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On The City Council Agenda – October 15, 2013
We are back from our Annual Area 51 Ride. Give us a few days and you can read what we have been up to over on our travel blog, The Road Less Traveled. This week’s Tustin City Council meeting agenda is...
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Looking For Me?
Sorry, folks. As I said earlier this month, I will be out of town most of the time. Unfortunately, This past weekend found me with coffee and no reliable we-fi to access the agenda or write a column....
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National Women’s Political Caucus Honors Former Tustin Councilwoman
The National Women’s Political Caucus, a grassroots organization focused on increasing the presence of women in politics, will be hosting a local event at the home of Sherri and Gary Loveland in Tustin...
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On The City Council Agenda – November 5, 2013
With only one public hearing item on the agenda, the upcoming meeting of the Tustin City Council has no hidden surprises for the us particularly since the one potential controversy will be postponed...
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On the City Council Agenda – November 19, 2013
We didn’t bother to post the agenda for the Planning Commission last week due to its brevity and lack of interest. The only item of note was an item on AT&T utility cabinets for servicing their...
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Coastal Commission Salts the Lake
What do the city of Carlsbad, the country of Saudi Arabia and Catalina Island have in common? They are all host to commercial water desalination plants. Saudi Arabia, in fact, obtains the majority of...
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On the Agenda – December 3, 2013
With 25 meetings, including those very special meetings where the public was not invited, the Tustin City Council is on the verge of calling it a wrap. I was about to bet my readers they would not hold...
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Retreads
As if once wasn’t enough, the Tustin City Council has decided to have another do over. Last Tuesday’s city council meeting resulted in the re-election of Al Murray as Mayor and Chuck Puckett as Mayor...
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On the Agenda – December 17, 2013
As with the past few meetings of the Tustin City Council, the topic of business licenses will take up a good portion of what should be the last meeting of the year. The city council will be asked to...
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What Happened to Parental Responsibility?
I hate it when I have to agree with any one person from the Tea Party. In this case, I have to agree with their official stand against another infringement on rights and responsibilities just for the...
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2013 In Review – Wake Me Up When You’re Done
If you haven’t noticed, this blog is hosted by WordPress. And, they do such a great job marketing my brand that I wouldn’t blame you for not noticing. As with the past few years, the WordPress.com...
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On The City Council Agenda – January 7, 2014
Welcome to a brand new year and the same old city council. I hope someone told the Podiatrist Councilman about the apparent change in the Agenda. The Closed Session, which normally begins at 5:30 pm,...
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California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to Speak
We received a press release from the League of Women Voters regarding their upcoming event: -PRESS RELEASE- Agree? Disagree? Have Questions? Come talk to Dave Jones IN PERSON at our local League of...
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On The Planning Commission Agenda – January 14, 2014
Out the gate for 2014, the Tustin City Planning Commission doesn’t have much on their plate for the actual meeting. Two public hearings, that I doubt will engender much discussion, head up the agenda....
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On The City Council Agenda – January 21, 2014
I hope everyone is having a great Martin Luther King Day. We are finally cooling off as the rest of the country embraces another round of freezing weather. It is days like this that remind me why I...
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Tustin Seeks Commission Applicants
The city of Tustin is looking for a few good people to serve on various commissions. Two seats on the Planning Commission are available due to term expirations. Selected applicants will serve for two...
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On The Planning Commissin Agenda – January 28, 2014
The Tustin City Planning Commission has a busy night with two meetings ahead of them on Tuesday, January 28th. Prior to meeting as the planning commission, they will come together next door to their...
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On The City Council Agenda – February 4, 2014
What does the city of Tustin and the County of Orange have in common? With a record low number of applications the city, much like the Grand Jury, is having trouble filling their commissions with...
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The Real OCEA Employees Expose The Real Supervisors of OC
Hot on the heels of the recent “Last, Best & Final” offer by the county to its public employees, a new website has been launched to expose what they call the corruption and cronyism of the Orange...
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Playing it Safe
It was a reasonably quiet hall for Tuesday’s city council meeting. Part of that was due to the fact that neither Councilmember Beckie Gomez or John Nielsen was in the house. I suspect more of it was...
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