Did Barragan set a record by getting only 605 votes in the primary?
When Francisco Barragan got only 605 votes, as a Democratic candidate in the Open Primary election for the 69th Assembly District, this year, according to Smart Voter, he may well…
2012 Elections
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Education
Eleazar Elizondo
Elections
Julio Perez
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Michele Martinez
Orange County
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Santa Ana
Orange County liberals crashed and burned in primary election
It was not a good night for Orange County's liberals, who crashed and burned in California's first Open Primary. Labor spent hundreds of thousands on Julio Perez' campaign for the…
The O.C. Register touted Irvine’s safe city ranking but ignored Santa Ana’s
OJ Blogger Greg Diamond ripped Santa Ana's safe city ranking but was silent about Irvine's ranking My colleague, Sean Mill, wrote a post earlier this week regarding the lack of…
Alvarez and Sarmiento lost money while serving on municipal boards
The Liberal OC blog's Chris Prevatt feels that it is an FPPC violation for Council Members to vote to appoint themselves to municipal commissions and boards that pay a stipend.…
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Carlos Bustamante
Claudia Alvarez
David Benavides
Latinos
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Santa Ana
Vince Sarmiento
Is FPPC complaint selectively targeting Latino officials?
[caption id="attachment_20686" align="aligncenter" width="180" caption="Glenn Stroud - Complainer in Chief"][/caption] When Santa Ana resident Glenn Stroud, at the urging of Liberal OC blogger Chris Prevatt, filed a complaint with the Fair…
Supervisor Janet Nguyen finally endorses Van Tran, against Congresswoman Sanchez
It was surely a matter of time. Supervisor Janet Nguyen was being pressured on all sides by her fellow Republican politicians and today the damn broke as she “hosted a…
Residents can say rude things at City Council meetings, but should they?
Certain behavior can be legal, yet also be uncouth. That is the conundrum that the Santa Ana City Council is struggling with. Chris Prevatt, a Long Beach resident and employee…
Councilman Sarmiento calls allegations ridiculous
Santa Ana City Councilman Vincent Sarmiento called allegations that he is somehow involved in an attempt by a community group to discredit mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua "ridiculous". The allegations…