Jan Flory, Victim
Sometimes you think you couldn’t make something up that is so ludicrous as to seem impossible.
And so it is with the case of Jan Flory vs. Fred Jung’s ballot statement that was determined on March 27th.
Not the outcome, per se, in which Jung had to change his designation from “Fullerton Mayor/Business owner” to “Fullerton Mayor/Businessman;” and had to remove from his statement the silly claim of opening 9 new parks and balancing a budget left unbalanced by predecessors.
No, Friends, the crazy, and unintentionally hilarious part was the last minute filing by Ms. Flory’s attorney meant to dodge a stay on the original writ of mandate. In this latest filing, Mr. Brett Murdock (who could not have possibly have composed it with a straight face) demanded immediate relief because Jung’s statement would cause poor Flory “irreparable harm.”
It’s pretty funny reading, all based on the premise that government is a business, and that business is hers:
“Petitioner Jan Flory is engaged in the business of government and politics“
The supposedly “practically libelous in nature” part is due to the implication that Flory – whose name does not even appear in Jung’s ballot statement – didn’t balance the budget during her fourth laborious canter around the Fullerton City Council track. This supposed assertion of her incompetence is said to impugn her professional political reputation; this so, so funny because every Friend is aware of Flory’s dismal record of incompetence and deceit on the City Council – from the years of Water Fund fraud, refusal to reform a culture of corruption at the FPD, Redevelopment disasters, and of course deficit spending, just to mention a few issues.
And then there’s the specious and even more hilarious Murdock argument that if Jung were to win based on his ballot statement, it would deprive Flory of opportunities to possibly serve on one of the many County commissions and boards, some of which might offer remuneration:
“If published in the official election material, Jung is more likely to win the election. As a political opponent, Petitioner is unlikely to be appointed by the Supervisor to any of the County’s 85, (sic) boards, commissions and committees; whereas as a highly-qualified and prominent supporter of Traut, she may well earn an appointment.
Membership on a board or commission not only comes with political advantages, but pecuniary advantages as the County “pays certain board and commission members stipends for attending meetings.”
Other benefits—for which “it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the amount”—could accrue to prominent supporters of a winning candidate, including opportunities to be hired as staff counsel or prestige in the community as a lawyer or lobbyist.”
I can’t imagine which “community” would consider Flory as a lawyer – she quit her lawyering, good or bad, years and years ago. Flory the octogenarian lobbyist if Traut gets elected? Who’s kidding who? Her victimhood is based on not being able to be a political hack?
All of this adds up to very little, really, except to spread a little unintended humor to the good people of Fullerton.
That’s some pretty tenuous stuff. Yeah, I bet Murdock felt some shame cooking up that tripe.
I’m the real victim in the story.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again,
God help us all.
This batshit crazy loon has done enough damage to this city and no one needs her on any committee or board in the future. She needs to just go away and allow us to do our best to clean up her and dolts just like her mess. As it is, 3 out of the 5 council members we have right now are completely worthless.
3/5 of City Council have had 5 years to clean it up and they still haven’t! Goes to show how bad your guys are at actually governing
None of them are “my guys”
I vote in Dist 4 and did not vote for Valencia.
I lay claim to none of them.
Flory isn’t crazy, she’s just relentlessly nasty.
You have little understanding of the legal argument being made. This is a sad attempt to deflect from the fact your favorite mayor likes to lie to voters
Good mayors don’t need to make up accomplishments
LOL
Good thing your pal Zarah never made mayor or you would have to rethink this statement.
That’s Zahra
So what is the legal argument, pray tell? Spell it out Young Elijah Wendell Holmes.
You obviously didn’t read the post. The last minute filing argued that Flory would suffer “irreparable harm” if Jung’s statement were allowed to stand, which is patently laughable. Flory has no future in the “business” of government and politics, although Traut could conceivably put her on the OC Cemetery Board.
You must be working for Traut.
“Traut could conceivably put her on the OC Cemetery Board.”
That would be about right.
That means Connor Traut is a fraud, just like Jung.
Traut is a phony. Pass it on.
“For the reasons set forth above and in Petitioner’s Reply in Support of the Petition, the Court should grant the writ and direct that any appeal shall not operate as a stay of execution,”
The author got it totally right.
