Worried about passing your driver’s license renewal at the dreaded DMV? Join the crowd, as many Californians are crying foul at what they consider trick questions that are dashing the hopes of a quick test passage. But take hope, getting a place in line has improved.
Tag: Michael Stockstill
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Stockstill: The Zen of Jury Duty
Jury duty is the civic duty many people love to hate. In Orange County Superior Court, there have been some recent changes that make the process easier to navigate and understand. The basics remain, however, and if you are selected for voir dire, the winnowing process to select a jury for trial, you can expect a few hours in a courtroom.
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Stockstill: Housing Problems in Orange County? It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
Housing supply, prices and availability–especially for people of modest means—dominates the news in Orange County and southern California.
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Stockstill: Reapportionment 1971, The Public was NOT Invited to Participate
Reapportionment, the once a decade drawing of legislative district maps, is currently done by a bi-partisan commission of regular citizens. Such was not the case in 1971 when before real time computers and the internet, new districts were drawn in secret by a small group of technocrats and the liberal icon from San Francisco, Rep. Phillip Burton. This is a behind the scenes glimpse into that process.
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Stockstill: Heat Storm Memories
The recent Texas power shortage was caused by freezing temperatures, but here in California we are more likely to experience power loss due to excessive heat. Such was the case more than 20 years ago in the San Gabriel Valley when a shortage of critical electrical infrastructure threatened to take down hospitals, homes and a sanitation plant.
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Stockstill: Of Statues and Street Names
During a lifetime of living among streets, highways and buildings named for (mostly) dead fellow Americans, I rarely stopped to consider their deeds or misdeeds. Now all over the country, that’s happening, so I’ve revisited my most notable, as well as my college mascot who was, well, incorrect. Politically? Maybe.
