Election 2020: Last Chance to Stop Poseidon – Vote Seckel, Patterson, Ereth, Schneider, Elliot, and Beard
Poseidon Resources wants to buy control of Orange County's water supply districts. Vote for these candidates to stop Poseidon. ...
MWDOC Will Study Poseidon Project Alternatives
For years, members of the Orange County Water District’s Board of Directors (OCWD BOD) have lied to the public and state officials about establishing the...
Water Board Pushes Billion-Dollar Desal Plant But Refuses to Consider Cheaper Alternatives
Pro-Poseidon members of the OCWD BOD gave false information to the State Lands Commission....
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....
‘Prenuptial Agreement’ Stops Investigation of Met Chairman
First posted June 5, 2012 By John Earl Surf City Voice The Fair Political Practices Commission has cleared the chairman of the Metropolitan Water District...
Proposed MWDOC Transparency Reforms Meet Resistance
Director Brett Barbre wants the MWDOC board to certify that no conflict of interest exists for its directors and employees....
Water Board’s Penthouse-Party Crashed by Pent Up Ratepayers
Enjoyed with two large bowls of salad, two large dishes of lasagna, and plenty of chunky chocolate chip cookies, all nicely placed buffet style....
Closed Water Agency Meeting Violates the Brown Act
There has been an unsettling trend among water agencies to conduct more and more of the people’s business in closed session under the guise of...
Public Officials are Obligated to be Transparent
Last week I sent a complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission asking it to investigate what I believe are serious violations of the...
Revered Water Director Didn’t Disclose Wife’s Income
Since 2001, public records obtained by the Voice indicate, Foley’s wife has run her own business, MJF Consulting, Inc., while being paid directly or indirectly...