September 2009
6 posts
Discovery Science Center may Expand to Great Park
Coincidentally, right after my profile of “Walkie” Ray, news arrives that the Discovery Science Center is trying to make a 12-acre education garden in the Great Park. Apparently this is part of the 1,300 acres that were already designated as botanical gardens. Botanical gardens are nice to have, but here’s the only dilemma: I don’t know if you’ve been to the base...
Profile: James "Walkie" Ray
Walkie Ray is generally unknown outside the OC Democratic elite, however he has an impressive philanthropic record. He was in charge of building the Discovery Science Center, was influential in creating OCHSA and Sage Hill, and serves on the Great Park Conservancy Board. He even won the 2007 Orange County Spirit of Philanthropy Lifetime Achievement Award. Unfortunately, there is a dark...
Who runs the Great Park anyways??
Courtesy of the recent news articles depicting the drama unfolding at City Hall, one has to wonder: Who’s in charge of the Great Park?? Coming soon in future posts will be a series of profiles exposing the Great Park Board, and I will attempt to rate them on my “Competency Scale”, and my “Corruptibility Scale”.
As to the recent events, here’s whats been...
Its Only Temporary!
On Sunday I decided to check out the Great Park Balloon so I could “watch the Great Park’s development unfold as construction activity increases”. It was a harrowing adventure at the least, navigating abandoned buildings and roads. Finally I found a tiny sign that led to the balloon near the freeway underpass. All of a sudden, the decrepit base transformed into a cute litte...
“If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of the individual...”
– Edward R. Murrow
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