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April 6, 2006
35th Senate Race - A Road to Nowhere?
Diane Harkey and Tom Harman are both running for the 35th District Senate seat. Harkey is the Republican's Republican, toeing the party line in her Dana Pointed way, while Harman has the misfortune of being a from-all-appearances honest politician in Huntington Beach (unlikely enough) as well as a f ... More >>
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April 27, 2006
Jubollocks, Part II
I need to clarify one point in Will Swaim's previous post about Matt Cunningham finally coming out of the Jubal closet, and Cunningham's disingenuous defense of the uses he was making of his secret identity. It's easy to confuse which version of Cunningham is which sometimes (it could have been even ... More >>
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October 17, 2006
Mimi's Influence Cafe
Assemblywoman Mimi Walters (R-73, 241, 133) is a class act. And like any act, she can be yours if you can afford the hiring fee. Just ask Big Tobacco. Hell, just ask Rancho Mission Viejo; she's really going the extra mile for them. Sixteen miles actually—the length of the proposed Foothill-Sou ... More >>
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March 12, 2006
Harmin' Harman
Another law the Fullerton-based California Rifle and Pistol Association sponsors, and had introduced by Assemblyman Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) would allow those brought up on non-violent weapons charges to enter a "pre-trial diversion program," like traffic school for minor vehicle law offender ... More >>
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October 1, 2007
OC Blog Spins for Urell (And Spins and Spins...)
Bear with us, gentle readers--this is a long post... Though the Weekly anointed Orange Juice as the county's best blog, even the Juicers would admit that the king of the county blogosphere is OC Blog, started and administrated by Jubal, the nom de plume of political consultant and longtime local Re ... More >>
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February 5, 2008
This is What Measure D Will Bring To Santa Ana
Today, SanTana voters will vote on Measure D, a ballot initiative that proposes to extend term limits from two four-year terms to three and whose supporters have waged one of the most misleading campaigns since the Iraq War. We won't know if Measure D passes until tonight, but one thing is certain: ... More >>
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June 4, 2008
Primary Election Results
Here are the latest, unofficial results from interesting primary races in Orange County: 29th Senate District Bob Huff 68.4% Dennis Mountjoy 31.6% 33rd Senate District Mimi Walters 73.6% Harry Sidhu 26.4% 60th Assembly District Curt Hagman: 59.8% L ... More >>
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June 19, 2008
OC Fundie Funder Gives Money to Wacky Reeps, Homo-Haters--And Lou Correa?!
The most influential Orange County man you've never heard of is undoubtedly Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., heir to the Home Savings (remember that bank?) fortune. He rarely makes public appearances due to suffering from Tourette's Syndrome, but that hasn't stopped him from giving millions of dollars away ... More >>
News
April 2, 2009
The Lawsuit Against the Husband of Assemblywoman Diane Harkey Has Generated an Internet Shitstorm
The most influential Orange County man you've never heard of is undoubtedly Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., heir to the Home Savings (remember that bank?) fortune. He rarely makes public appearances due to suffering from Tourette's Syndrome, but that hasn't stopped him from giving millions of dollars away ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
This Week in Reasons To Be Embarrassed About Dana Point
Diane HarkeyNow, I love Dana Point, my sleepy, crusty, adorable harbor-village-that's-trying-to-dress-up-as-Newport hometown. But its legal cityhood is only a little bit younger than I am, and so I can relate to the public embarrassments it has had in the last week or so. You turn 20, you're told th ... More >>
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March 12, 2009
The Harkeys' Shamu-Size Scandal May Be More Than A Fluke
Let's get the obvious out of the way. Someone over at the Register took my advice. How else to explain that their headlines about Dana Point Festival of Whales have evolved from the predictably punny triteness of last week's "Whale of a Festival" to yesterday's far more excellent "Festival of Whales ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
Diane Harkey Protects Us From Accidental Terrorism
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey put forth a resolution back in February to keep ex-Guantanamo detainees out of Camp Pendleton. With Barack Obama set to close the notorious, quasi-constitutional prison some time next year, Harkey wants to make sure the administration doesn't even think about putting any o ... More >>
News
August 23, 2007
Recall Madness!
The nuts and bolts (with extra nuts) of direct democracy gone wild
Columns
April 13, 2006
Commie Girl
Got Genocide?
Give us your tired and your poor
News
April 13, 2006
Who Is 'Jubal'?
Republican activists engage in right-wing circle jerk on the Net
Blogs
May 27, 2009
The Spirit of Cooperation Prevails in Diane Harkey's Hometown?
Diane HarkeyThe latest "Soapbox" page in the Dana Point News provides a nice little study in contrasts. The bulk of the page goes to a column from Joel Bishop, Dana Point's jolly, Twittering councilman. He's all about "the power of collaboration": "I get weary of people in power blaming one another ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Prepare For The Untold Disasters In South County's Future
The St. Regis adopts policy banning bailed-out banker parties: Are you ready for this South County disaster?Do your best to imagine the following:The year is 2010. I Love Bagels has run out of shmear. Golden Spoon only offers gummy bears as topping. Lauren Conrad L.A. Candy has fallen off of the ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Diane Harkey Stink Smeared on Linda Ackerman, Who Seeks "Dripper" Duvall's Vacated Assembly Seat
Harkey's ethical challenges produced recall calls. Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point) has endorsed Linda Ackerman to fill the vacancy left by ex-Assemblyman Mike Duvall, who resigned in disgrace quickly after the Weekly's R. Scott Moxley and KCAL/KCBS reporter Dave Lopez exposed the Yor ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
On Harkeys' Watch, a Golf Course Rots
Diane HarkeyTwo Saturdays ago, the Palm Springs-based Desert Sun ran a story about a once-great golf course fallen into disrepair:It was one of the Coachella Valley's oldest courses, where famous golfers like former President Dwight Eisenhower and Rat Pack royalty Frank Sinatra once teed off agai ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2010
Funds Pulled for Anaheim-to-Las-Vegas Choo Choo
Metrolink trains: At least they already exist.It's been a bad week for unbuilt trains.
Blogs
July 1, 2010
High-Speed Rail Plan Slammed by Berkeley; Curt Pringle in Senator's Cross Hairs
California's planned high-speed rail system has been the target of varied criticism, including from Orange County state assemblywoman Diane Harkey who wants to kill the thing outright. Now, a study from UC Berekely--funded by the high-speed rail authority--says the entire project is based on ride ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Former Weekling Tracks Potential High-Speed Rail Boondoggle
Former OC Weekling Anthony Pignataro is now doing the Lord's work at the independent, non-profit journalism outfit CalWatchdog that is overseen by former Orange County Register editorial writer Steven Greenhut (who Moxley just wrote about here). What is it with the Pig and un-built, controversial ... More >>
News
October 7, 2010
Scott Baugh's Big, No-Bid County Lobbying Deal
[Moxley Confidential] More than $1,000 per day? What?

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