Subject: Bill Lockyer

• Toll Road Decision Delayed; Newport Beach Freezes Over

  Okay, Newport's fine, but there must be Satanic snowballs somewhere. Today, the Transportation Corridor Agencies announced a 30-day delay on their choice of alignments for the Foothill-South toll road extension. The TCA board voted 12-3 for the delay mere hours after its staff received a letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's "top resources and transportation advisors," according to the San Diego Union Tribune. Secretary of the California Resources Agency Mike Chrisman and Secretary of the

  January 19, 2006

• The Foothills in your Headlights: The Extension approved

  Yesterday, the board members of the Foothills/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency voted 12-3 to approve the $875 million Foothills South (241) extension, which will cut through both San Onofre State Beach and the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy. But that ominous rumbling you hear in the distance isn't the sound of bulldozers starting, it's the chuckling of herds of attorneys thinking about all the billable hours this vote guarantees them. Because this vote, far from being the end of the matter

  February 24, 2006

• TCA Sued Not Once, Not Twice, but THRICE!

  Today, Attorney General Bill Lockyer sued the Transportation Corridor Agencies. Read the complaint HERE. Lockyer is none too keen on their plan to build a toll road through San Onofre State Beach, impacting surfing resources, the San Mateo Campground, Native American sites, and engandered species. And he isn't the only one. A "coalition of environmental and surfing organizations," a.k.a. NRDC, California State Parks Foundation, Endangered Habitats League, Laguna Greenbelt, Sage Aubudon Society

  March 23, 2006

• Less than an hour until the polls close...

  ... and I'm soooooo confused. I was out of town last Thursday through Sunday, and when I returned there were 17 messages on my phone from the likes of Pete Wilson, Dick Ackerman, Hillary Clinton, someone yammering about Jessica's Law, the Nguyen running for an OC school board seat and his partner in crime David Boyd, Wendy Leece (Costa Mesa City Council), Ben Stein, Alan Mansoor (Costa Mesa CC), sheriff's lieutenant Ron Cunningham (from which sheriff's agency, Lordy knows), "Don't Call Me" Shirl

  November 7, 2006

• Drugs Did Danny

  Smith: Sad (AP) Hot off the Associated Press: Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son died from a lethal combination of methadone and two antidepressant drugs, a U.S.-based pathologist who conducted a private autopsy said Wednesday. Toxicology tests showed Daniel Smith had methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro in his system when he died Sept. 10 in a hospital room in the Bahamas where his former Playboy playmate mother was recuperating from giving birth to a daughter, according to Cyril Wecht. Wecht, one

  September 27, 2006

• Eddie Rose on "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"

  Eddie Rose writes: "In California this year, we have--with one notable exception--the WORST slate of candidates, including a man who can't pronounce the name of the state he claims to serve! Were it not for the importance of several ballot propositions, it probably wouldn't make much sense to go to the polls at all--unless you believe that we should simply vote for the LESSER OF EVILS. What an option! Here are my recommendations: Prop. 1A: Use existing gas taxes for roads and transportatio

  October 29, 2006

• Wherefore Late Democratic Gains?

  Interesting; two hours ago (around 9:45) Dem John Garamendi was 2.5% behind Repub Tom McClintock for Lieutenant Governor. Now, at nigh-midnight, he's up by 1.5%. His gains have been incremental, but constant and steady. Similarly, Dem Debra Bowen has creeped an eensy 0.2% above Bruce McPherson for Secretary of State. Also, Schwarzenegger has gone down steadily from a 63% lead over Angelides to--um, well, a 57% lead. Bill Lockyer and Jerry Brown, big Dems both, leapt ahead of their competition

  November 7, 2006

• Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: Shaky ground for the mayor-who-would-be-governor

