Moorlach and the worst serial terrorist in the U.S. during the 90’s have something in common. This receives very little attention and in fact most don’t know that the attack was inspired by the same anti-choice rhetoric that Moorlach spewed at the Board of Supervisors meeti...

By Claudio Gallegos Instead, the curse of Loretta struck again and Rosemarie Avila ran the most lackluster campaign. One would have thought she had pulled a Jeff Chavez and dropped out. There were no signs of any challenge, it seemed she put forth more of an effort in 2004 than she did for her own race in 2008. Nonet...

By Chris Prevatt Here is how the OC Register’s Brian Joseph described the field: Republicans hold a significant 9.5% voter registration advantage over Democrats in this north Orange County district; 43.35 to 33.8%. The Democrats are scheduled to hold their endorsement caucus on October 10th.

By Chris Prevatt This is our opportunity to have a voice in the upcoming campaign to win marriage back in California. We hope you will join us.  Orange County has been allotted 3 Regional Representative positions, dividing the county into 3 regions;

By Claudio Gallegos Are there thoughts about how to engage the City? The Society has not had luck to save any of the remaining houses except the 2 houses French Park asked for and another old house the City may move and reuse. Almost the entire Lacy neighborhood is being leveled (along with the cultural and archi...

By Chris Prevatt Los Angeles County will handle up-front costs for an outside attorney and provide its own in-house counsel, SupervisorJohn Moorlach said. It’s unclear how much the lawsuit would cost Orange County, Moorlach said. Also not immediately clear is which other agencies are joining the case.

By Dan Chmielewski My high school senior spent the last week, preparing for a speech and debate tournament, researching the pros and cons of passing new state law calling for the execution of those prisoners sentenced to death within 20 days of their sentencing date.  It was pretty dramatic stuff, because...

By Claudio Gallegos Today at McCormack and Schmitz in Anaheim, Tom Daly will be celebrating his Irish roots with many of those from the political establishment of Orange County. It will be a gathering across the political spectrum. Why? Because even Republicans have to admit that Tom Daly is the best person fo...

By Chris Prevatt Launched on September 14th, the OCNewsChannel.com hopes to deliver news to the Orange County region that better meets the needs of its residents. From there opening post: Troy Witt and Jennie O’Hagan have been working in the news, video production and public relations industries for alm...

By Claudio Gallegos So now we come to the infamous race for the 34th Senate District in 2006, when the Republicans tried tooth and nail to try and take back Central Orange County. Of course when one rival party is trying to retake the area, one common tactic in any attempt to “retake the hill” is to divide [...]

By Chris Prevatt Several politicians are said to be considering a run Duvall’s 72nd Assembly District seat, although two big hitters in the Republican Party have already declared their candidacy: Linda Ackerman, a California representative on the Republican National Committee and the wife of forme...

By Claudio Gallegos It is interesting to see Lorri Galloway supporters lob accusations at Tom Daly and others over whether or not they are good Democrats. Galloway’s supporters seem to be filled with a self-righteous zeal to point out who are good and bad Democrats throughout Orange County. Reading their com...

By Chris Prevatt Well, Steven Greenhut has announced his departure as a full-time staff member for the Orange County Register. While the news has been floating around for more than a week, I figured I would wait to see what Steven would have to say before I wrote about his departure.

By Dan Chmielewski Notice the code words of “ultra liberal” and “restricting gun ownership” while Adam’s own bio in the paper conveniently leaves out his affiliation with the OC GOP Central Committee and his ties with ultra-conservative right wing organizations.

By Chris Prevatt Orange County, like the rest of California, has grown more diverse and more moderate over the last generation. Yet its reputation as a conservative, antigay bastion persists, despite evidence to the contrary. Orange County voters, with a shift in our own stance on Prop 8, could help chang...

By Claudio Gallegos This came over the wire. Orange County’s best Congressmember and defender of the common person, Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana), will be addressing the Orange County Forum Luncheon this Friday, September 18th. You can find out more information www.ocforum.org.

By Claudio Gallegos Much like other areas of Central Orange County, outside interests are once again invading our circle of the world, deciding they know what is best for us plebians and seeking to interfere where they don’t belong. I am glad Lorri Galloway has stood up to the Disney Empire the way she has, I com...

