Study could conclude high-speed rail builders don’t have to tear down city’s train station after all.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Moorlach Says Ellis Mischaracterized Meeting
Supervisor remembers meeting with Ellis and others about long-term vision for fairgrounds but not specifically about privatization plans.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
State Looking to Chinese for High Speed Rail Help
If high speed rail ever comes to fruition in California it may end up being yet another thing that is made in China.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Checkpoints Don’t Catch Many Drunks But They Rake in the Bucks
Statistics show that police make relatively few drunk-driving arrests at DUI checkpoints. But they are a magnet for federal grant dollars.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Deal that Keeps Getting Worse
When the governor put the Orange County fairgrounds up for sale it seemed the perfect chance for group of local power brokers to demonstrate the wisdom of privatization. It has turned out to be a lesson in its perils.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Mysterious (and Expensive) Search for a Conflict in Yorba Linda
The city has run up a $9,600 legal bill trying to determine whether ‘a particular council member’ has a conflict of interest.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano
Combating the High Cost of Doing Business in San Juan Capistrano
Council is considering a proposal to slash a host of fees that make the city three times more expensive for business owners than Oceanside.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Who Are the Advisors to the Advisors?
With just weeks to go before a self-imposed deadline on making a deal to purchase the Orange County fairgrounds, the city of Costa Mesa is still putting its negotiating team together.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton to Consider Water Rate Increases
City decision is latest indication of how the bad economy and conservation efforts are leading to higher prices for water.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana, Uncategorized
The Mellowing Effect of Elections in Santa Ana
Council spends more than two hours on feel-good measures at its regular meeting. Then it spends just minutes on city business.
