Date of the origination of a Facebook group? That's really important. Now, I'll have to go back and check the start date on all the Facebook groups to which I belong. To what end, I don't know. It's probably something underhanded, though.

The return address of the mailing has the address of a candidate instead of some blind, anonymous Post Office Box? Gosh, that is mighty, what's the word, transparent.

You're right about one thing. There were and are no frivolous lawsuits. It seems that two of the most recent legal battles the OPA Board spent money on - the referendum and Farr suits - could have been easily avoided if only the OPA Board had acted properly. Instead, they went their own way and spent thousands on legal actions that resulted in egg on the face of the Board and thousands spent.

Finally, why shouldn't candidates, either severally or together, campaign for the offices they want? Why shouldn't they spend as much money as they want? Are they collecting money from seedy, anonymous donors with "dark money"? The OPA Board has become so politicized, that I'm surprised hasn't happened sooner.

Maybe some cost to the campaign other than road signs is a good idea. Hell, I remember seeing expensive full-page newspaper ads paid for by the OPA Board against the referendum.