Road congestion wastes 1.9 billion gallons of gas, says US Treasury Department. With federal transportation funding set to expire March 31, House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica has introduced a three-month extension of the highway and transit program. If adopted by Congress, this would be the ninth extension of SAFETEA-LU, which first expired in September …
Read MoreIn the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama laid out his plan to rebuild the economy – an economy that is built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and stabilizing the nation’s housing market – “an economy that is built to last.” President Obama is correct in saying “the housing …
Read MoreIn the 2002 movie Signs starring Mel Gibson, a 500-foot crop circle is found on a Pennsylvania farm, testing the faith of a local family as it tries to find out the truth behind the strange event. So many signs and strange events occur throughout the storyline that it is clear nothing happens by chance …
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of media coverage over Governor Jerry Brown’s visit two weeks ago to OCBC. Orange County overwhelmingly supported gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman in the last election and it’s not often that the OC business community embraces the policy or politics of Sacramento. Having this Governor visit behind the Orange Curtain was a …
Read MoreMayor Kang Works to Put Others Back To Work I witnessed firsthand on August 30 an amazing display of calm, deliberative and ultimately decisive leadership by Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang. The only agenda item was a major development project—Great Park Neighborhoods by FivePoint Communities. At stake, nearly 5,000 homes surrounding the Great Park, transportation improvements, …
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