By Chris Prevatt and Dan Chmielewski Thomas Gordon; Luis Rodriguez; Jim Walker; John Selier; Sean Mill; Quang X. Pham; Sara Spinosa; Claudio Gallegos; Vern Nelson; Little Saigon Insider; Roy Reynolds; Chris Emami; Sandy Genis; Gila Jones; Tish Leon; “Abeyance”; Mike Randall; Ryan Gene Trabuco; Dan Kalman (who was named...

By Editorial Staff The Orange County Grand Jury has released a report on their review of Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street’s investments in Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) HT Ron Campbell-OC Register. The Grand Jury concluded that “although SIVs are ‘facially’ compliant with the County’s p...

By Dan Chmielewski HT to our friends at OC Weekly for the link.

By Misha Houser Jim Rogers, ECCO (Orange County) John Santoianni, Harvey milk Stonewall Democrats - OC (Orange County) Andrew Davey, Team Courage Orange County (Santa Ana) Stephanie Gonzales, Totally Inclusive & Diverse Episcopalians (Long Beach)

By Editorial Staff Organizations supporting marriage equality including the Orange County Equality Coalition, The Center Orange County, Elections Committee of the County of Orange, Harvey Milk Stonewall Democrats - OC and the Democratic Party of Orange County have organized a rally that will take pl...

By Dan Chmielewski This from the OCEC Website: Time: May 30, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm Location: Irvine United Congregational Church Street: 4915 Alton Pkwy City/Town: Irvine, CA Website or Map: http://www.iucc.org/ Contact Info: 949-294-3517 Organized By: OCEC Please join OCEC in welcoming OC native and OCE...

By Dan Chmielewski A department spokesman confirmed that the total number of permits in Orange County now hovers around 900, a 20 percent drop since Hutchens took office. Anderson said the lower number represents expirations such as people moving out of the county or situations that change such as threats...

By Michael D. Fox But then you would underestimate the shameless hypocrisy of Orange County’s Republican establishment. In her most recent online newsletter, Republican Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates (District 5) makes the following incredible claim: But the voters in Orange County should.

By Dan Chmielewski Reading the letters to the editor section of the OC Register is a particularly sobering experience.  Many progressives, Democrats and liberals I speak with used to write letters to the editor, but stopped because why waste your time? The Register’s Letters pages provide a wink and a nod t...

By Chris Prevatt I would never have imagined that I would write this headline in Orange County, California. Long considered a conservative-republican bastion, it flies in the face of all that is conservative to have the “government” involved in the health care conversations between a patient and their...

By Editorial Staff Jennifer Muir over at the Orange County Register reports that the Board of Supervisors will be considering a new course in dealing with the mess that Supervisor Moorlach pushed them into. After Supervisor Moorlach pushed the Board in between an ideological rock and a hard place over...

By Chris Prevatt During our coverage of the President’s Town Hall Meeting, I posted about Orange County CEO Tom Mauk reportedly trying to cut in line to get in to see the President. Our Managing Editor Dan Chmielewski chronicled what he witnessed a little later. Two things:

By Chris Prevatt Only in Orange County!  On June 19th I wrote about the response from the Orange County CEO’s PR person regarding Carlos Bustamantes’ now notorious comment to Red County Blogger Matt Cunningham/Jubal and LATimes reporter Christian Berthelsen regarding the appointment of Sandra Hutc...

By Dan Chmielewski Irvine Tattler publisher Stephen Smith has a lengthly diatribe about how Council member Christina Shea’s request for all email lists is legit under the California Public Records act. June 10, 2008 Re:      California Public Records Act Requests, Your Employment as a Lobbyist

By Dan Chmielewski Virginia Senator Jim Webb, who wore his son’s combat books while running against George Allen in 2006, came up with a great idea to support the troops.  Its passed the House and the Senate and now awaits the president’s signature.  Read about it here and there’s more detail after the jump.

By Sean H. Mill Dan Chmielewski contributed to this post. Last week I wrote a post here on the Liberal OC concerning the events surrounding the tragic suicide of a 16 year old young man whose parents are both lieutenants with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The basis of that post was an April 25th Lo...

By Andrew Davey … [A]long Garden Grove’s Main Street—one of the last relics of small-town America in the suburban sprawl that has engulfed Orange County—Sheldon the younger is rapidly becoming a celebrity. Just not in a good way. Last October, the longtime consultant to the City of Garden Grove convince...

By Chris Prevatt So to the staff at the Orange County Register; from editorial to news, from advertising to distribution, and from graphics to printing…