This came over the wire from Supervisor Bill Campbell’s office on Friday…
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Bill Campbell’s Third District Report
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 19, 2012
Posted in 3rd Supervisorial District | Tagged: 405, Bill Campbell, Caltrans, Cold Duck, Eid, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Measure M, OCTA, Ramadan, Richard Nixon, St. Joseph Hospital, Steven Moreau, Stone Soul | Leave a Comment »
Assemblyman Don Wagner: Budget Fact Check — Taxpayers foot bill for state worker “savings”
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 18, 2012
This came over the wire from Assemblyman Don Wagner’s office yesterday…
Taxpayers foot bill for state worker “savings”
The recent scandal involving senior ranking parks officials using state funds for unauthorized vacation buyouts has brought new attention to compensation for state workers. Recent budgets have included reductions for public employee compensation costs. This week, California Budget Fact Check examines all employee cost drivers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Secretary of State Bowen Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Candidate Order on November 6 General Election Ballots
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 16, 2012
This came over the wire from Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office earlier today…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 16, 2012Secretary of State Bowen Announces
Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for
Candidate Order on November 6 General Election BallotsSACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office today held a randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order that candidates’ names will appear on November 6 general election ballots.
The results of today’s drawing are as follows:
- I
- X
- C
- A
- O
- U
- Z
- S
- W
- H
- K
- T
- D
- F
- Q
- V
- G
- M
- R
- J
- L
- Y
- E
- B
- P
- N
In accordance with Elections Code section 13111, the names of candidates on the ballot are arranged based on the randomized alphabet. This alphabet applies throughout the entire last name of the candidate. If the names of two or more candidates begin with the same letter, their ballot listing order is determined by applying the randomized alphabet to the next letter(s) of their names. If last names of multiple candidates are the same, the randomized alphabet also applies to first names.
Today’s randomized alphabet drawing was held in the Elections Division within the Secretary of State’s office in compliance with Elections Code section 13112. Staff members pulled the letters in a lottery-style drawing, with witnesses from the public present.
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Posted in California | Tagged: ballot order, Debra Bowen | 1 Comment »
Lincoln Club Releases Early Endorsements for November
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 15, 2012
This list of early endorsements came over the wire yesterday from the Lincoln Club. They’re not done with their endorsements process yet, but these are the early endorsements for local offices on the November ballot:
Mayor of Irvine – Steven Choi
Irvine City Council – Christina Shea
Newport Beach City Council, District 7 – Keith D. Curry
Costa Mesa City Council – Colin McCarthy, Steve Mensinger, Gary Monahan
Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 3 – Ethan Temianka
Costa Mesa Sanitary District – Jeff R. Mathews
Posted in Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Irvine, Mesa Consolidated Water District, Newport Beach | Tagged: Christina Shea, Colin McCarthy, Ethan Temianka, Gary Monahan, Jeff R. Mathews, Keith Curry, Steve Mensinger, Steven Choi | 1 Comment »
Assemblyman Wagner: Budget Fact Check – Parks Buyouts, Special Funds “Hoarding” Raises Questions about State Spending Practices
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 10, 2012
This came over the wire from Assemblyman Don Wagner’s office yesterday…
Parks Buyouts, Special Funds “Hoarding” Raises Questions about State Spending Practices
California taxpayers have been deeply troubled by the recent scandals that have rocked the Department of Parks and Recreation. The allegations of inappropriate vacation buyouts awarded to 56 staff members and hoarding $54 million in special funds at a time when 70 parks were slated for closure have Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in 68th Assembly District | Tagged: Don Wagner, state parks | Leave a Comment »
Anaheim Chamber PAC Announces City Council Candidate Endorsements
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 8, 2012
This came over the wire from the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce PAC yesterday (Brandman is a Democrat on the Anaheim Union High School District Board while Lodge is a Republican who has never run for elected office)…
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Posted in Anaheim, Anaheim Union High School District | Tagged: Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Jordan Brandman, Steve Chavez Lodge | 1 Comment »
Congressman Gary Miller’s Weekly Newsletter
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on August 4, 2012
This came over the wire from Congressman Gary Miller’s office yesterday…
August 3, 2012
Congressman Miller Votes to Prevent Tax Hikes on Taxpayers and Job Creators
Looming large over our economy is the pending expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax relief. Beginning January 1, 2013, the lowest-income taxpayers will see their tax rate rise from 10 percent to Read the rest of this entry »
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Congressman Gary Miller’s Weekly Newsletter
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on July 21, 2012
This came over the wire from Congressman Gary Miller’s office yesterday…
July 20, 2012
FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Bill Passes House
This week, the House of Representatives passed legislation to fund our nation’s military for the upcoming fiscal year under an open amendment process. The bill includes $519.2 billion in regular funding, which is in line with the House-passed FY 2013 budget proposal. The appropriations bill provides for a 1.7% pay raise for military personnel, $35.1 billion for health Read the rest of this entry »
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Congressman Gary Miller’s Weekly Newsletter
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on July 14, 2012
This came over the wire from Congressman Gary Miller’s office yesterday…
July 13, 2012
Repeal of Obamacare Act Passes House
In response to the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the$1.8 trillion Democrat health care law, the House of Representatives voted on Thursday to repeal the law in its entirety. The law, which has failed to reduce the cost of health premiums as promised, poses a serious threat to the current health plans of millions of Americans as well as future job creation. As the law now stands, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that as many as twenty million Americans could lose their Read the rest of this entry »
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Supervisor Bill Campbell’s Third District Report
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on July 8, 2012
This came over the wire from Supervisor Bill Campbell’s office on Friday…
Posted in 3rd Supervisorial District | Tagged: Bill Burger, Bill Campbell, Bobby McDonald, Bobby Wilson, David Lowe, Lucille Kring | Leave a Comment »
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