Anything Frances Marquez is fighting for, I’m in favor! Frances fought hard for Cypress, and gave great support to Huntington Beach where I live. She’s a fighter for truth and fairness! HB had and still has a problem with City Attorney’s back door deals and city council members, as in the Crony Pacific Airshow lawsuit, which a citizen had to sue to gain access into all the ‘give always’ promised.
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
As long as the far left continues to moan about unpopular cultural issues then the far right cranks will use it to win elections. Time for the moderates to step up and tell both groups to pound sand. The "no dudes in girls' sports" will be a winning theme for the MAGAs until Sacramento puts a stop to it and codifies it into state law.
As a former Cypress employee who worked for Doug, I can say that while he was a horrible people manager, he was a good engineer and ethical public employee (outside of kissing up to former CM John Bahorski and that troll Andy Tse). I do know that Doug would not have come out of the woodwork to attend a City Council meeting unless he knew something egregious had occurred. He is not the kind of guy either to be used as a pawn by either side of the Council.
Keep your eyes on the Orange Juice Blog -- should have something out about Grant & Dancs today or tomorrow (been slacking on it since Stephanie did such a great job here)
I keep wondering what finally broke through Grant's defenses. Here was a man earning nearly half a million dollars annually, wielding considerable municipal power, weathering years of criticism largely unscathed. Then suddenly—resignation on a Monday, four pages of accomplishments, gone.
Men in his position don't walk away from that kind of compensation and authority lightly. Something shifted, something significant enough to make staying untenable.What exactly that something was, we may never know. The investigation reports remain sealed. The settlement agreements include confidentiality clauses. The closed sessions protect their secrets. But the magnitude of whatever it was can be measured in what it cost him to leave: power, prestige, a half-million-dollar salary. A man drunk with power. Most of y'all have no idea what has been happening here in Cypress City Government (and Cypress City Management). People don't abandon that much unless the alternative has become impossible.
I keep returning to something I.F. Stone once said: "The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you're going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins."--Katie Shapiro
Keep your eyes on the Orange Juice Blog -- should have something out about Grant & Dancs today or tomorrow (been slacking on it since Stephanie did such a great job here)
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
I agree that we should ALL be in favor of transparency. Oddly, this story about transparency and accountability seems to have struck a nerve, based on some the comments. Can't help but wonder why.
Frances is not a daughter of Cypress. Her family moved here when she was 11 years old. She graduated high school here and then went to undergrad and grad school. Then she moved to the east coast. She became an Associate Professor of Government at Gallaudet University in D.C. in 2004 and she returned in 2017 to run for council in 2018 and she lost. She ran again in 2020 and won. In 2023 her profile was removed from the university website. Her employment status is unknown at this time.
She has not been a resident of Cypress for as many years as she claims, though her parents have resided here since moving here when she was 11. She brought nothing but lawsuits and division while on council. She couldn't even follow the basic rules, charter and PRA which is why she was rightfully censured twice and the lawsuits are ongoing.
A public records disclosure turned up an e-mail from one of her UCLA professors who was helping coordinate the CVRA lawsuit against the city. Here is a direct quote from her professor in the e-mail to the recipients including Frances that was contained within the disclosed e-mail "I’m out of town or I’d have been happy. Scaring white electeds is fun" Frances did not call him out on this. Frances is a racist and only uses white people to obtain her desire to become a professional politician.
She is also going around her neighborhood and telling people she is still on council. She is a liar and cannot be trusted.
Frances Marquez has brought nothing but problems to Cypress. When she was running for the OC BOS, even the OC Register implied there wasn’t much between her ears.
So a Democrat who is chair of a Democrat club writes a biased article that portrays Democrats in a good light and Republicans in a bad light … how many ROFL emojis should I include?
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
Anything Frances Marquez is fighting for, I’m in favor! Frances fought hard for Cypress, and gave great support to Huntington Beach where I live. She’s a fighter for truth and fairness! HB had and still has a problem with City Attorney’s back door deals and city council members, as in the Crony Pacific Airshow lawsuit, which a citizen had to sue to gain access into all the ‘give always’ promised.
Fight hard for transparency, people!
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2025/09/peter-grant-sultan-of-cypress-2014-25/
Wow. Thanks for alerting us to another story to follow!
