Politics

The Santa Ana City Council just voted on the 85 A item that was put on the agenda tonight, by Council Members Carlos Bustamante and David Benavides.  They said they…

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I am covering tonight's Santa Ana City Council meeting - which figures to be an epic confrontation between Republican Council Member Carlos Bustamante and his sidekick, David Benavides vs. Mayor…

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Kindee Durkee photo by Henry V Kinde Durkee of Burbank-based Durkee and Associates, a prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.…

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Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez has faced a withering attack this week, even though she has already apologized for her ill-chosen analogy, comparing developer and landlord Irv Chase,…

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May Day Coalition is organizing a Flash Mob today at 4 pm, to march through Downtown Santa Ana in protest of "being uprooted."  They are meeting at El Centro Cultural…

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Daly and his fellow overpaid government worker pals... I just got a tip that O.C. Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is going to be announcing his campaign for the 69th Assembly District…

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Frank Barbaro, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) attacked Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez today, in a statement released to the media. Barbaro wrote…

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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…

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Join the Orange County Democratic Foundation for a detailed overview of the final release of new state district maps for Orange County at their August luncheon, on Tuesday, August 30, from…

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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…

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For Immediate Release: August 23, 2011 Contact: Charles Idelson (510) 273-2246, Carl Ginsburg (917) 405-1060, or Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Nurses to Converge on 60 Congressional Offices in 21 States Sept.…

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District MEDIA ADVISORY, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2011 Contact: Adrienne Watson, 202-309-0825 REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ RELEASES PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 27 WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez…

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2011 MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825 SANCHEZ EXTENDS INVITATION TO U.S. AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM DAVID…

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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.…

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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…

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