Red County/OC Blog News Roundup -- August 30, 2007
Posted by: Jubal | 08/30/2007 6:17 AM
Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Anaheim Trustee Might Resign -- OCR
Anaheim Union's Harald Martin says he wants to avoid costly special election.
Alicia Robinson's The Political Landscape: Congressman Campbell Endorses New iPhone -- DP
Also, the Lincoln Club last week pledged its support for Newport Beach City Councilman Keith Curry’s proposal to give voters power over future pension boosts for city employees.
Garden Grove To Consider Charter City Proposal -- OCR
Council members voted in favor of considering a controversial proposal to make the city a charter city, divide it into six districts and extend term limits for council members.
Voters To Decide On North County Bond -- OCR
Placentia-Yorba district will seek $200 million on Feb. 5 ballot.
Disney Involved In 2 Gardenwalk Hotels -- LAT
The entertainment giant would operate and staff two hotels but not own them, sources say.
School Officials Race Against Time -- OCR
San Juan Hills High School officials are racing to prepare the brand-new campus for the arrival of students next week.
City Purchases Old Towne Apartment For $1.5 Million -- OCR
Unit on Grand between Chapman, Almond avenues.
Homeless Man In Santa Ana Is Subject Of Major Motion Picture -- OCR
Like the headline says.
Dana Parsons: Film Resurrects A Champ, But Takes A Punch AT Journalism -- LAT
This will not be a movie review. That would take me way out of my element.
OC Officials Talk War -- DP
Orange County legislators have joined the battle over whether U.S. troops should stay in Iraq, and morale is a key issue in the debate.
OCTA Offers 35-Cent Rides On Its Anniversary -- DP
Residents can take advantage of 35-cent bus fares Friday in honor of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 35th anniversary, or stop by the Fullerton Transportation Center, 210 E. Santa Fe Ave., at 11 a.m. for the agency’s birthday party.
Mr. Ayer registered as a Republican to be electable in an interim election with no incumbents. He did...
Who is the enemy?
The OCR reports today that a woman who was apprehended for probation violation and taken into custody by the Orange County Sheriff is suing the OCR. While in jail, the woman, a Muslim, was forced to remove her traditional head scarf. “Souhair Khatib, 33, of Anaheim, said she refused to remove the scarf several times and pleaded with deputies to allow her to wear it because of her religious beliefs. Islam dictates that women must wear the hijab, which covers the hair and neck, and that only their faces may be revealed”. The article quotes OCSD’s spokesman Damon Micalizzi, as saying “he couldn't comment on specifics of the case but said the department insists all inmates remove some items for safety reasons”
As expected, the ACLU got involved and “asked the sheriff's department for a policy statement on religious clothing, but were told there wasn't one, said Hector Villagra, director of the ACLU's Orange County office. Villagra said he found that "astonishing" since the U.S. Department of Justice has a policy that allows Muslim women to have three hijabs while in custody.
The article does not mention what Islam says about violating probation or how to prevent from being placed on probation in the first place.
Poor Orange County – So far from God and so close to the ACLU!
Separately, Reuter’s Noah Barkin and Sabine Siebold report that Germany says it foiled massive attacks on U.S. sites “German security services foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out "massive bomb attacks" against U.S. installations in Germany and arrested three suspects, officials said on Wednesday”
Who is the enemy here?