FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012
Contact: Lupe De La Cruz, Office: (714) 564-0130
Councilwoman Martinez Eclipses $100,000 Fundraising Mark
Santa Ana, California – Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez raised over $100,000 between announcing her campaign in September 2011 and December 31, 2011. The figure includes $15,700 in loans from Martinez.
“Michele has gained the early support [...]
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Councilwoman Martinez’ Assembly campaign eclipses $100,000 in fundraising
Posted by Admin on January 31st, 2012
Solorio tries to help as the County cuts school funding by $48 million
Posted by Admin on November 14th, 2011
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
Assemblyman Solorio Releases Statement Regarding OC’s Move to Halt Property Tax Payments to Schools Due to VLF Take
Anaheim – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) released a statement today regarding the announcement by Orange County officials that due to an unanticipated shortfall in [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, Education, Orange County, Santa Ana 
Tags: budget cut, jose solorio, Orange County, schools 
5 Comments »Solorio finds $51.8 million in state funding for O.C. Flood Control Projects
Posted by Admin on November 9th, 2011
FILE: Assemblyman Solorio on the Assembly Floor.
For Immediate Release: November 9, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
State’s Department of Water Resources Heeds State Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s Call to Pay OC for Flood Control Projects
Already arriving reimbursement funds will total $51.8 million by end of January
Anaheim – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s (D-Anaheim) pursuit to [...]
Posted in anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, california, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana, water, Weather Tags: california, flood control projects, funding, jose solorio 4 Comments »State Assemblyman Jose Solorio makes job seekers resource guide available
Posted by Admin on November 1st, 2011
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355
State Assemblyman Jose Solorio Makes Job Seekers Resource Guide Available
Comprehensive guide to public and private sector job training opportunities aims to help Orange County’s unemployed get back on their feet
ANAHEIM – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) is proud to announce the release of [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, Civic Affairs, jobs, Labor, Santa Ana Tags: jobs, jose solorio, resource guide 2 Comments »Occupy the DPOC Truman Dinner, which will feature Gov. Jerry Brown
Posted by Admin on October 11th, 2011
[ October 11, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
UPDATE: The Occupy protesters are going to show up at this event! The dinner is sold out. It should be quite a ruckus.
“California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 847, a bill by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) that would have required medical cannabis cooperatives and collectives be located at least 600 feet from residential [...]
Posted in california, Democratic Party, Entertainment, Governor Jerry Brown, irvine, Marijuana, Orange County, Politics, State Senator Lou Correa Tags: Democratic Party, dispensaries, dpoc, glen nolte, jerry brown, kinde durkee, lou correa, medical marijuana, Orange County, paul goldenberg, sb 847, sukhee kang, truman dinner 10 Comments »Councilwoman Martinez asks why not study outsourcing the SAPD?
Posted by Admin on October 4th, 2011
Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez did a very brave thing at tonight’s Santa Ana City Council meeting. At the end of the meeting, during public comments, she spoke up and asked the question that has been on everyone’s minds – why isn’t the City of Santa Ana looking at outsourcing the Santa Ana Police [...]
Posted in Business, california, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Politics, Public Safety, Santa Ana Tags: firemen, Michele Martinez, raises, sandra hutchens, Santa Ana, sapd, sheriff, unions 15 Comments »OC Public Works and Health Care Agency receive 2011 CSAC Merit Awards
Posted by Admin on October 3rd, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2011
Contact: Jessica Good: 714.834.6203
OC Public Works and Health Care Agency Programs Receive 2011 CSAC Merit Awards
(Santa Ana, CA) — Two County of Orange programs were chosen to receive 2011 Merit Awards by the California State Association of Counties (CSAC).
The Health Care Agency’s “Surge OC” has improved how the local health care community will respond to [...]
What if Bustamante were still on the state’s anti-harassment commission?
Posted by Admin on September 22nd, 2011
When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced, back on Jan. 2, 2008, that he was appointing Santa Ana Carlos Bustamante to the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, I could not believe it. It was perhaps the most ridiculous appointment ever.
