At long last: Peter Brennan hears that the county supes this week plan to name OC Biz Council chief and former Orange County Transportation Authority head Stan Oftelie as the El Toro planning czar. Oftelie’s name has been mentioned for that assignment or county executive officer for some time; both are currently being filled by interim appointments … Traffic is said to be heavy on the new South Coast Plaza pedestrian bridge over Bear Street. Mimi Olhats, co-proprietor of the Pascal caf & #233; at the foot of the bridge, said that on Saturdays the promenade leading to it “looks like the Champs Elysees” There were some great one-liners at the OCBJ’s Family-Owned Business luncheon at the Four Seasons-Palm Garden. Keynote speaker R. Michael Mondavi joked, “You could have introduced me with one word: nepotism. But remember, nepotism is not a four-letter word.” Kim Ha of Union Bank of California said, “Unlike some election processes, our judges were successful in selecting winners in each category.” And Art Birtcher of winner Birtcher Real Estate Group lamented, “One of the hard things about being a senior member of the company is having your expense account approved by a younger member of the family” Cheapest haircut in OC update: Clipper D’s Barber Shop is advertising $5 haircuts in the Foothill Sentry, Bob Bennyhoff’s monthly that circulates in east Orange The city of Yorba Linda claims that the par-4 12th hole at its Black Gold Golf Club, set to open next spring, will be the highest in OC,750 feet above sea level First holiday card received by the Insider: From Venture Point, Irvine.
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