OC Blog News Roundup - September 10, 2008
Posted by: Jubal | 09/10/2008 7:25 AM
Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Capo Trustees Violated Brown Act Again, DA Says (OCR)
Prosecutors say the school board appears "incapable, or unwilling" to comply with the law; no charges will be filed.
Garden Grove Puts Off Decision On Artificial Turf (OCR)
Council members say they want more information about fake grass so they can decide what conditions to include in the new ordinance.
OC High School Exit Exam Scores Rising (OCR)
But at least 5,500 students from the class of 2010 still need to pass.
Capistrano District Hires Architect To Install Portable Classrooms (OCR)
2 crowded elementary campuses are forced to put children in library, media center.
4 OC School's Named Nation's Best (OCR)
Campuses in Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Beach, Tustin and Irvine have won Blue Ribbons.
Editorial: They're Flush With Your Cash (OCR)
Sanitation chief voted a big pay raise.
Editorial: GOP's No-New-Taxes Budget Plan Killed (OCR)
GOP proposal fails, and pair of Republican senators are seen as possible defectors.
Is Proposed Ripcurl Development Too Crowded For Surf City? (OCR)
Apartments could be built at 4 times city's typical residential density near Golden West College.
Homeowners, Park Friends Battle Over Ocean View (OCR)
Do property rights trump public's interest in scenic lookout point?
Toll Road Opponents Sat Opinion Breaks Their Way (OCR)
Survey by environmental groups called a "push poll" by toll road agency.
CA-55 Plan Has It's Own Traffic (DP)
Project aimed at soothing congestion may take 10 years to start. Eastsiders feel that a solution has already taken too long.
Sierra Club Endorses Costa Mesa City Council Candidate (DP)
Greeniacs go for Chris Bunyan. Pro-freedom and property rights voters now know who NOT to vote for.
Prosecutors say the school board appears "incapable, or unwilling" to comply with the law; no charges will be filed.
Garden Grove Puts Off Decision On Artificial Turf (OCR)
Council members say they want more information about fake grass so they can decide what conditions to include in the new ordinance.
OC High School Exit Exam Scores Rising (OCR)
But at least 5,500 students from the class of 2010 still need to pass.
Capistrano District Hires Architect To Install Portable Classrooms (OCR)
2 crowded elementary campuses are forced to put children in library, media center.
4 OC School's Named Nation's Best (OCR)
Campuses in Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Beach, Tustin and Irvine have won Blue Ribbons.
Editorial: They're Flush With Your Cash (OCR)
Sanitation chief voted a big pay raise.
Editorial: GOP's No-New-Taxes Budget Plan Killed (OCR)
GOP proposal fails, and pair of Republican senators are seen as possible defectors.
Is Proposed Ripcurl Development Too Crowded For Surf City? (OCR)
Apartments could be built at 4 times city's typical residential density near Golden West College.
Homeowners, Park Friends Battle Over Ocean View (OCR)
Do property rights trump public's interest in scenic lookout point?
Toll Road Opponents Sat Opinion Breaks Their Way (OCR)
Survey by environmental groups called a "push poll" by toll road agency.
CA-55 Plan Has It's Own Traffic (DP)
Project aimed at soothing congestion may take 10 years to start. Eastsiders feel that a solution has already taken too long.
Sierra Club Endorses Costa Mesa City Council Candidate (DP)
Greeniacs go for Chris Bunyan. Pro-freedom and property rights voters now know who NOT to vote for.
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