‘No Comment’ on Poseidon Vote Says OCWD Director Stephen Sheldon: Looking Back to September 2014
Stephen Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s elected representative from Irvine, continues to use his government position to benefit Poseidon Resources, Inc., the corporation that...
OCWD’s Casual Disregard for Law: Looking Back to Jan. 2015
The Orange County Water District runs its public meetings as far from the public view as its obsequious interpretation of the law will allow, always...
Director Flory is Furious about Secret Meetings: Looking Back to July 2014
Director Jan Flory is infuriated over being misled by OCWD staff and other directors about secret meetings....
Was $290,000 Mesa Water PR Fee Worth It? Looking Back to May 2013
Amidst criticism in the press, the Mesa Water District‘s elaborate public relations program, along with its “branding” effort in particular, seems to have backfired ...
Bad Branding: Mesa Water District’s Marketing Scheme Backfires: Looking Back to 2013
Lately, the people who act like they own the Mesa Water District, namely its five-member board of directors, general manager, and communications manager, have been...
Mesa Water: ‘Plz Don’t Circulate this Story!’ Looking Back to 2013
Standing over me , dour faced, Director Fisler snapped a couple of photos of me holding my doughnut on a plate and kindly offering it...
Mesa Water Vanity Leads to Questionable Consulting Fees: Looking Back to 2013
Mesa Water spent hundreds, if not thousands of dollars preparing its general manager and communications manager for a thirty minute interview with this reporter and...
Can MWDOC Find a Reason to Exist? Looking Back to 2013 and Gus Ayer
Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley, was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He passed away on Feb. 13, 2013....
Mesa Water’s Reliability Celebration: Misuse of Public Funds? Looking back
Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on March 12, 2013 as “Mesa Water’s Celebration: Misuse of Public Funds? Ratepayers Pay Thousands for ‘Private Event’....
Ratepayers Picked Up the Tab for Mesa Water’s Fiduciary Fumbles: Looking Back to 2013
Paul Shoenberger spends too much of the ratepayers’ time and dime promoting desalination and not enough time looking out for them....