Movies to Watch (Streaming & at Theaters) – Updated
The winter season is always a popular time for new and exciting movie releases. Below are a few...
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Year: 2023
County Pulls the Plug on OCPA After Audit Reveals Gross Mismanagement and a Continued Lack of Transparency
Just in time for the holidays, the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) got a lump of coal in the form of another highly critical review of the agency’s operations.
The new audit revealed that a whopping 20.4% of OCPA customers have opted-out, choosing to remain with Southern California Edison (SCE). That is triple the average opt-out rate statewide among similar agencies. The loss of electricity sales, or “load loss,” was 16.5%, nearly double the 8.5% that OCPA estimated in its pre-launch planning.
The auditors for the County blasted the OCPA for offering rates that are significantly higher than SCE rates, and making rate information difficult for ratepayers to find.
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New Year: New Start?
For most of us, the beginning of the year brings a renewed sense of optimism and hope. When it comes to the Irvine City Council, I am cautiously optimistic that many of the contentious items from last year may be overcome.
Sources tell me that four critical issues facing our City will be discussed by the new Council in January:
Great Park Development Plans
All American Asphalt Plant
District Elections
Veterans Memorial Park
We’ll have to watch the next few Council meetings to see if this new Council really will work together on behalf of the City’s residents to deliver on the promises they have made. Stay tuned!
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