The only victims in this city are the taxpaying public who have to live with her choices. Choices that have basically sunk this city..
It’s been half a decade Brian. Maybe focus on who’s governing right now?
I am. Didn’t she just try?
She won’t go away. She absolutely would be on that council if she could. Your statement is as void as you are.
She ran in 2024 and got her ass handed to her by Dunlap. It was ugly. The voters spoke. Her political reputation was already demolished by her own record.
And me. I am a real victim of Flory’s folly and the FPD.
Hey wait, April Fool’s Day is it tomorrow.
The takeaway: she won. You lost. Deal with it.
She won what? Business owner became businessman which is a better designation.
Takeway? Takeaway is you’re an idiot liberal loser. Deal with it.
Sounds like she just admitted she was bribed to file the lawsuit.
Trippin’ on your own weenie, Jan.
Good take.
Traut: if you file a lawsuit I’ll give your sicko kid a job doing something.
Flory: Maybe I didn’t breast feed him long enough.
I always said that was a rotten kid. Sending dick pics to his niece.
Didn’t Zahra pretend to be a businessman?
Yeah, and a “film maker” the same shit parroted by the Kennedy sisters. When asked about his filmography they become silent.
“He was on a business trip.”
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/04/after-pandemic-worsened-financial-troubles-fullertons-budget-is-stabilizing-officials-say/
That was 2022. Then they went off the rails again.
Bad judge.
Judges have too much power.
Jan is a foul, wicked, and odious creature. Even golden retrievers don’t like her.
Boy the Observer is fun.
I’ve tried to post 3 comments about this Jung ballet nonsense and not one of them were approved.
I do like how the Observer has their pals ask questions so squatch can “organically” respond to them.
What a farce.
Squatch? That’s pretty good.
Zhara should not even be in this country. His sham marriage was against the law of the land. He was never in love with a woman. He should be deported.
Just noticed Kitty came up for air over on the Observer Facebook page.
Something about Jung and a $300,000 Porsche.
It’s always so easy to spot the jealous ones.
You’re assuming she is an oxygen breathing creature. Where was the comment?
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02EovcRHs8dyuPcfbzkpU8YRVisa1sxUbdmMF1iWF9MgKAdKztVCjtq4JSAkeLtTh2l&id=100063743555203&mibextid=Nif5oz
A half dozen old ladies.
Didn’t Kitty die of resting bitch face last year? Jabba strikes back.
RBF is unintentional. Cannabis Kitty’s look, like Flory’s and the Kennedy SIsters’ is deliberate.
Hey here’s something for Flory if the Trout gets elected:
You are reminded to apply for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, District 4 Future Leaders Program for summer 2026, which includes career exploration, professional development, and lunch, with an application deadline of April 9, 2026, at 5:00 pm.
If you are a (former) member of a council of 5, do you have legal standing to claim damage for claims and inferences directed at that legislative body? Strange concept to me. Embarrassing lawyering.
That was the thrust of this post: trying to make Flory look like she had some “professional” and financial damage because of Jung’s ballot statement. It was embarrassing, and in the end irrelevant.
Flory ceased to be relevant in 2016 and was appointed to get Measure S on the ballot.
Why did you close the comments on the Jensen post?
Several blog authors (Harpoon, etc) decided to go all-in on attacking Jensen in the comments for *checks notes* defending himself with his real name and then comments were closed – reopened just long enough for a member of this site to respond and then closed again. So you can respond to us but we can’t respond back?
Has this site gone full native?
Incorrect. Hallstrom hijacked the post and made it about himself. We let him. My bad. Well over a hundred comments NOT about the point of the post are enough.
You lost all credibility when attacking the Observer for locking or deleting comments.
By the rules of old FFFF Jensen won this round.
Good for him. he finally won something.
comment for the dialogue of J halsteom on the last article . Your contribution seem overshadowed impulsive and unsavory behavior. Hopefully your youthful enough to learn and rise to a higher level. Not sure why you were placed on a commission .. possibly Flory . time limits had to be placed .His behavior appears aggressive and threatening at times in and outside of council meetings.
You left no choice to the city when you advertised at previous meeting when you spoke that you will continue to plant trees on your own .
Someday someone will see your tree hand rest in the shade. It’s a little early to announce to broadcast your intentions don’t you think?