[ November 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
There are now four Republicans running for the 72nd Assembly District, which includes part of Santa Ana. The Republican candidates include Huntington Beach Council Member Matt Harper (Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff); Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Diep; OC Board of Education Trustee Long Pham and Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio.
All of them [...]
The honeymoon might be over between Van Tran and Janet Nguyen
If the County of Orange declares bankruptcy – again (due in part to Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s vote to take away $48 million in state funding, from the County), will that open the door for former Assemblyman Van Tran to challenge incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen, in [...]
UPDATE: Democratic Party Chair Frank Barbero says the FBI has frozen bank accounts connected to Orange County’s Democratic Party, according to NBC News.
UPDATE: Kang is done: Irvine mayor Sukhee Kang says his bank account shrunk from $20,000 to $700. Kang opened a second account in July to fund his run for congress, but it is missing [...]
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9 Comments »The O.C. Board of Supervisors approved by a 4-1 vote a redistricting plan this week, that was put forward by Board Chairman Bill Campbell. The plan moves a portion of Fountain Valley north of Warner Avenue from the Second District to the First District, according to the Fountain Valley Patch. The plan was opposed by the [...]
Fans of the Mexican National Soccer Team, known as “El Tri,” are the best sports fans in the U.S.A., according to a new column in ESPN Magazine. These fans travel – anywhere in the U.S.A. where they can watch their beloved “El Tri.” You can see their effect on Facebook, where El Tri has almost [...]
Posted in Latinos, mexico, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: chivas usa, el tri, espn, mexican soccer fans, republican party, Santa Ana, stadium 3 Comments »Santa Ana is dominated by voters registered with the Democratic Party – and it has gotten worse for the Republican Party over the past few years.
Take a look, for example, at voter registration in the First Supervisorial District, which includes all of Santa Ana. There are 98,164 Democratic voters in the district, versus 76,738 Republican [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, elections, Latino Leaders, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 2012, art pedroza, Democratic Party, elections, registration, republican party, Santa Ana 30 Comments »I am hearing that there is a chance that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento may not run for the 69th Assembly District after all. Apparently it is going to be up to his wife – and as he has a successful law practice and young children she may in the end not go for [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, 69th assembly district, Democratic Party, jose solorio, julio perez, libertarian party, republican party, Vince Sarmiento 9 Comments »
[ June 30, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is a creature of habit, if nothing else. She is holding her Third Annual “Taste of Asia” fundraiser on Thursday, June 30, at 5:30 pm, at the home of Ralph and Joyce Allen, at 1002 West River Lane, in Santa Ana.
The last time she held one of these [...]
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The Republicans still rule in Orange County – except for the City of Santa Ana, where only one Republican sits on our City Council.
The Democrats control the 69th Assembly District, the 34th State Senate District and the 47th Congressional District. All the Republicans have is Supervisor Janet Nguyen. She might be able to redistrict her [...]
When George Collins, a past candidate for Santa Ana Mayor, showed up at a Republican Party of Orange County event in Yorba Linda, his aim was to film the comments made by the speakers, and then put them up on his YouTube page. He surely had no idea what was going to happen after he [...]
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre fought the good fight on Monday night, at the Republican Party of Orange County’s Central Committee meeting – and he has nothing to hang his head about. He got 23 votes, out of a total of 54 elected members of the Central Committee, in his campaign for party chair, against [...]
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre, who is challenging Scott Baugh for the Chairmanship of the Republican Party of Orange County, today released his five page plan to reform the OC GOP.
Click here to read Whitacre’s entire plan. Here is an excerpt from Whitacre’s plan:
The WHITACRE “ALL IN” Plan for the Republican Party of Orange County Central [...]
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No bueno! Santa Ana Councilman David Benavides appears on the home page of the so-called “Hispanic 100,” which is really a front for the Republican Party. Note that GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina also appears on their home page, as does Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante – the last Republican on the Santa Ana City [...]
Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has opened a campaign office in Santa Ana, at 4th and Broadway. This is such an insult to our Latino residents. Whitman’s campaign chairman is none other than former Governor Pete “Prop. 187″ Wilson!
Fortunately our people are not taking this lying down. Protesters are going to be at the Whitman [...]
Frank Barbaro, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Orange County, had a fit today because independent Congressional candidate Cecilia Iglesias got caught in a picture with Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for Governor, over at the O.C. Register.
Hard to blame Iglesias. I can’t stand Whitman, but the California Democrats failed to recruit ANY Latinos [...]
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