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Occupy the DPOC Truman Dinner, which will feature Gov. Jerry Brown

Oct 11, 2011 Art Pedroza

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…

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Martinez for Assembly campaign fundraiser on Oct. 13 at Karmina Restaurant

Oct 11, 2011 Art Pedroza

Adolf Lopez, Edgar Sebastian Vazquez, Jesus Rodriguez, Sergio Buenrostro, Manauel Quintana, Abel Torres, Jose Antonio Meza, Hector Pineda, Raul Yanes, Humberto Murillo, Jesse Murillo, Art Rosiles, Manuel Las Vegas, Florencio…

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Could Tom Daly end up becoming the new Tom Umberg?

Oct 9, 2011 Art Pedroza

Will Tom Daly become the new Tom Umberg? (And who knew these two had so much in common!) Brea blogger Greg Diamond offered a breakdown of the electorate in the…

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Protesters to occupy Anaheim next, on Oct. 10

Oct 6, 2011 Art Pedroza

The Occupy American movement is going to congregate in Anaheim, on Oct. 10, from 12 noon to 1 pm, at 101 S. Harbor Bl, to protest Chase and Bank of…

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Will Solorio endorse Daly for a job at the Clerk-Recorder’s office?

Oct 5, 2011 Art Pedroza

It looks like Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly will be holding a fundraiser on Oct. 19, at Original Mike's in Santa Ana. He is expected to announce his campaign for…

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Tom Daly gets caught flaunting County of Orange purchasing policies

Sep 30, 2011 Art Pedroza

Bad news for Tom Daly, the O.C. Clerk-Recorder who is supposedly thinking of running for termed-out Assemblyman Jose Solorio's 69th Assembly District. I just got a hold of the "Final…

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Team Pulido and Solorio publicly endorse Michele Martinez at her fundraiser

Sep 22, 2011 Art Pedroza

When OC Labor Political wannabe Julio (Wholio?) Perez held his fundraiser this month it turned into a reunion of the sad sacks who failed to elect Alfredo Amezcua last year,…

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Updated: Michele Martinez to kick off her Assembly campaign on 9/22

Sep 20, 2011 Art Pedroza

Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez has officially announced her candidacy for the 69th Assembly District, in an email I am reproducing below. She is also hosting a Candidacy Announcement Kick-Off…

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Rep. Sanchez discovers that O.C. public employee pensions are a problem

Sep 15, 2011 Art Pedroza

Loretta Sanchez, with OCEA head Nick Berardino - the guy who created the OC public employee pension crisis Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15,…

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Durkeegate Update: The FBI freezes the DPOC’s bank accounts

Sep 14, 2011 Art Pedroza

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…

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Why is DPOC Chairman Frank Barbaro silent about Kinde Durkee?

Sep 13, 2011 Art Pedroza

Frank Barbaro, the longtime Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) was compelled to issue a press release ripping Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, for…

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Alvarez would have avoided censure if she had not voted

Sep 12, 2011 Art Pedroza

How silly. The O.C. Register, the Voice of OC and that annoying fake liberal blog all lost their minds wondering if it was legal for Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem…

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Solorio’s anti-employer bill, AB 350, fails

Sep 12, 2011 Art Pedroza

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…

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The Orange County Progressive Summit is at Santa Ana today

Sep 10, 2011 Art Pedroza

The Orange County Progressive Summit will be held on Saturday, September 10th, and they are looking to have another great turnout. Last year’s event was a great success, and again…

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There were red flags about Kinde Durkee, but Solorio hired her anyway

Sep 6, 2011 Art Pedroza

Details are now coming out about "Prominent Democratic campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee" who was finally arrested by the FBI this weekend -- more than four years after the Chronicle reported complaints that she…

Occupy the DPOC Truman Dinner, which will feature Gov. Jerry Brown

Martinez for Assembly campaign fundraiser on Oct. 13 at Karmina Restaurant

Could Tom Daly end up becoming the new Tom Umberg?

Protesters to occupy Anaheim next, on Oct. 10

Will Solorio endorse Daly for a job at the Clerk-Recorder’s office?

Tom Daly gets caught flaunting County of Orange purchasing policies

Team Pulido and Solorio publicly endorse Michele Martinez at her fundraiser

Updated: Michele Martinez to kick off her Assembly campaign on 9/22

Rep. Sanchez discovers that O.C. public employee pensions are a problem

Durkeegate Update: The FBI freezes the DPOC’s bank accounts

Why is DPOC Chairman Frank Barbaro silent about Kinde Durkee?

Alvarez would have avoided censure if she had not voted

Solorio’s anti-employer bill, AB 350, fails

The Orange County Progressive Summit is at Santa Ana today

There were red flags about Kinde Durkee, but Solorio hired her anyway

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