Did NOCCCD Bond Oversight Committee Overlook Stadium Embarrassment?
It’s a sad truth that government projects just don’t seem to have much accountability. There are always lots of impressive titles handed out, but nobody ever seems to have a grip on what’s going on. Oh...
View Article(More) Tasers About to Hit the Streets of Fullerton
Tonight, the city council will consider the acceptance of a $41,410 Justice Assistance Grant (Homeland Security stuff) to purchase 35 tasers for the police department. Do we need tasers in Fullerton?...
View ArticleRed Light Cameras Trashed, Legal Blunders Swept Under the Rug
Fullerton has terminated a dubious partnership with failing red light camera vendor Nestor Traffic Systems after the contract for operation of the cameras was declared to be illegal by an appeals court...
View ArticleRedevelopment Hustlers Undermine Own Credibility on Expansion Plan
Loyal Friends, on June 16th the city council again demonstrated why the process behind selecting the boundaries of the proposed expansion area are almost completely arbitrary. The council voted 3-1 to...
View ArticleCity Council Left in Dark Over Fate of Park; Say, Who In Hell Elected That...
While watching the youtube clip of David Espinosa tee off on the Union Pacific Park and the comment by City Manager Chris Meyer that the park was being shut down, we got to thinking. The Mayor was...
View ArticleChris Meyer; Local Hero? Hardly.
If you don't watch out, I may take your wallet, too! In case any of you Friends happened to come across this 10/12/09 blog post in The Register, by Teri Sforza, you might have come away with the idea...
View ArticleBattle of the Downtown Chrises
Tonight Fullerton residents have their choice of attending the special Earth Day Fullerton Market and/or attending one of two presentations, one by newly minted Assemblyman Chris Norby and one by the...
View ArticleFullerton’s $100,000 Pension Club Increases Girth by 41%
Here’s a republication of a post from early November. It details the extravagant pension payouts bestowed upon Fullerton employees. Of particular note are the number of rank and file cops and firemen...
View ArticleChris Meyer Gets His
Just when you thought you’d seen every kind of gluttony, along comes former City Manager and Recall opponent, Chris Meyer to give new meaning to the concept of pigging out. Here is a summary of...
View ArticleFormer City Manager Chris Meyer Shares Wisdom; Recipients Underwhelmed
You supply the caption… Our new city council members recently received this unsolicited e-mail from former City Manager Chris Meyer: Council Members, you might want to consider the attached article...
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