Bill Campbell

Related Search

Blogs
February 17, 2006
Supervise the Supervisors-Stop the Toll Road
On Feb. 28, the OC Board of Supervisors will consider adopting a resolution to support the Transportation Corridor Agencies' Foothill-South (241) extension. The motion was put forth by Supervisor Bill Campbell at the Board's Feb. 7 meeting (item 32 on the agenda). No doubt this is meant to trump the ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2006
Bill Campbell Hates the (Surfin') USA
Today I listened to a State Senate Budget Subcommittee meeting on Transportation. Slightly more fun a C.I.A. interrogation. But as long as the TCA keeps trying to build a time/money-wasting toll road that might not even relieve traffic, when they haven't even done ANY studies on weekend traffic beca ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2006
Bates: Fishy
If only it were a smile contest... I thought the Transportation Corridor Agencies were getting desperate when I saw their ads on cable. But now it looks like they're going so far as to cobble together campaign mailers for supporters. I say this because Pat Bate's latest mailer, which uses TCA endor ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2007
Civilian Review of Sheriff Passes 5-0
Steven Greenhut at the Register's Orange Punch Liberty Blog attended today's Board of Supervisors meeting and reports that Sheriff Mike Carona lost his bid to kill the concept of a civilian review panel. Thanks to a surprising last-minute switch by Supervisor Bill Campbell, the vote was 5-0, accor ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2007
Schroeder Law Enforcement Empire At Stake Today
Mike Schroeder will jump out of bed this morning in Corona del Mar, neatly hang his Darth Vader pajamas in the closet, shower, kneel at his USC football altar and don an expensive, natty suit befitting Orange County’s leading Republican strategist-slash-chiropractic insurance company king. It’ ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2008
Supervisor Wannabe Promises to Combat OC Weekly's Evil Grip on County
You're forgiven if you haven't already heard the good news about Donald Ritze. He's a helicopter pilot, avocado grower and member of the Orange County Bee Keepers Association who is running against Bill Campbell for OC's third supervisorial district. According to a section of his website called "My ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2008
And The Sheriff is. . .
Sandra Hutchens! The Orange County Board of Supervisors earlier this morning appointed the retired LA County Sheriff's Department division chief to replace Mike Carona as Orange County Sheriff. The vote was 3-2 in favor of Hutchens. Supervisors Chris Norby and Bill Campbell supported Santa Ana P ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2008
The Circus Outside the Toll Road Circus Inside
Photo by Christopher Victorio Passing through the Del Mar Fairgrounds gates bound for the toll-road hearing inside O’Brien Hall Monday morning, you were first re-directed to a party scene created by 241 opponents. At any time during the 10-hour marathon inside, dozens and dozens of people filled ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2009
Board of Supes Invite Pedo-Priest Apologist To Give Invocation This Monday**
What is it with the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their love of pedophile apologists? In 2006, Third District Supe Bill Campbell tried placing Monsignor John Urell, the right-hand man of Diocese of Orange bishops for a good decade of their sex-abuse scandal, on the county's human relations ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2009
A Pedo-Apolgist's Best Pal: OC Supervisor Bill Campbell
So it turns out icky Monsignor Lawrence Baird won't give the invocation at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting today after all as originally planned; Baird now says he has to give Mass at St. John Vianney Chapel on Balboa Island at 9:30 a.m., and isn't that as bullshit an excuse as you'll ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
It's a Quick Read 14: Weekend and Monday B.S.
Orange County Register: Octo-Mom took spawn from her oldest litters to Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday and Disneyland the day before, and all she got were crummy t-shirts reading: "More kids have passed through my log fume than Knott's" and "Your Kaiser co-pays help ... More >>
News
September 25, 2008
Say You Will Build It, and They Will Come . . . If the 'It' Is a Toll Road Over Trestles Parkland
Orange County Register: Octo-Mom took spawn from her oldest litters to Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday and Disneyland the day before, and all she got were crummy t-shirts reading: "More kids have passed through my log fume than Knott's" and "Your Kaiser co-pays help ... More >>
News
March 29, 2007
Hassle-free Bankrolling
Public board lavishes OC GOP sugar daddy with $61,000 per month
Film
November 9, 2006
The Wretched of the Wretches
Will OC see the ultimate Catholic pedophile bare all in Deliver Us From Evil?
Columns
March 4, 2004
The Times They Are A-Changin . . . Back!
The GOP gets funky, by which of course we mean they smell
Features
November 20, 2003
Where Have All the Blowhards Gone?
An Iraq invasion retrospective!
Columns
November 6, 2003
What a Rush!
A Commie in the Limbaugh Club
News
September 4, 2003
Stonewall Rackauckas
Judge orders DA to end secrecy over $5 million consulting deal
News
March 27, 2003
Good Luck on Your War
Supes take bold stand, slash programs for the poor, back war on Iraq
Columns
March 27, 2003
Diary of a Mad County
Supes take bold stand, slash programs for the poor, back war on Iraq
Columns
February 13, 2003