  Preparing for deportation: In the past fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made almost twice as many arrests (30,396) in its fugitive operations program as it did the previous year, reports the Register. ICE also picked up more than 4,000 illegals in workplace raids - up 11 percent from 2006. The increase in raids have immigration rights advocates urging families to plan for a deportation. On the to-do list: "taking care of property records and finances and making clear plans for w

  November 26, 2007

• Toll Road Sound-Byte Wars

  Governor Arnold Schwarnzenegger thinks the TCA's 241 (Foothill-South) toll road extension (which would bisect San Onofre State Beach, impact an Indian burial ground, mess with Trestles and possibly bring about Apocalypse) is about as tasty as steroids or a married woman's breast. The TCA (or Transportation Corridor Agencies) promise to atone for dicking with the environment by donating $100 Million as mitigation (which basically means damages) to California State Parks, not just for San Onofre b

  January 18, 2008

• State Park Scare Tactics

  Or, How to Fool a County. To soothe concerns that their 241 (Foothill-South) toll road extension would rape the environment, destroy endangered species and habitat, pave over archaeological and sacred sites, close the San Mateo Campground, bisect inland San Onofre State Beach and possibly impact the world-famous surfing at Trestles, the road-building Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) offered the state a real oogie cookie. They propose a scant $100 Million to be used towards state parks, sp

  January 21, 2008

• Richer Than Rockefeller

  August 30, 2001

• Our DA Now Has an Attorney

  May 2, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  September 19, 2002

• Endorse-O-Matic!

  November 7, 2002

• Landslide 2002

  November 14, 2002

• Road, Parks, Water, School, Housing Projects Tied to State Funds Frozen. Probably

  The folks who find, clean and store your water are apparently confused over a directive that came last week from the Pooled Money Investment Board, whose members include California Treasurer Bill Lockyer. The board halted funding of public works projects across the state, including those already approved, under way and some even completed.The State Water Resources Control Board shared the letter it received from the Department of Finance with local agencies whose projects are tied to funding und

  December 22, 2008

• Say You Will Build It, and They Will Come . . . If the 'It' Is a Toll Road Over Trestles Parkland

  September 25, 2008

• Boned Again

  January 9, 2003

• A Higher Fire Power

  July 8, 1999

• Not a 'Stiff,' Nor a 'Loser'

  WEB EXCLUSIVE! The OC Weeklys Statewide picks

  November 2, 2006

• 'Carpetbaggers, Thieves and Land-grabbers'

  April 6, 2006

• Oh Really

  October 6, 2005

• Diary of a Mad County

  September 1, 2005

• Diary of A Mad Year

  2004 regurgitated

  December 30, 2004

• Diary of a Mad County

  August 19, 2004

• Orange Countys Sexiest People

  February 5, 2004

• Dudes, It Cant Be My Dope!

  January 22, 2004

• The Year in Girl

  January 1, 2004

• Stonewall Rackauckas

  September 4, 2003

• Diary of a Mad County

  May 1, 2003

• Irk Day

  May 1, 2003

• Tonys New Suit

  March 6, 2003

• Electric Horsemen

  February 20, 2003

• Toxic Politics

  December 26, 2002

• Bada Bing!

  November 28, 2002

• Lockyer Dances the Dipsy-Do, Tricky-Lawyer Thing With DA

  November 14, 2002

• Rackauckas Gives Aides Reason to Belch

  October 10, 2002

• Diary of a mad county

  October 10, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  August 8, 2002

• DAs Wife Missing!

  June 6, 2002

• Our District Attorney Needs an Attorney

  March 7, 2002

• Wronging Our Writes

  February 7, 2002

• Buddies

  November 29, 2001

• It's Good to Be King George

  October 11, 2001

• Union Maid

  May 25, 2000

• Baked Alaska Airlines

  May 18, 2000

• Crisis in the Mosh Pit

  February 10, 2000

• Still Hazy After All These Years

  April 8, 1999

• Letters

  February 18, 1999

• Letters to the Editor 1/15/99

  January 21, 1999