Brilliant piece.
Grateful to be considered an "outsider." Bravo.
As long as the far left continues to moan about unpopular cultural issues then the far right cranks will use it to win elections. Time for the moderates to step up and tell both groups to pound sand. The "no dudes in girls' sports" will be a winning theme for the MAGAs until Sacramento puts a stop to it and codifies it into state law.
I don’t follow. What exactly are you saying here?
Don't give the Magas any ammo by pushing unpopular culture war issues on the rest of society.
As a former Cypress employee who worked for Doug, I can say that while he was a horrible people manager, he was a good engineer and ethical public employee (outside of kissing up to former CM John Bahorski and that troll Andy Tse). I do know that Doug would not have come out of the woodwork to attend a City Council meeting unless he knew something egregious had occurred. He is not the kind of guy either to be used as a pawn by either side of the Council.
Keep your eyes on the Orange Juice Blog -- should have something out about Grant & Dancs today or tomorrow (been slacking on it since Stephanie did such a great job here)
🔥🔥🔥Cypress City Manager Peter Grant resigned
I keep wondering what finally broke through Grant's defenses. Here was a man earning nearly half a million dollars annually, wielding considerable municipal power, weathering years of criticism largely unscathed. Then suddenly—resignation on a Monday, four pages of accomplishments, gone.
Men in his position don't walk away from that kind of compensation and authority lightly. Something shifted, something significant enough to make staying untenable.What exactly that something was, we may never know. The investigation reports remain sealed. The settlement agreements include confidentiality clauses. The closed sessions protect their secrets. But the magnitude of whatever it was can be measured in what it cost him to leave: power, prestige, a half-million-dollar salary. A man drunk with power. Most of y'all have no idea what has been happening here in Cypress City Government (and Cypress City Management). People don't abandon that much unless the alternative has become impossible.
I keep returning to something I.F. Stone once said: "The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you're going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins."--Katie Shapiro
Keep your eyes on the Orange Juice Blog -- should have something out about Grant & Dancs today or tomorrow (been slacking on it since Stephanie did such a great job here)
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2025/09/peter-grant-sultan-of-cypress-2014-25/
https://event-newsenterprise.com/cypress-city-manager-peter-grant-has-reportedly-resigned-his-position-after-11-years/
I agree that we should ALL be in favor of transparency. Oddly, this story about transparency and accountability seems to have struck a nerve, based on some the comments. Can't help but wonder why.
The alleged wrong doers have their allies posting too.
Frances is not a daughter of Cypress. Her family moved here when she was 11 years old. She graduated high school here and then went to undergrad and grad school. Then she moved to the east coast. She became an Associate Professor of Government at Gallaudet University in D.C. in 2004 and she returned in 2017 to run for council in 2018 and she lost. She ran again in 2020 and won. In 2023 her profile was removed from the university website. Her employment status is unknown at this time.
She has not been a resident of Cypress for as many years as she claims, though her parents have resided here since moving here when she was 11. She brought nothing but lawsuits and division while on council. She couldn't even follow the basic rules, charter and PRA which is why she was rightfully censured twice and the lawsuits are ongoing.
A public records disclosure turned up an e-mail from one of her UCLA professors who was helping coordinate the CVRA lawsuit against the city. Here is a direct quote from her professor in the e-mail to the recipients including Frances that was contained within the disclosed e-mail "I’m out of town or I’d have been happy. Scaring white electeds is fun" Frances did not call him out on this. Frances is a racist and only uses white people to obtain her desire to become a professional politician.
She is also going around her neighborhood and telling people she is still on council. She is a liar and cannot be trusted.
Get a life.. Nice try though
The truth has no agenda.
Frances Marquez has brought nothing but problems to Cypress. When she was running for the OC BOS, even the OC Register implied there wasn’t much between her ears.
So a Democrat who is chair of a Democrat club writes a biased article that portrays Democrats in a good light and Republicans in a bad light … how many ROFL emojis should I include?
About a million or so hahahahahaha
And here it is... it had to go through a lot of fact-checking, and by the time I finished it GRANT HAS BECOME THE NEW YORBA LINDA CITY MANAGER! They better check on that Dancs thing
https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2025/09/peter-grant-sultan-of-cypress-2014-25/