Deborah Pauly, an elected member of the OC Republican Party and former Villa Park Councilwoman, writes about the lobbyists and consultants that are able to influence elected officials, with taxpayer dollars, all facilitated by the Association of California Cities – Orange County.
Tag: Deborah Pauly
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Pauly: School Bond Feeding Frenzy Taps OC Property Valuations
OC GOP Central Committee Member Deb Pauly claims taxpayers, property owners, renters and businesses are being duped by an array of school bond measures on the November ballot. The Republican Party of OC unanimously voted to oppose these measures.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Pauly: Orange County Measure A, Ain’t The Way!
Measure A adds another layer of government by creating an Ethics Commission. Deborah Pauly asks can ethics be legislated?
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Former Villa Park Councilwoman Arrested For Drunken Driving
Deborah Pauly, who is also a candidate for state assembly, was arrested after crashing her Porsche into a parked pickup truck. She also acknowledged making comments about the 9/11 terrorist attacks that the arresting officer might have construed as anti-Muslim.
Posted inOutdoors, Villa Park
Villa Park May Cut Ties to CalPERS
The city council may end its contract with the public employee pension plan and also support a state delay in increasing gasoline and diesel taxes.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Six Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Irvine looks at affordable housing for veterans while Villa Park considers ending its pension contract with CalPERs and Cypress studies more horse race dates at Los Alamitos.
Posted inCountywide, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Free Speech Fight Energizing San Juan Capistrano Residents
An effort by the City Council majority to ban a crusading community newspaper from being distributed at City Hall has turned the town into a First Amendment battleground.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
GOP Central Committee Grills Anaheim Councilwoman
Republican Lucille Kring, who is running for mayor against incumbent Tom Tait, faced tough questions about alleged broken promises and crony capitalism.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Could Anaheim Riot Have Been Stopped Before It Started?
Other cities in recent years confronted with volatile controversies took steps to give residents a voice that Anaheim officials did not.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer and Nguyen Cruise to Victory in Races for Supervisor Seats
Both will almost assuredly be sworn in as Orange County supervisors later this year.
