Reviewing the( OCSD’s) Office of Independent Review

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 08/19/09

We spent the better part of an hour yesterday talking with Stephen Connelly, OCSD’s Executive Director of Independent Review, following a number of threads, all of which converged on our major issue: law enforcement accountability “Accountability means different things to different people”. Mr. Connely says. Given Sheriff Hutchens’ emphasis on accountability, we asked Mr. Connely if he was aware of tools and or... read more »

Lt Hunt For Sheriff Campaign Off and Running

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 08/17/09

  It is official. Lt. Hunt wants to replace Sandra Hutchens as Orange County Sheriff. "The Sheriff should be in the business of protecting people's rights, not restricting them," reads the Bill Hunt for Sheriff 20010 website's header, in an obvious reference to Sheriff's Hutchens controversial conceal carry (CCW) policy. In a virtual interview, Lt. Hunt makes it clear he is not going to settle for less than the top county law... read more »

One small step for lawmakers, one giant leap for a fiscal California

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 07/21/09

According to its website, the California Law Revision Commission (CRLC) was created in 1953 as the permanent successor to the Code Commission and given responsibility to study the law in order to discover defects and anachronisms and recommends legislation to make needed reforms. The Commission assists the Legislature in keeping the law up to date by: Intensively studying complex and sometimes controversial subjects Identifying... read more »

The Governor's Vital Signs Show Mild Murmur

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 06/02/09

In a speech to the Joint Session of the Legislature today, the transcript of Governor Schwarzenegger Addressing Joint Session of State Legislature indicate the Governor's willingness to propose "...once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state departments, boards and commissions. These include the Waste Management Board, the Court Reporters Board, the Department of Boating and Waterways and the Inspection and Maintenance... read more »

Water Torture – LA Confidential

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 06/01/09

The Los Angeles City Council for some time has recognized that Los Angeles is an enormous metropolis with an extraordinary variety of  unique neighborhoods and  a "one-size fits all" policy does not fit the City and instead has looked at programs that would significantly increase production of both affordable and market rate housing, without unfairly burdening market rate renters or buyers, or the private business community... read more »

Join a Constitution Revolt Near You

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 05/27/09

The US Constitution has been under attack for some time now.  The Federal Government continues to intrude in States’ Rights.  The First and Second Amendment are under siege. With the nomination of Judge Sotomayor, the President and the party in power have now launched an unadulterated frontal attack on the US Constitution.  Empathy One, The US Constitution: Zilch And the GOP is not helping, if anything, it is hurting... read more »

Solving CA (and the US) Problems - Romancing the Stoned

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 05/23/09

Romancing Divorce To solve California’s problems,  Martin Hutchinson is making the argument that splitting up California is the right thing to do: The proposed split is along economically and politically aligned groups, hence harmonizing fiscal policies, in an otherwise ungovernable state You can read details of Martin Hutchinson's rationale for this type of soultion here. Southern Californian sans Los Angeles Los Angels... read more »

BRCI - The Morning After Tax Revolt Pill

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 05/21/09

BRCI - The Morning After 1A-1F Pill, Tough to Swallow, But May Just Resore Joe the Taxpayer's Health For those who believe California can be better and should want pressure in the system more than ever, should pick up on Pareto’s Rule, aka as the 80-20 Rule, which goes something like this: 20% of the input creates 80% of the result 20% of the workers produce 80% of the result 20% of the customers create 80% of the... read more »

Reviewing the OCDA Review – People Vs. Hibbs

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 05/20/09

Is COS (code of silence) part of the OCSD’s culture, something that just happened to show up during the Pople Vs. Hibbs’ trial as the Orange County District’s Attorney  (OCDA) alleges, or simply a figment of the OCDA’s imagination as the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriff’s (AOCD) claim? For reference, we have previously defined organizational culture as the basic pattern of shared assumptions,... read more »

The Wealth of CA- Personal &Economic Freedom & Props 1A-1F

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 05/12/09

If you think ranking last is bad enough, wait until Propositions 1A-1F pass In the World’s Bank study Where is the Wealth of Nations? researchers added current values of natural resources and produced capital totaling only 20% for rich countries.  A whopping 80% of the wealth of nations was “intangible” – we refer to this intangible as social capital. The Heritage Foundation & Wall Street Journa's ... read more »