Special interestes have now poured over $350,000 in Independent Expenditures into the race for the 69th Assembly District, on behalf of O.C. Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly. Click here to see for yourself.
Special interests have also poured over $120,000 in Independent Expencitures into the race on behalf of liberal union hack Julio Perez.
Yet [...]
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Special interests spend over $475K to help Daly and Perez in the 69th A.D.
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 10th, 2012
The Voice of OC’s latest attack on Martinez goes beyond bad journalism
Posted by Admin on May 6th, 2012
I paid for the Voice of the OCEA!
When the Voice of OC started reporting on Orange County politics we all hoped they were serious about their mission. However they were funded by the Orange County Employees Association, a union, and now it is more obvious than ever that they are less about reporting objectively and [...]
Julio Perez supporter caught tearing down Michele Martinez’ signs
Posted by Admin on April 29th, 2012
One of Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez’ supporters caught a Julio Perez supporter tearing down her campaign signs in Santa Ana today. Martinez and Perez are both running for the 69th Assembly District. The Perez supporter did not speak English, but when the Martinez supporter then queried him in Spanish, he ran off, as [...]
Santa Ana Firemen’s Benevolent Association backs Martinez in the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on April 13th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2011
Contact: Derek Humphrey, Cell: (951) 805-4167
Santa Ana Firemen’s Benevolent Association Endorses Michele Martinez for State Assembly
Santa Ana, California – Michele Martinez’s Campaign for State Assembly [...]
New 69th A.D. poll shows Martinez, Daly and Moreno on top
Posted by Admin on April 9th, 2012
A new poll of voters in the 69th Assembly District might be the reason that Orange County Labor and the OC GOP machine are trying to squeeze Republican candidate Jose Moreno out of the 69th A.D. primary.
According to the survey memo, “Democrats Tom Daly and Michele Martinez and Republican Moreno lead the pack. Martinez leads all candidates among Latinos and leads Julio Perez, [...]
Why is the OC GOP joining with OC Labor in attacking a Republican candidate?
Posted by Admin on April 9th, 2012
Chris Nguyen, a Republican blogger at the OC Political blog (a blog that promotes the OC GOP machine, not to be confused with the blog you are currently reading) who is also a staffer at Assemblyman Chris Norby’s office, launched a direct attack today on Jose Moreno (pictured above), the only Republican candidate for the 69th Assembly District.
Nguyen accused Moreno of [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Julio Perez, Labor, Latinos, republican party, Santa Ana, Tom Daly 
Tags: Chris Nguyen, Chris Norby, Hatch Act, Joe Moreno, john lewis, jose moreno, julio perez, OC Labor, republican party, scott baugh, tom daly 
No Comments »If liberal 69th A.D. candidate Julio Perez is gay, does it really matter?
Posted by Admin on April 7th, 2012
Apparently one of my readers insinuated that liberal Democrat Julio Perez, who is running for the 69th Assembly District (in last place according to a recent poll) is gay.
I tried to find the comment but could not. However it appears to have set off Orange Juice bloggers Greg Diamond and Vern Nelson. Diamond in fact immediately began to threaten [...]
Solorio selects Marisol Rivera, an O.C. labor leader, as Woman of the Year
Posted by Admin on March 26th, 2012
Assemblyman Jose Solorio Selects Orange County Labor Leader as “Woman of the Year”
Marisol Rivera, prominent Orange County labor organizer, travels to Sacramento to receive prestigious award
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s (D-Anaheim) choice for his Sixty-Ninth Assembly District’s Woman of the Year is one of Orange County’s most dedicated labor leaders.
“I would like to personally thank [...]
Is Julio Perez breaking campaign laws regarding contributions from the SEIU?
Posted by Admin on March 24th, 2012
Liberal Democrat Julio Perez has already accepted the maximum campaign contributions from the SEIU (the Service Employees Union), for his 69th Assembly District campaign. And he touted their endorsement on his website. But the SEIU also appear to be allowing him to use their office space for his campaign office. That is called an in-kind [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Labor, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, Campaign Contributions, julio perez, Santa Ana, seiu 2 Comments »Update: Julio Perez fails to prove that he is not a carpetbagger
Posted by Admin on March 23rd, 2012
UPDATE: Perez was interviewed at his alleged home by O.C. Register reporter Andrew Galvin, who reported that Perez magically knew what sort of toothpaste was in his restroom and what sort of soda was in his refrigerator. Perez however did NOT provide any solid evidence that he has been living at the home in question – [...]
12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Holiday celebration set for 3/31 in Santa Ana
Posted by Admin on March 19th, 2012
[ March 31, 2012; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez State Holiday Celebration
Please join Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Santa Ana Councilmember Vince Sarmiento, SOLEVAR Executive Director Seferino Garcia, and community leaders to celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez.
The event will kickoff with a “¡Si Se Puede! – Yes We Can!” march and rally. There will be fun family activities, work in the [...]
SAUSD’s unionized school bus drivers still driving, but for how long?
Posted by Admin on March 6th, 2012
I don’t know why unionized school bus drivers are allowed to go on strike – all that does is hurt working families and kids. But the good news is that so far the SAUSD has been able to avoid a bus driver strike with negotiations ongoing. Here is there latest update on the matter:
SAUSD NEWSBRIEF-March [...]
Posted in Education, Labor, Santa Ana, sausd, working families, Youth Tags: durham school services, Santa Ana, sausd, school buses, strike 3 Comments »Santa Ana City Council to sign pact with the O.C. Fire Authority tonight
Posted by Admin on March 5th, 2012
[ March 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Contact: Captain Marc Stone, PIO at (714) 319-4657, Sergeant Jose Gonzalez, City of Santa Ana PIO at (714) 822-4415
Advisory: Historic Contract Signing Event Commemorating the Partnership between the City of Santa Ana and the Orange County Fire Authority for Fire
Subject: Historic Contract Signing Event Commemorating the Partnership between the [...]
Poll shows that Perez & Barragan should drop out of race for the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on March 4th, 2012
A new phone poll of voters in the 69th Assembly District, conducted by Democratic candidate Tom Daly’s campaign, shows that newcomers Julio Perez and Francisco Barragan need to drop out now, or they are going to jeopardize the election of a Latino to represent this heavily Latino district, which is currently represented by Jose Solorio.
Here are the poll results (from the OC [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Labor, Orange County, Politics, republican party, robert hammond, Santa Ana, Tom Daly Tags: 69th assembly district, anaheim, Francisco Barragan, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, new poll, Santa Ana, tom daly 4 Comments »Santa Ana City Council to vote on outsourcing Fire Department on Tuesday
Posted by Admin on February 21st, 2012
UPDATE: “Santa Ana’s nearly 130-year-old fire department is history come April — but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going away. The Santa Ana City Council has unanimously voted to have the Orange County Fire Authority take over fire services in the city,” according to KPCC.
The Santa Ana City Council is set to vote to outsource [...]
