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Goodbye, Good Luck, Good Riddance
(updated 12/03/12 – ed.) We have risen from our Thanksgiving hibernation. The main reason last week’s Tustin City Council meeting took so long was because it turned into a love fest for Hizzoner,...
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On the City Council Agenda, December 4, 2012
Yes, it’s slowing down around Our Town Tustin (politically speaking). Don’t worry, we will continue to provide you with the latest in local political tidbits of interest. They just may be few and far...
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Moorlach Strikes a Blow at Free Speech
As reported in the Orange County Register, The Orange County Board of Supervisors dealt another blow to free speech at county meetings. A few weeks ago, John Moorlach initiated a proposal to limit the...
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On The Planning Commission Agenda, December 11, 2012
The year is quickly coming to a close and the last meeting of the year for the Tustin Planning Commission is at hand. Not a lot on the agenda this time around save for two public hearings. Item 2 –...
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On the Agenda, December 18, 2012
As the year comes to a close, the new Tustin City Council is tying up loose ends and preparing for another year. Among other things, they will have one last opportunity before year end to discuss the...
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Tustin’s Wish List – 3 Items to Watch in the Coming Year
(This column appears in the December 20, 2012 Tustin News – ed.) The post-election lull is in full swing here in our town Tustin. Following a contentious battle for three seats on the city council, the...
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Add Harrassment to the City Attorney’s List of Skills
Like you, we thought this embarrassing saga of the Tustin City Council was over. John and the Fab Four had been sworn in, Deborah Gavello and her arch-nemesis Jerry “Boss Tweed” Amante had been...
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Our Top Stories of the Year
How quickly time flies. Our Town Tustin has been blogging for about a year and a half and the past year has kept us busy in our little corner of the county. Here are some of the top issues we have...
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There’s Money in Trash
“PACs linked to trash hauler supported local political campaigns” That is the headline of a story on the OC Watchdog that reports thousands of dollars being funneled to local political candidates by...
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Better Late Than Never
The norm is, I don’t usually make it to the Tustin City Council meetings on a regular basis. Fortunately, the city is kind enough to videotape and publish the meetings on the city website. I can watch...
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On the Agenda, January 15, 2013
The first meeting of the year will have the new Tustin City Councilmembers rolling up their sleeves and digging in. With only a week away, the TUSD lawsuit is a topic of discussion in closed session....
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Al Murray’s 2013 Goals Miss the Mark
As with every previous mayor in Tustin, Al Murray was no exception in presenting a set of goals that he has committed to during his tenure. Like his predecessors, he seems to forget, or not understand,...
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Will I See You In September?
The first meeting of the year for the Tustin City Council proved my prophesy that new blood will create new stories for Our Town Tustin. After a benign but professional presentation of the American...
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Can We Get It In Four Part Harmony?
Did you hear it? Yesterday, the fat lady sang. And, with that, another chapter in the sordid history of the Tustin City Council is over. After nearly three years of threats, court appearances and dirty...
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The Great Park That Isn’t
It has been over ten years since the U.S. Marines departed Orange County, taking with them a huge part of our history and leaving huge pieces of contaminated land in its place. El Toro and Tustin, both...
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What’s Your Point?
Bright and early last Saturday morning, about 700 volunteers came out in force for the annual “Point-in-Time” count of Orange County homeless. The exercise is alternated yearly with a count of homeless...
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Happy Birthday, Mrs. Parks!
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskeegee, Alabama. On December 1, 1955, she was cast into the center of the fledgling civil rights movement when she refused to give up her...
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The Followup
It’s nice to know somebody reads my blog once in awhile. While watching Tuesday’s Tustin City Council meeting, I learned that our City Manager, Jeff Parker, has enough time on his hands to at least...
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On The Planning Commission Agenda, February 12, 2013
It’s been a slow week around our town Tustin. Only one item occupies the Planning Commission Agenda for Tuesday, February 12, 2013. And, unless you are a church going kinda person, it may not interest...
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City Calls For Commission Applicants
The city recently posted the following press release that officially opens the application process for open city commission seats: News Release January 17, 2013 For Immediate Release Media Contact:...
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