Looking back at the failed appointment it is even more ridiculous given that the Fair Employment and [...]
Solorio to blame for loss of $48 million in annual revenue, by O.C.
Posted by Admin on September 12th, 2011
Assemblyman Jose Solorio may have doomed Orange County to yet another bankruptcy. A vote he cast last year has now cost the County of Orange $48 million in revenue – and we aren’t getting that back.
Solorio was one of only two Orange County lawmakers to vote for the initial bill that took the $48 million from the [...]
Solorio’s anti-employer bill, AB 350, fails
Posted by Admin on September 12th, 2011
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s AB 350 failed to get enough votes to pass the Senate Floor late Friday evening, the last night of this year’s legislative session. Despite coming up for seven separate votes, supporters failed to get 21 votes in the Senate to secure passage, according to the No on AB 350 Coalition.
AB 350 would [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, Business, california, Democratic Party, Labor, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: ab 350, bill, california, job killer, jose solorio No Comments »SB 791 will raise gas taxes to allow local communities to fix transportation
Posted by Admin on August 31st, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Graham Brownstein, TransForm, (916) 441-0204 x 302, graham@transformca.org
Ahmad Chapman, TransForm, (916) 441-0204 x 301, achapman@transformca.org
Noah Finneburgh, Next Generation, (510) 289-0908, noah@nextgeneration.org
Warner Chabot, California League of Conservation Voters, (510) 375-2141, warner@ecovote.org
Rebecca Saltzman, California League of Conservation Voters, (510) 844-0226, rebecca@ecovote.org
SEN. DARRELL STEINBERG INTRODUCES BILL TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO FIX TRANSPORTATION
Coalition of Business, Labor, and [...]
Posted in california, Democratic Party, Politics, Santa Ana, Transportation Tags: california, darrell steinberg, sb 791, Transportation 3 Comments »Another anti-employer bill from Solorio, as state unemployment hits 12%
Posted by Admin on August 20th, 2011
Assemblyman Jose Solorio is at it again. This time he has proposed a bill, AB 947, that would “cost the California workers’ compensation system an additional $200 to $210 million a year, a legislative fiscal analysis said,” according to the Sacramento Business Journal.
Currently, a California worker can receive payment for a temporary disability caused at [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, jobs, Labor, Lawyers, Santa Ana Tags: ab 947, jose solorio, temporary disability, workers' compensation No Comments »Newspapers all over the state rip Solorio anti-employer bill, AB 350
Posted by Admin on August 17th, 2011
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s bio says he grew up “working in the cotton fields.” Like Solorio I grew up doing manual labor, with my father, who owned a small janitorial service. Now Solorio is trying to pass a new law, A.B. 350, that will in fact affect janitorial laborers.
Dubbed the “Displaced Property Service Employee Opportunity Act,” [...]
Posted in assemblyman jose solorio, california, Labor, Latinos, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: ab 350, building service, janitors, job killer, jose solorio, Labor, Latinos, seiu 4 Comments »Solorio responds to mounting criticism of his anti-employer bill, AB 350
Posted by Admin on August 16th, 2011
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s Communication Director, Carol Chamberlain, contacted me today with news that Solorio had in fact responded to mounting criticism of his proposed bill, AB 350, in a letter sent to the Sacramento Bee. I am reprinting that letter below.
AB 350 Provides Fairness for Low Wage Workers
By: State Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Anaheim
The Bee editorial, [...]
Posted in anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Business, california, Democratic Party, Labor, Latinos, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: ab 350, janitors, jose solorio, sacramento bee 3 Comments »Perez should drop out now that Martinez is running for the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on August 8th, 2011
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez made an interesting announcement this morning on her Facebook page, “Good Morning! I wanted to share some great news with all of you. In the next week or so I will officially declare my candidacy for the 69 Assembly District. Michele Martinez.”
I have been tracking this story for weeks. For [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, california, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, Sal Tinajero, Vince Sarmiento 15 Comments »
