So, as I was going through my morning reads, I first saw this from OCBlog.netSD35 Watch: Tom Harman Seeking Re-ElectionOk, makes sense, why wouldn't he?And with all the rumors running around that State Senator Harman will be facing a Primary Opponent...
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Hmmm...No Parking Sign Old or New?
Before Councilwoman Leslie Daigle pats herself on her back too much for "defeating" an Airport Parking Lot where the Newport Beach Golf Course goes:"It demonstrated the power of the Internet as a tool for political activism," said Councilwoman Leslie...
Running Rumors
Rumors are just...rumors...and as a victim of some doozies in the past, I only take them at face value.Taking a cue from Barbara Venezia's Daily Pilot "hit piece" against Councilwoman Leslie Daigle...I've heard the same rumors that Councilwoman Daigle...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
John Moorlach E-Newsletter - John Wayne Airport Agenda Item - December 4, 2007
This might be something worth tracking...From County Supervisor John Moorlach's E-Newsletter today.I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving weekend. Below is the only John Wayne Airport agenda item on next week’s agenda. 22. Approve agreement...
Home Protection - Joe Horn/Texas Edition
Yes, I know, Pasadena Texas is very, very far away from sunny Newport Beach, but what happened certainly affects everyone who feels that we have the right to protect themselves and their neighbors at all costs.Here's the rundown.61 year old Joe Horn...
DUI from the Past
As I've mentioned before, one of my obsessive compulsive behaviors is to regularly check the Daily Pilot's DUI Arrest reports.This week has a name which former Mayor Jan DeBay would recognize from one of her City Council campaigns. It's also a somewhat...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
City Employee Pay Rates
So I went to the City of Newport Beach's website to pay a parking ticket when I just happened to see this, which lists every City position and it's pay range.Interesting thing?A Regular Councilman gets $13,790.41 a year.The Mayor gets $19,565.10 a year.I...
Monday, November 26, 2007
Losing Days and Years
Once I asked an E.B. White scholar why White's essay, "Once More to the Lake," is so much anthologized and taught, and he answered: Because it's the best essay in the English language. Or something to that effect. Which may be why I'm calling it to mind....
ANOTHER Lawsuit
I guess what would you expect in a City full of Attorneys, and former Attorneys.Here's the headline, "Newport Beach sued over City Hall ballot measure."Essentially, Community Activist/Former City Council Candidate/Balboa Island Ferry co-owner Allan Beek...
Newport Harbor Republican Women Luncheon
I know Bill Christiansen and he'll do a great job steering the California Republican Party, which has been struggling, into the "Right" direction.Newport Harbor Republican Women Luncheon Thursday, November 29th - Five Crowns RestaurantGuest SpeakerBILL...
The Ed Who Would Become Mayor
So who's on tap to be the next Mayor of Newport Beach?My bet is on Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Selich.Here's a guy who has successfully stayed under the radar this past year regarding the Sober Living/Rehab Home Issue and the City Hall fight, which have made Mayor...
Where's the Time Gone
The Mayor's job is to be the Figure Head of the Newport Beach City Council.When the press comes calling, he/she's supposed to be the one to answer.When there's a ribbon to be cut, or a proclamation to be made, he/she's the person.After all, the Mayor...
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Thanksgiving
I went to Dallas for Thanksgiving, where my great-grandfather settled for reasons lost to the mists of time. He was a blacksmith. There will be a family reunion there around Xmas, and for some reason I can't remember I exhorted all my relatives to attend....
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Give Thanks.
The past week or so have been extremely angry and accusatory, especially towards Mayor Steve Rosansky and his "involvement" with a Sober Living/Rehab Home.This, of course, was an accumulation of frustration and anger towards the proliferation of these...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
War Scars/Bartleby and Bontshe
Yesterday I had a meeting with two people whom I knew, but not that well. One of them had had cancer and would always ask me, in routine e-mail correspondence, how I was doing. I would always ask her about her former cancer and she wouldn't answer. But...
Political Taste Buds
For those who used to go to Lido Diner on a regular basis, before it became Woody's Diner, you know Annie and Robert Morgan, who used to run the place. You would also know their kids and their kids friends who all waited on tables there.For being a...
Monday, November 19, 2007
More John Wayne Airport
Before Alicia Robinson left for the Riverside Press Enterprise (Hello Alicia, read some of your articles (here, here, here and here) and of course, good job), we had a chat about people who read an article somewhere else and just link to it without any...
In Case You Were Wondering...
Before Assemblyman Chuck DeVore because Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, he had to run in a pretty expensive (yet ultimately non-competitive) primary race against Cristi Cristich, among others.Because of Cristi's money, her expensive friends, and her Corona...
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Senator Fred Thompson Event - With State Senator Tom McClintock!
Now this is a draw. Like former US, and Republican Presidential hopeful, Fred Thompson or not, seeing State Senator Tom McClintock with him is quite exciting...Here you go...Please Join Senator Tom McClintock For an event with SENATOR FRED THOMPSON...
