Pringle No-Shows At Big A; Kranser Endorses High-Rises

Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle usually sees at least 20 ballgames a year at Angel Stadium, where the city has a suite. But he hasn’t been to a “Los Angeles” Angels game all season. Call him upset,but don’t call it a boycott. Pringle says he may attend sometime, and meanwhile he’s giving his tickets to nonprofits and others Activist Len Kranser of the El Toro Info Site says he’d welcome more housing at the Great Park: “We wouldn’t mind a few high-rise apartments in the potential flight paths, just in case politicians try to resurrect the idea of an airport at El Toro.” High-rises are “what is happening around John Wayne” It was inevitable: The irrepressible former OC Supe Harriett Wieder has launched her own blog, Wieder’s Wily Wisdom (https://wiederwisdom.blogspot.com). Her opening salvo: 10 years after the county bankruptcy, the Board of Supervisors “is still dysfunctional” Phil Mickelson, an occasional guest of Mark McGwire at Shady Canyon, shot 66 there to tie club pro Brian Gunson’s record. Phil said he could shave three strokes off his total if he played the course more often. Maybe club member Tiger doesn’t keep score Shady has about 50 of 400 lots left, starting at about $2 million, and 40 of 380 golf memberships available, priced at $240,000 Tom Mitchell’s smiling: UCI attracted $71 million in private giving in 2004-2005. That’s a 7% increase from last year, a doubling of contributions in three years and UCI’s biggest take since the stock market-fueled $88 million of 1999-2000 Since nobody else noted it, the Insider will: A state appeals court last month upheld the disciplining of KPMG accountants Margaret McBride, Joseph Parker and Bradley Timon for gross negligence in their auditing work that preceded the 1994 Orange County bankruptcy OC tech vet and gentleman Phil Beaudoin is retiring after 11 years as OC executive director of the American Electronics Association. Tim Jemal takes over God and lawyers willing, “Inside OC with Rick Reiff” kicks off its second season on KOCE Aug. 3 with Mr. Surfwear Bob McKnight, Mr. Surfer P.T. Townend and Mr. Treasurer John Moorlach. Other upcoming guests include George Argyros, Sierra Club lawyer Mark Massara and City National Bank CEO Russell Goldsmith … VLSystems, a 35-person IT company in Irvine, got to shine at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. CEO Tom White joined two industry colleagues for a keynote discussion with Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer before an audience of 7,000 at the Minneapolis Convention Center Protecting the family jewels: For $5,000, executives can enroll their adult kids in the UCI Merage B-school’s “financial life skills” retreat Aug. 14 to 19. Instructors include Dean Andrew Policano and financial advisers Doug Freeman and Victoria Collins; topics include personal cash management, inheritance rights and pre-nups.