I am a truth-teller. It gets me in trouble. But if you ask me if a dress makes you look fat, I will tell so, and help select another, before you go on television and realize it for yourself. My real friends are expected to be truthful with me as well. A secret shared will be taken to my grave, but lie to me, and it will end up here...on these pages... especially if you are tasked with the stewardship of public resources. I am a registered Republican who disdains the local GOP power structure, a born-again Christian who supports everyone's right to spend their lives with the partner of their choosing. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I am a loyal friend to those who merit that friendship and when crossed I am a bitch with a capital C. I do not fit into a box, nor do I see others through the stereotypes that politics and public affairs so often tries to shoehorn us into. I think for myself, and so do you. Welcome to our shared space in this world.
This morning’s Orange County Register featured an investigative piece by Keegan Kyle http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-502847-crime-solving.html reporting that the Anaheim Police Department may not only have one of the more dismal records in the State for solving crime, but they appear to have created an accountability system that covers over those numbers when reporting to the City Council and the public. So much… Read more →
This website shares common ground with my gardens at home. Both are maintained in what I laughingly call my spare time, and both appear abandoned. Like many out there I am sandwiched between the tasks of working, caring for my home, and caring for an aging parent. I love doing all of them, but find myself stretched for much beyond… Read more →
We don’t usually cover national news here. I named this blog Think For Yourself OC on purpose to keep from getting spread too thin. But right at this moment, how can we talk about anything other than what happened on the other side of our country today? Tonight there are over 2 dozen sets of parents in Sandy Hook, Connecticut,… Read more →
Today in court, local activists gained a major victory in a battle against the City of Anaheim, in a lawsuit prompted by the give-away of $158 million in bed taxes to a wealthy and well connected developer. Superior Court Judge Steven Perk ruled that the City of Anaheim violated the Brown Act in voting for the insider deal without proper… Read more →
The Anaheim Resort’s millions of guests drive our local economy, but those visitors also create significant traffic congestion. Over the objections of Mayor Tom Tait, the Anaheim City Council approved a $318,000,000.00 publicly-funded streetcar system to transport Resort visitors and employees. Although Disney uses buses almost exclusively at their Florida property, and the price tag of $53,000,000.00 made buses comparatively… Read more →
Now that we are clearing the campaign signs from our street corners, let’s get back to the business of watching California’s 10th largest city beat itself to death every other Tuesday night. In light of the new and improved Council structure, a number of us determined to begin keeping a closer eye on what is happening. Here is my head’s… Read more →
This message has been making the rounds, and I want to be sure it gets to as many open hearts as possible. One of Anaheim’s home town heroes, Frank Garcia, has been feeding folks for Thanksgiving for decades, through his We Give Thanks charity. This year their turkeys have come up short, and I trust that the goodness of Anaheim’s… Read more →
I could not have said it better myself, so I won’t. Today’s post is shamelessly stolen from Jason Young over at SaveAnaheim blog. Get out there and vote. If you do not have a ride, contact me and we will get you to the polls (even if you are voting for the opposition. ) http://saveanaheim.com/2012/11/5/you-must-choose-but-choose-wisely- You must choose, but choose… Read more →
In this morning’s Register (wish it had been Sunday, but we will take what we can get) Mayor Tom Tait explained his choices of Lucille Kring and John Leos to stand with him on the City Council. At first glance it is an odd pairing, the union guy, the former Councilmember who frequently locked horns with Tait, and the libertarian… Read more →
Fullerton Councilman Travis Kiger has a new campaign video worth watching, which shows him to be the non-politician everyday guy he really is. He is running to hold the seat gained after the recall of Council members Jones, Bankhead, and McKinley. 66% of the vote put Kiger into the seat of Dick Jones, whose term ended months later, and Travis now… Read more →
Recent Comments