UPDATE: If you need the quick-hit, Jason at SaveAnaheim does a good job with little time. Jump here for the outline, or read below for more detail. The headline of Jason’s post is a little inflammatory, but he gets the “chain of command” right. http://saveanaheim.com/2012/10/28/enemies-of-the-people-of-anaheim ORIGINAL POST: News of Disney pumping significant funding into Anaheim City Council campaigns is nothing new. However,… Read more →
A recent OC Register report by Teri Sforza shared the very full-time benefits offered to some part-time community leaders. The Register combined a report on compensation packages for Councils, Boards, and Trustees of Community College Districts compiled for Mike Moodian, with a Grand Jury report on that information for Directors of water and waste districts. (Mike Moodian is a… Read more →
This just in: Supervisor Shawn Nelson Endorses John Leos for Anaheim City Council ANAHEIM (October 19, 2012) –Supervisor Shawn Nelson of the 4th District has endorsed John Leos in his bid to win a seat on the Anaheim City Council. Pro-taxpayer and pro- accountability Nelson is a popular, no-nonsense lawmaker who believes local government cannot afford to continue doing business… Read more →
Anaheim is invited to Mayor Tom Tait’s birthday party, in a celebration of renewal. (Invitation attached) The event: Fundraising for Tait’s endorsed candidates for Anaheim City Council 2012. We are gathering to join the Mayor’s support for Lucille Kring and John Leos, which for many of us represent a renewed vision for Anaheim, in a spirit of independence from special interests…. Read more →
Love him or hate him, but there is no ignoring him. OC Weekly has named Jason Young’s Save Anaheim blog Best Blog of 2012. Jason started the blog as more of an annoyance to one candidate than anything else. But a combination of anonymous tips and some public records requests kicked him into a newer level, once he dropped the… Read more →
I was excited to open my Sunday Orange County Register and find that they have endorsed Anaheim Mayor Tait’s selections of odd couple candidates Lucille Kring and John Leos . I say odd couple because the only thing these two have in common is the support of Tom Tait, and a mutual desire to dislodge the grip of Curt Pringle from… Read more →
Mayor Tom Tait has endorsed Lucille Kring for his slate of candidates in the 2012 City Council race. Lucille brings her extensive experience into play, following two stints on the City Council, serving from 1998 to 2002, and again from 2006 to 2010. While many believed her to be retired from public service, during a recent interview she told me… Read more →
Before I begin, I’d like to give a special thank you to Chris Nguyen and Chris Emami at OCPolitical for live-blogging the meeting , and keeping a record that helped refresh my memory of the meeting. At Monday’s September meeting of the OCGOP Central Committee meeting, the central committee heard the cases referred to them by the endorsement committee, which… Read more →
Last week, GOP Central Committee considered another round of endorsements, with two more candidates vying for the remaining endorsement for Anaheim City Council. Lucille Kring had been given the Republican stamp of approval in early endorsements, leaving Brian Chuchua and Steven Albert Chavez Lodge to duke it out for the second spot. Brian Chuchua has been the past recipient of… Read more →
By the filing deadline of August 10th at 5:00 pm (and the August 14th late deadline), four candidates had filed to replace retiring William Dalton as Garden Grove mayor. In alphabetical order of last name, the four mayoral candidates and their ballot designations are as follows: • Bruce Broadwater – Councilmember • Myke Cossota – Business Owner • Sherry Runnells… Read more →
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