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2008 Articles and Op-Ed

News

FRI 19 DEC

Supervisor Pat Bates’ 5th District Year-End Review 

With the new year upon us, it is appropriate at this time as your representative on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to reflect on Fifth District highlights during 2008 as well as outline some of my goals for 2009.

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SUN 22 JUN

Why I voted for Sheriff Hutchens 

I have been open and honest about the factors that lead me to cast my vote for Sandra Hutchens as sheriff. Unfortunately, the news coverage, including your editorial and Steven Greenhut's column, found it inconvenient to restate the rationale I provided from the dais before my vote and in interviews after the vote.

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SUN 1 JUN

South County Transportation Update 

As a result of discussions with the California Transportation Commission (CTC), the Oso Parkway/I-5 interchange improvements project is on target for accelerated funding by the CTC this June.

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THU 1 MAY

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Issues 

Reporting at a recent meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson recapped discoveries outlined in District Attorney’s Special Criminal Grand Jury Investigation Report on the murder of Theo Lacy inmate John Chamberlain in 2006.

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MON 14 APR

Supervisor visits ETWD reservoir 

April 11, 5th District Supervisor Patricia Bates joined El Toro Water District Board President Ted Martin, Vice President Scott Goldman and General Manager Bob Hill for a briefing and tour of the El Toro Reservoir.

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MON 14 APR

Supervisor visits ETWD reservoir 

April 11, 5th District Supervisor Patricia Bates joined El Toro Water District Board President Ted Martin, Vice President Scott Goldman and General Manager Bob Hill for a briefing and tour of the El Toro Reservoir.

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SUN 6 APR

Editorial: Worthwhile efforts at bureaucratic reform 

Supervisor Bates wants to improve 'customer service' by all agencies, including Sheriff's Department

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SUN 6 APR

Editorial: Worthwhile efforts at bureaucratic reform 

Supervisor Bates wants to improve 'customer service' by all agencies, including Sheriff's Department

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TUE 1 APR

Supervisor Bates Goes to Washington 

I recently traveled to Washington D.C. on behalf of the County of Orange, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

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SAT 1 MAR

241 Completion is Vital to Orange County's Future 

No one ever said fixing the transportation problems facing Orange County would be easy.

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TUE 1 JAN

Peaker Plant Fallout 

During a time of year when people would have preferred to focus their attention on family, poinsettias, and braving crowded malls for that last minute gift, residents of Ladera Ranch were asked to add a heavily-weighted set of concerns to their 2007 holiday list.

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