Please Tear Up Our Journalist in Space Application
Supes take bold stand, slash programs for the poor, back war on Iraq
News
January 30, 2003
Earth Mover
Supervisor candidate Jim Potts wants to shake up county, dig tunnel under mountain
Columns
August 15, 2002
Capitol Idea!
Commie Girl in Sacramento
Columns
March 7, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
Commie Girl in Sacramento
Columns
September 17, 1998
Taming the Beast
State lawmakers try to regulate the global Net
Blogs
July 2, 2009
John Urell Gets Punked!!!
John Urell, pastor to the powerful (see: Supervisor Bill Campbell, blog king Matt "Jubal" Cunningham), pedo-priest protector supreme, was the victim of a brilliant prank this past Sunday at St. Timothy in Laguna Niguel. Someone created the flyer above, which details at length Urell's role in the Dio ... More >>
Columns
July 9, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
John Urell, pastor to the powerful (see: Supervisor Bill Campbell, blog king Matt "Jubal" Cunningham), pedo-priest protector supreme, was the victim of a brilliant prank this past Sunday at St. Timothy in Laguna Niguel. Someone created the flyer above, which details at length Urell's role in the Dio ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2009
Embattled County Planning Director Announces Retirement
Bryan Speegle, director of Orange County Public Works and head of a planning department that was recently lambasted in a government audit and blasted by county supervisors, has announced his retirement, according to a statement from the county CEO's office."County Executive Officer Thomas G. Mauk ha ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2009
UPDATED: The Irvine Co. Gift That Keeps on Giving
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING . . . Photo by Keith MayCounty Supervisor Bill Campbell, whose district includes the Irvine Co. land in question, is amused by a speaker at Tuesday's board meeting in Santa Ana.He's got a gift. Donald Bren, the secretive, aging multi-billi ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
OCTA Committee Recommends Slightly Less Painful Bus Cuts--For Now
WikicommonsBye bye buses.County Supervisor Patricia Bates may have said it best today: "You can't send these people off a cliff, in a bus."The remark came amidst some low-heat sparring between her and Tustin Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Amante at this morning's meeting of the OCTA Finance and Administrati ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Arpaio Raises Howls Inside, Heckles Outside Bill Hunt for Sheriff Dinner
I went to a Bill Hunt for Sheriff fund-raiser tonight, and a Joe Arpaio Dinner Show broke out.
Blogs
February 18, 2010
John Campbell: Too Whimsical to be Tom Campbell
What do you think, ladies? Is John (left) "better looking" than Tom? We've written before about how Congressman John Campbell (R-Newport Beach) is an excellent blogger and all-around avuncular guy, what with his a strange tendency towards faux-folksy exuberance when raving about great President ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Kevin Noel Schlueter and Mark Wayne Hewlett, Both Cops, Face Jail for DUIs
Anaheim police officer Kevin Noel Schlueter was charged today with driving under the influence of drugs after crashing into four parked cars. It's the 37-year-old Costa Mesa resident's third DUI, and not to be confused with the DUI charge brought against Orange County sheriff's deputy Mark Wayn ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Notorious Pedo-Priest Protector Apologist Matt Cunnigham Billed County for Work with OC Diocese
Hewitt: Does he check county contracts for ways to shower money toward his pals?For the past couple of weeks, the Friends for Fullerton's Future blog has been documenting with devastating effectiveness how Matt Cunningham--founder of OC Blog, longtime Republican activist, a supposed lover of smal ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Mark Wayne Hewlett, Drunk Off-Duty Deputy Who Crashed Into Supervisor Bill Campbell's Planter, Avoids Jail Sentence
We told you in March about the DUI charge brought against Orange County sheriff's deputy Mark Wayne Hewlett, who got drunk while off duty, lost control of his personal vehicle and crashed into a planter in the front yard of Orange County Supervisor Bill Campbell's Villa Park home. ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2010
Inaugural CleanTech OC Conference Should Have Been Better Attended
If attendees took anything other than swag away from the inaugural CleanTech OC Conference & Expo in Irvine Monday, it was this: the green revolution is back, baby. After a red hot 2008, the clean technology industry was battered for a spell by the recession, but banks are back to lending, ve ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2010
Report: OC Kids Fatter, More Likely to be a Hoodlum
Sup?The number of Orange County children living below the poverty level is down and their test scores are up, but more are living in obesity, illegally consuming alcohol and narcotics, willing to join criminal street gangs and relying on government-sponsored free or reduced school lunch programs. ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2011
[UPDATED] Orange County Wants Obamacare . . . for Disaster Aid
UPDATED, JAN. 26, 5:49 P.M.: President Barack Obama agreed today that Orange County is a disaster. Ethically, morally, politically--it's like Mischa Barton's blank stare here, said . . .Check that: Obama today signed the paperwork that officially declared Orange County and several other Californ ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2011
