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Did Allan Bernstein Violate Campaign Laws?
A few days ago, we wrote a short summary on the five candidates running for Tustin City Council. On one of the candidates, Allan Bernstein, we alluded to a possible violation of campaign laws,...
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The City Chimes In On Bernstein’s Campaign Law Violation
We wrote last week about the apparent campaign law violation of Tustin City Council Candidate, Allan Bernstein. Bernstein, who has no previous civic experience, has been flouting a photo of himself...
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Jerry Joins the Claudia Alvarez Ethics Club
(updated September 6, 2012 @ 12:45pm) I don’t often get a Tuesday night off from work. When I do, for some reason, I like to beat myself over the head and check out the Tustin City Council meeting in...
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John & Jerry & Claudia – a Video Update
Thanks to an expert at YouTube, we received a couple of links to some city council video from the September 4, 2012 Tustin City Council Meeting. The two videos show Nielsen’s sorry attempt to cover up...
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It’s Pay for Play in Old Town Tustin
Binsack Takes Another Step in Her Evil Plan There is only one item on the Tustin Planning Commission agenda that should be of concern to everyone who lives in Tustin. The item is inoccuously titled,...
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Why You Should Vote No on Measure HH
“Shall an ordinance be adopted repealng Tustin City Code Sections 1303 and 1308(A)-(D), to eliminate city council member monthly salary and city council compensation consisting of participation in the...
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Say What????
I know it has been getting cold, lately but I believe Hell froze over at the last Tustin City Council meeting. Councilmembers Jerry Amante and Deborah Gavello actually agreed on something and had an...
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Goodbye, Good Luck, Good Riddance
(updated 12/03/12 – ed.) We have risen from our Thanksgiving hibernation. The main reason last week’s Tustin City Council meeting took so long was because it turned into a love fest for Hizzoner,...
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Tustin’s Wish List – 3 Items to Watch in the Coming Year
(This column appears in the December 20, 2012 Tustin News – ed.) The post-election lull is in full swing here in our town Tustin. Following a contentious battle for three seats on the city council, the...
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Our Top Stories of the Year
How quickly time flies. Our Town Tustin has been blogging for about a year and a half and the past year has kept us busy in our little corner of the county. Here are some of the top issues we have...
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Can We Get It In Four Part Harmony?
Did you hear it? Yesterday, the fat lady sang. And, with that, another chapter in the sordid history of the Tustin City Council is over. After nearly three years of threats, court appearances and dirty...
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On The City Council Agenda, May 21, 2013
The city apparently fixed the video problem they had with the May 7th meeting and the video is finally up for viewing. We’ll let you know if we find anything interesting that we haven’t already...
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The Feds Take A Turn At County Slapdown
Hot on the heels of a scathing grand jury report and the announcement of an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission, the FBI announced Wednesday, they have created a task force to...
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Could The Tustin City Council Learn Something From Santa Ana?
The Voice of OC ran an article today on a meeting held in Santa Ana over the weekend. The meeting was a first for Santa Ana officials and residents who numbered over 200. The meeting, held at the local...
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Silent Mike and Lindburgh – The Wilcox Sequel
(Updated 08/20/13) You might call it the Phoenix Rising, although we would probably characterize it more as the Amityville Horror. It seems the boys at the Wilcox Manor just won’t take no for an...
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Amante & Songstad Still Remembered For Ethics Breach
In the category of “where are they and what are they doing now”, my friend Omar Masry from the hinterland of NoCal, sent me a link to an interesting LA Times article. Awhile back, we wrote an article...
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Smoller Speaks Out
Release Grand Jury Transcripts on City Manager Salaries More than year after a scathing Orange County Grand Jury report that found former Tustin City Councilman, Jerry Amante, had abused his authority,...
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Retreads
As if once wasn’t enough, the Tustin City Council has decided to have another do over. Last Tuesday’s city council meeting resulted in the re-election of Al Murray as Mayor and Chuck Puckett as Mayor...
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The SF Connection
Recently we wrote about State Senator Leland Yee’s arrest by the FBI on corruption and gun running charges. In a late-breaking revelation, we have discovered a Tustin Connection to Lee, also known as...
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A Flip Of The COIN
As labor talks with the county’s public safety arm have ground to a halt, the Board of Supervisors are openly debating whether negotiations should be open to the public. Supervisor John Moorlach is...
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