Poll Reversal –Same-sex marriage support eroding - PPIC

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/27/09

Proposition 8, a ballot measure to ban gay marriage in California was trailing heading into the final days of the November election, according to a poll released October 22, 2008 by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). According to the official Statement of the Vote released by the Secretary of State. Proposition 8 passed by a margin of 52.3% to 47.7%.    * Prop. 8 received 2,150,000 more votes than did Arnold Schwarzenegger when... read more »

OCSD's Hurricane Hillmann Vs. Laguna Woods's Lightening Rod Conners

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/26/09

The Orange Count Sheriff’s Department has Hurricane Hillmann, but Laguna Woods has Lightening Rod Conners, affectionately or despicably known as Sin City. Hillmann, a retired  LAPD deputy chief, was lured to Orange County  by newly-appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to be part of the  Sheriff’s  command staff, and together, quickly became engulfed in a hurricane of their own making – hurricane known as the  Plaxico Burris... read more »

Seven Fat People and Seven Ugly Cows

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/24/09

In the Genesis account, Pharaoh had a dream: he was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Joseph, a young Hebrew, slave of the captain of the guard, is summoned to appear before... read more »

Join a Virtual Tea Bag Revolt

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/22/09

The convocation below is courtesy of Joe the Business owner - Because the government may frown on tea bags due to security reasons, I have created the customizable virtual tea bag:"If you are disgusted by what you see happening in Washington DC , don’t forget to send your virtual tea bags by April 1 so they get there on April 15 Tax Confiscation Day.  The following characters refused to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that made mortgages... read more »

Laguna Woods Board Meeting Security Rivals BOS CCW Hearings

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/14/09

The Laguna Woods Third Mutual Board mimicking the recent OC CCW hearings, finally politically assassinated one of its own. Katie McDaniel, an apparent critic of the status quo was removed last night from the Third Mutual Board by majority acclamation - by a board referred to as the Gang Who Couldn't Shot Straight The Third Board, under the leadership of Carol Moore, with support from Mr. John  Paulus, Kathryn Freshely  and ... read more »

OCSD Obfuscation - When PRA stands for Purely Recycled Answers

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/08/09

Government code 6250 stipulates that, the Legislature, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy, finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state. It defines "writing" as meaning any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every... read more »

AG Jerry Brown: Judge and Executioner - Prop 8

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/06/09

Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. was elected statewide to serve as the chief law officer of California. It is the duty of the Attorney General to see that the laws of the state are enforced through the California Department of Justice.The Attorney General represents the people of California in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of California and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as... read more »

Prop8 Coming On A Wing And A Prayer:

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/04/09

As Frank Sinatra might say, "though there's one who is gone, we still carry on... watta a show, what a fight,  with a full throttle on and our struts in a storm, we're coming in on a wing and a prayer."Hollywood just finished shaming the nation:"I think it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that... read more »

Shut Down The Red County Mr. Graves! - Pelosi's Shut Up Rule

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/01/09

First we hear of local governance enacting  Shut Up Rules, allegedly for efficiency purposes.  Then  OC Supervisor Pat Bates declaring that the CCW issue is dead, followed by Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens statements that she does not agree that her restrictive CCW policies infringe on Second Amendment Rights.   Of course, last week we got treated to a  recently released Orange County Grand Jury report... read more »

WWSKD - What Would Sheriff Keyes Do Re: CCW Issue?

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 02/27/09

You will not see his name in what I called OCSD Star Search - The Final Episode.  For that matter, Lt. Bill Hunt did not get any support from the Orange County Board of Supervisors either in that episode.However, Kevin Keyes, a businessman who threw in his hat in the ring to fill Sheriff Carona's position, was kind enough to answer my questions with a focus on the ongoing CCW controversy.  With Mr. Keyes' response, I have only to hear... read more »