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AT&T – Phone Home
At first, we thought there may be no Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday. A quick second look shows there to be a one-item agenda that may or may not go quickly. That’s because it brings up the...
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Al Mijares to Speak at League of Women Voters
-Press Release- Al Mijares, County Superintendent of Schools, to Address League of Women Voters The public is invited to join with the League of Women Voters of Central Orange County in hearing from Al...
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Nick Plays Hardball
We recently reported on the progress, or lack thereof, of the Orange County negotiations with employees represented by the Orange County Employee Association. After two year, the county finally gave...
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On (and Off) the City Council Agenda – February 18, 2014
A hat tip to our friend, Dan Chmielewski, of The Liberal OC who related that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim could someday become the Los Angeles Angels of Tustin. Hmmm, the name just doesn’t have...
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“New” Chief to be Sworn In Thursday
There’s a new sheriff in town. OK, it’s actually a police chief and he is not so new. But, that’s OK. Charles Celano is a 22 year veteran of Tustin Police Department. He had worked his way through...
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County Cuts a Deal With Employees
The news is finally out and it isn’t as bad as some thought. Orange County Employees Association, the largest public employee union in the county, has announced the mediator’s proposal and is...
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Guns in the OC – Will New Rules Turn the OC into the Wild West?
By now, you have probably heard that the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the longstanding law in California concerning concealed weapons permits. A ruling of a 3 judge panel of the Court...
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On the City Council Agenda – March 4, 2014
It is looking a little racy for the Tustin City Council this week even though the agenda is pretty slim. On the Closed Session, the usual suspects appear with two each conferences with legal counsel on...
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We Are Not A House Of Prostitution
It looks like this week’s meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission has been cancelled. So, let’s talk about what happened at last week’s Tustin City Council meeting. It was fairly short, at just over...
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City To Hold Second Park Design Forum
TUSTIN, CA — The City of Tustin Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a second Park Design Forum on March 19, 2014, at 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, adjacent to the Tustin Library. The...
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On the Planning Commission Agenda – March 25, 2014
Not much happening at the Tustin Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday. Prior to the meeting, the commissioners will meet as the Board of Appeals only to approve the minutes of the previous meeting....
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Sticking Your Foot In Your Mouth
You’ll be surprised and, hopefully, pleased to know it wasn’t a Jerry Amante wannabe or crony that stepped in it – this time. It could have been, but it wasn’t. This time it was another aspiring idiot...
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Gotcha!
Our story has been updated below – jg Shocking news coming from the state capitol this morning where Senator Leland Yee has been indicted on bribery and public corruption charges. At the same time of...
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On The City Council Agenda – April 1, 2014
This Tustin City Council didn’t leave me much to work with this April Fool’s Day. In fact, the Closed Session is likely to take longer than the Regular Session this week. The Closed Session also had a...
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On the Planning Commission Agenda – April 8, 2014
It looks like another easy week for the Tustin City Planning Commission due to the sole Public Hearing being postponed at the request of the applicant. The Public Hearing on CUP 2013-13 and Design...
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Don’t Bury Me on the Lone Prairie
Although only remnants of the bases remain, Orange County was home to tens of thousands of U.S. Marines and their families over the years. We still have on our soil hundreds of Marine, Navy and Army...
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Short Meeting, John’s MIA (Again?)
At 43 minutes, last week’s Tustin City Council meeting was the shortest of the year and one of the shortest on record. Even Mayor Al Murray joked about reaching the business and committee reports in...
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On The City Council Agenda – May 6, 2014
It’s been a nice but short vacation since the Tustin City Council had an extra week off this past month. And, while the last meeting in April was extremely short, don’t expect that to happen again, at...
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On The City Council Agenda – May 20, 2014
Unless we run into another protest in chambers, this week’s Tustin City Council meeting should be fairly short. In fact, the Closed Session, which starts at 5:30 may be longer than the public forum....
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A Flip Of The COIN
As labor talks with the county’s public safety arm have ground to a halt, the Board of Supervisors are openly debating whether negotiations should be open to the public. Supervisor John Moorlach is...
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