Why Rocco’s misguided recall campaign against Mayor Pulido will fail
We reported back on March 21, that Steve Rocco, the perennial candidate who appears to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, had filed paperwork with the Santa Ana…
Correa honors fallen California Peace Officers
CORREA HONORS FALLEN CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS May 06, 2013 SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California State Senate unanimously approved Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR), 39 authored by Senator Correa. This measure designates…
Correa tries to help deported children to access higher education
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR DEPORTED U.S. CITIZENS CLEARS FIRST HURDLE Sacramento, CA – Today, The Senate Committee on Education approved Senate Bill (SB) 141, authored by State Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana).…
Assemblyman Daly to host an open house in Anaheim on May 17
Assemblyman Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) is hosting an Assembly District Office Open House on Friday, May 17th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 2400 E. Katella Avenue, Ste. 640, in Anaheim. To RSVP click here.…
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Big turnout for Santa Ana’s May Day March
Santa Ana's May Day march was a huge success. The theme of the May Day March was immigration reform. There are only two immigrants left on our City Council today…
Santa Ana and the County of Orange to recognize Harvey Milk Day this month
Apparently the City of Santa Ana will be issuing a Certificate of Recognition honoring Harvey Milk, the slain San Francisco politician who has come to represent the gay movement in…
Early Cinco de Mayo celebration with Amezcua, Reyna and Solorio?
If your idea of celebrating Cinco de Mayo involves hanging out with politicians, then this event is for you. RSCCD Trustee Jose Solorio, who just got elected in November last…
Supervisor Nguyen’s Deputy Chief of Staff works less than 13 hours a week
From the OC Politics Blog Supervisor Janet Nguyen's highest ranking aide, her deputy chief of staff Tam "Nick" Lecong, collected $105,420 a year while spending an average of just 13…
Correa’s SB 376 will give tax credits to California’s manufacturers
TAX CREDITS FOR CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS CLEARS FIRST HURDLE State Senator Lou Correa, April 24, 2013 Sacramento, CA –Supported by coalition of state-wide manufacturers, local agencies, and independent businesses, State Senator…
California State Senate declares April 2013 Autism Awareness Month
SENATE DECLARES APRIL 2013 AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH Sacramento, CA – Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) made the following comment with the passage of Senate Resolution 13 (Correa, 2013”), which declares…
The OCTA leads pension reform efforts
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Laura Scheper (714) 560-5697 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2013 OCTA Leads Pension Reform Efforts Employees will pay full share of pension costs resulting in $85 million…
Board of Supervisors appoints Jan Grimes as Orange County Auditor-Controller
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2013 Contact: Audra Fishel, 714-834-3440, Audra.Fishel@ocgov.com Board of Supervisors Appoints Jan Grimes as Orange County Auditor-Controller SANTA ANA, CA— Supervisor Shawn Nelson, Chairman of the…
Benavides attempting to appoint a paid consultant to the Planning Commission
[caption id="attachment_32444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Bacerra at the podium[/caption] Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides, who failed badly in his attempt to beat Mayor Miguel Pulido last year, is trying to…
Voice of OC editor confuses our temp city manager with a GOP Congressman
Voice of OC Editor in Chief Norberto Santana got caught on video this week confusing Santa Ana temp City Manager Kevin O'Rourke with California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy! Check out the…
Real Orange Panel Discusses FBI Investigation of Janet Nguyen
From the OC Politics Blog On this You Tube video from the April 10th Real Orange program (PBS SOCal, KOCE Channel 50), Panelists [caption id="attachment_11437" align="alignright" width="149"] OC Supervisor Janet…