Secretary of State Alex Padilla calls on Orange County Supervisors to reconsider their refusal to implement a new state-wide electronic voting pilot project supported by OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley.
Tag: Community Opinions on Government
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kapijimpanga: The U.S. is Trying to Deport Me, But You Can’t Deport My Story
Casey Kapijimpanga, a small business owner from Huntington Beach, writes from an ICE detention center about being detained for deportation back to Zambia after twenty years living in the United States.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hutchens: Cooperation is Central to Law Enforcement
Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens argues against California Senate Bill 54, saying it would severely restrict local law enforcement’s interactions with federal immigration enforcement authorities (ICE) on matters that are crucial to public safety.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Irvine
Jaffe and Martinez: The Citizens’ Voice Has Laryngitis….Again
Irvine residents Karen Jaffe and Joe Martinez are urging Irvine City Council members to reduce entitlements and consider traffic in the Veterans’ Cemetery decision slated for this Tuesday
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Block: A Special Democratic Party Convention
Rossmoor resident Joel Block headed to the California Democratic Party Convention last weekend and writes back that an influx of new, young delegates caused close elections and experienced procedural chaos.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Bauer: Radioactive Sharks and Other Problems
Cord Bauer, co-founder of San Clemente Cares, questions the need for the new Toll Road agency plan for expanding road infrastructure into the nearly 100-year old town once marketed as the Spanish Village near the Sea.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Yorba Linda
Kanne: Will County Supervisors Gamble on Public Safety For Esperanza Hills?
Yorba Linda resident Bob Kanne challenges county supervisors on the latest plan before them on Tuesday for developing the Esperanza Hills tract, questioning whether only one road access in the plan adequately covers public safety needs. Kanne argues Tuesday’s vote will be a good indicator of whether county supervisors have absorbed lessons learned from the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Irvine
Martinez, Teeter and Jaffe: Concordia University Plans Expansion Without Consideration of Traffic or Neighborhood Residents
Home owners want safe neighborhoods and the ability to circulate without gridlock. Educational institutions, at times wish to expand. What happens when competing interests collide?
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aviles-Pino: Kring’s Sanctuary Proposal a Distraction, Petty Politics
A proposal in Anaheim to debate sanctuary city status is a distraction and a political stunt, writes Francisco Aviles Pino. Moreover, it distracts from the real debate that should be taking place at the local city council.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Reiff: State Treasurer Struggles to Bank on Pot, Casts Doubt on Bullet Train
Rick Reiff interviews State Treasurer, and candidate for governor, John Chiang who talks about how California addresses legalized marijuana as well as the controversial Bullet Train.