[UPDATED]: Parishioners at St. Norbert Church in Orange Angry That Presbyterian Minister Allowed to Celebrate Mass--But What About John Urell?
Urell the pedo-protectorUPDATED: 4: 25 P.M.: The St. Norbert priest who allowed the Presbyterian to concelebrate Mass, Agustin Escobar, has been placed on leave. The swiftness in which the Diocese of Orange acted to remove Escobar while letting pedo-priests officiate over Mass for years after an ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2011
It's Official: Chuck DeVore Running for Board of Supervisors
The worst-kept secret in Orange County politics is finally out: Chuck DeVore has finally announced he's serious about replacing pedo-priest-protector fan Bill Campbell on the Board of Supervisors.DeVore announced it--where else?--on Twitter and will undoubtedly use the social-network platform (an ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
Todd Spitzer Versus Chuck DeVore for OC Supervisor?
DeVoreThis is not a trick question: If almost all of our county's supervisors have been conservative Republicans dating back to the Paleozoic Era, what difference does it make which conservative Republican fills any one of the five board slots?I'm asking you, Chuck DeVore and Todd Spitzer. B ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
[UPDATED with Janet Nguyen M.I.A.:] Harvey Milk Day Idea Draws Crickets from OC Board of Supervisors
UPDATE, MAY 10, 7:11 P.M.: Activists seeking an Orange County Board of Supervisors proclamation recognizing slain gay icon and San Francisco County Supervisor Harvey Milk's May 22 birthday received slightly more than the sound of crickets we predicted earlier today."It was great!" Linda May of th ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Symposium Plugs in to Hybrid Automobile Future
Hot on the tire tracks of announcements that Volvo is road testing its V60 Plug-in Hybrid, Volkswagen will soon have plug-in Golf and Jetta hybrids and Toyota will offer plug-in options for all Priuses by 2014 comes an all-day symposium in Irvine today dedicated to the hottest automobile market.C ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
[UPDATE: More Stupidity from Supes, and Silliness from Local Press] What Does the Orange County Board of Supervisors Have Against Spanish and Latinos?
Nelson: Still dumb when it comes to Mexis...UPDATE: Okay, so Janet Nguyen is REALLY stupid--I mean, stupider than what we already knew. Unlike the other supervisors, she knows exactly what Latino Health Access is about--she received an award from them a couple of years ago, according to sources w ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Bond Fears:] Hours After County OK's $5.6 Billion Budget, State Says "Guaranteed" $48 Million May Not Come
UPDATE, JUNE 29, 8:03 A.M.: Following up on yesterday's warning about the havoc to services--and possibly public health and safety--that will be caused by a state budget proposal that would withhold $48 million Orange County was counting on in its balanced, just-approved, $5.6 billion fiscal year ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2011
[UPDATED with More Details:] OC's Largest Municipal Solar Energy Efficiency Project Shines Today
UPDATE, JULY 21, 8:47 A.M.: Though the ribbon-cutting unveiling the largest municipal solar energy efficiency project in Orange County is this morning, the city of Brea is already reaping savings that have exceeded expectations. For the month of June, there was a 65% reduction in electricity cost ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
William Denis Fitzgerald, Gadfly Suing Board of Supervisors for Limiting Speech, and His Weekly Past
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit in Santa Ana against the Orange County Board of Supervisors on behalf of an Anaheim gadfly who periodically turns up in OC Weekly.Based on the struggles of William Denis Fitzgerald to speak at public me ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2011
Foothill-South Toll Road Foes Call Bullshit on TCA's Jobs Creation and Economic Stimulus Ploy
Foes of the 241 Foothill-South toll road carving through San Clemente are calling bullshit on the Transportation Corridor Agency's latest ploy to win public support: propping up their unpopular project as a statewide job creator, economic stimulus and deficit buster.
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Chuck DeVore Drops Out of Supervisor's Race, Moving to Texas
John GilhooleyOnly a keystroke away...So long and thanks for all the tweets! Former California Assemblyman and OC Weekly cover boy Chuck DeVore announced today he's not only dropping out of the race for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, but he's also dropping out of the state of California. ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
John Wayne Airport's Terminal C Opened Today; Flights To Mexico Expected By Next Summer
Today, at 5 a.m., we went tri-terminal. That's right, John Wayne Airport's Terminal C finally opened up. Basically, there's now more parking spaces, check-in kiosks, security lanes, gates and, of course, Starbucks. Here's a map of the airport's add-ons.Yesterday there was an invite-only dedi ... More >>
More >>

Find A Coupon

Popular Coupons

XXL Pizza 1 TOP w/ 10 PC. Wings

Pepz Pepperoni's Pizza

4091 E. La Palma Ste. E
Anaheim, CA 92807
Love Mondays

Spassos Italian Grill & Martini Bar

25292 McIntyre, Suite A
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

More Popular Coupons »

Browse Voice Nation

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

News

News

Film

Columns

Features

Columns

News

News

Columns

Columns

News

Columns

Columns

Columns

Blogs

Columns

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Find A Coupon

Popular Coupons

Now Click This