Is Your Eye on the Ball?
With all the Rehab/Sober Living Home/Conflict of Interest stories and opinions being bantered around, I wonder if the residents of Newport Beach have taken their eye off the ball?That ball? Keeping more Rehab/Sober living homes from opening up all over...
Give us a Mayor with a plan!
Richards, Watson & Gershon....sounds like a breast enhancement outfit doesn't it? In reality,this is a group hired by Robin Clauson...the Newport Beach City Attorney...to look into charges that Mayor Steve Rosansky had "conflicts of interest" regarding...
Friday, November 16, 2007
Headline Sports
Sometimes when you read the headlines of newspaper stories, you get excited and can't wait to read them.But in today's Daily Pilot, there are two articles which...well...made me wonder...wonder if our collective IQ's have dropped.First - "Goats could...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Lesson Learned?
Something that many people in the Rehab/Sober Living Home issue learned late in their battle.The only people that can create/change/alter ordinances are the Seven City Council Members.Yes, City Attorneys and City Managers can have lots of input, but...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Return of the Bitch
Cancer Bitch has returned from her Midwestern tour, which began with a midnight ride to Iowa City and then continued with a daytime (mostly) ride to Ripon (pronounced RIPn), Wisconsin, where her visit was announced in the local paper as well as in the...
Principle over Politics - November 17th
The notice for the next Principle over Politics meeting came in yesterday's mail.This Saturday, November 17th at the Balboa Bay Club, starting at 8:30 am for registration and 9 am for breakfast, Camp Pendleton Staff Sergeant John Costa will be speaking...
It's a Lawsuit Wash!
I guess you win some and you lose some huh?First - As threatened, the City of Newport Beach (through their contracted Attorneys) is following through and suing a couple of Rehab/Sober Living Home operators for setting up shop during the Moratorium. That's...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Neighbor Watching - Costa Mesa Edition
The Orange County Register has an very interesting article regarding a report by two Costa Mesa Police Officers discussing the successes with the Illegal Immigration/Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement program.Here's some good parts of the article:"In...
Mayor* Heffernan Asks More Questions...
Why did he resign? That was the repeating question I asked the last time Former Mayor* John Heffernan cast judgment on the Newport Beach City Council regarding the Development Fee the Irvine Company pays to the City to build their White Elephant.One...
Monday, November 12, 2007
Thank You.
I know, I know, a day later..but never too late. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 3071 Whereas it has long been our customs to commemorate November 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to...
Friday, November 9, 2007
Department of Health at Newport Beach City Council Study Session
This must be really important because I've received it from more than just Dolores Otting...Thanks to Our City Council-The California Department of Health Services, Office of Oral Health will be sending a Representative to answer our questions and...
Upcoming OCGOP-related Events - November
The Republican Party of Orange County just sent out it's latest calendar of events and here are the Newport Beach-Centric ones before Thanksgiving...The first one, while not Newport Beach centered, is in nearby Irvine, and it does involve a Major Presidential...
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Panini Cafe in Corona Del Mar
I'm not too sure where I completely understand the big to-do regarding Panini Cafe moving to a larger location. Because I don't know all the details, I won't really judge anything.But, as far as I know, Panini Cafe already operates in Corona Del Mar...
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Neighbor Watching - Irvine Great Park - Cocaine/Embezzling CEO Edition
This...I could not believe.Here's a guy, who pled guilty in 1989 to embezzling public funds in San Juan Capistrano to feed a cocaine habit, who was able to climb the ranks within the City of Irvine up to Public Works Director AND the CEO of the Irvine...
Councilwoman Nancy Gardner's November Newsletter
So while Councilman Curry writes his newsletter according to season, Councilwoman Nancy Gardner publishes hers monthly.Keith's deals with more "global" Newport Beach issues, while Nancy's is distinctively more Corona Del Mar-feeling.Here it is.I wonder...
Councilman Keith Curry's Fall Newsletter
Councilman Curry sent out his Fall Newsletter a few days ago, in a Microsoft Word format, and I couldn't figure out how to post it, since the City hadn't updated their link yet.Fortunately, it appears as though they have.Here's Councilman Curry's Fall...
County Supervisor Janet Nguyen Event
Although she doesn't represent Newport Beach, County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who was the most powerful Supervisor in Orange County yesterday, is having an event in the soon-to-be-annexed Newport Beach's Santa Ana Country Club.Check out her Host and...
Slow in Newport?
It has been a bit slow Politically, at least this week, in Newport Beach. So slow that the Daily Pilot has sent their new Political reporter, Brianna Bailey to Mississippi?Elsewhere, in the County business is the Sheriff Carona Saga. With a no guilty...
Monday, November 5, 2007
President (or Governor) Leslie Daigle?
It's not Councilwoman Daigle's fault...but this Daily Pilot article titled,"Rehab blocks toured for input " well...it made me laugh.However...the tag line underneath the title made me puke."Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle recently toured neighborhoods...
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