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Ah, the Orange County Register. Along with the San Diego Union-Tribune it has one of the most right-wing and anti-government editorial pages in the state. Unsurprisingly, when it comes to high speed rail, both papers have been among its most persistent critics. Yesterday the Register posted an anti-HSR op-ed by Richard Stegemeier, a former CEO [...]

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

I’m down in Orange County for the weekend, visiting the old stomping grounds. I hope to make time for a short trip to look at the Anaheim ROW before the Super Bowl gets underway.
Trips like these always remind me of how much easier HSR would be. To get here, my wife took me to San [...]

Feb 7th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

In 2005 the far-right editorial board at the Orange County Register joined conservative Republicans in a deranged attack on Measure D, which would have diverted existing public safety monies to the Orange County Fire Authority to help pay for necessary fire equipment. It didn’t create any new taxes, and met a need that nearly anyone [...]

Sep 24th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized