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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 21, 2013
The Orange County Register ran an editorial sent in by Eric Woolery who used to serve on the Orange County Board of Education. He also sent a copy of the editorial and I wanted to take a moment to post it here as it was a very interesting read.
Realignment could bring county shortfalls
Beware of the state bearing gifts. The fiscal cliff in California could be a whole lot steeper for counties if they fail to plan for Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment of both criminal justice and social services.
If you follow the money, public safety realignment – which requires counties to bear more of the burden of housing criminals – is only 34 percent of the realignment funding. The real financial cliffhanger is the other 66 percent that eliminates most of the state’s responsibility for health and human services by transferring that responsibility to counties. While medical professionals and social workers may welcome the demise of state agencies, from a fiscal point of view, this could be the “gift” that pushes California counties over the fiscal cliff.
Gov. Jerry Brown gestures to a stack of reports on California prisons as he discuss his call for federal judges to return control of California prison to the state during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.
Under previous state realignment in 1991, counties only had to provide maintenance of existing programs. With the 2012 realignment, counties now own the programs from housing criminals to providing funding for all health and social service programs.
Granted, ownership of these programs gives the county some local control; however, many of the health and human services programs, like medical and mental health services, are federally funded and come with federal mandates. These mandates leave the counties with very little room for innovation in program content and cost savings. Using the current rate of inflation to factor in cost increases, health and social services could add about $3.1 million to the county’s budget each year. Unfortunately, the rate of inflation on medical services tends to be higher than the overall rate of inflation. These programs could grow exponentially, and the shortfall would be the county’s to bear. Add to this the growth in the number of people who need these services and you have the potential for major fiscal problem for counties.
Proposition 30 added money for these programs but that revenue source may not be there if the economy goes back into recession. Then there is the potential for new federal mandates. National tragedies like the Sandy Hook shootings often spawn new federal mental health requirements and services that will need to be paid for by the counties.
Under Prop. 30, the state covers 50 percent of any new federal mandates, which is some protection for counties. But what about the timing of the state payments? Currently the state is obligated to pay for the increased costs for state mandates under SB90. Each year, counties submit their claims after the fiscal year is over only to have the claim paid many years later and only after the state has challenged and in some cases reduced the claim. That would leave the county on the hook for 100 percent of the cost today with the promise of, at best, 50 percent reimbursement down the road.
This means counties need to be ready for the fiscal challenges brought on by health and human services program realignment. There is potential here to make these services better and more efficient, but the time to plan and streamline is now, else the county could find itself over the fiscal cliff.
Posted in Orange County | Tagged: Eric Woolery | 1 Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 13, 2013
Last night I became aware of a developing story out of Sacramento with Orange County ties. It appears that Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach is currently exploring a run for Governor of California, He has been rumored to be up in Sacramento within the last week looking into what kind of support that he would get if he were to jump into the race. Currently the only candidate that has officially announced for the post is Assemblyman Tim Donnelly. In my opinion Moorlach would be an infinitely better choice for Republicans than Donnelly.
Moorlach got his start in Orange County politics by losing in a race against Bob Citron for the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector position in 1994. After the County went bankrupt in December 1994 Moorlach was appointed to the position after three months by the County Board of Supervisors. He served for 11 years as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector before making a run for Supervisor (2nd District succeeding Jim Silva) in 2006 and defeating Stanton Councilmember David Shawver.
Supervisor Moorlach has a more extensive biography up on his Supervisorial website:
The Honorable John M. W. Moorlach, C.P.A., is the Second District Supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the cities of Costa Mesa, Cypress, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Stanton, and a portion of Buena Park and Fountain Valley.
Supervisor Moorlach currently serves on several boards, commissions, and committees, including: the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Orange County Vector Control District, the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission, the Orange County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (Chairman), the Orange County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, the Orange County Ending Homelessness Commission (Chairman), the Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee (Chairman), the Children and Families Commission of Orange County (alternate), the National Association of Counties, the Orange County Council of Governments (alternate), the Southern California Association of Governments (alternate), the Southern California Regional Airport Authority, the Southern California Water Committee, the South Orange County Watershed Management Area Executive Committee, and the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, including its Executive Committee and the Urban Counties Caucus (representing the most populated counties in California).
Prior to being elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2006, he served as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector for nearly twelve years. Supervisor Moorlach has the distinction of having predicted the largest local government investment portfolio loss and the second largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. He has been a voice on major fiscal issues facing the county, state, and the nation. He is a noted and respected long-time advocate for public employee pension reform and serves on the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility Advisory Board.
Prior to serving as Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Moorlach was Vice President of Balser, Horowitz, Frank & Wakeling, an Accountancy Corporation, and was the administrative partner of its Costa Mesa office. He served on numerous nonprofit and industry related boards during his eighteen years in public practice and was a frequent writer and speaker on financially related topics.
Moorlach is a California history enthusiast and served as Vice President of the Gold Discovery to Statehood California (1848-1850) Sesquicentennial Foundation Board. He has photographed nearly all of the State’s historical landmarks, a program under the auspices of the State Historical Resources Commission. Consequently, he has visited every county in the state, some on numerous occasions, and has enjoyed multiple drives on Highway One, from San Diego County to Crescent City and beyond.
Moorlach graduated from California State University in Long Beach in 1977 and passed the C.P.A. exam in 1978. He completed his studies for the Certified Financial Planner designation in 1987. He earned a Certificate in Public Finance from the University of Delaware, Division of Continuing Education in 1995, the Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy (CAPPP) in Employee Pensions in 1999 and the Trustees Masters Program in 2003 through the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and the New Supervisors Training Institute in 2007 from California State University in Sacramento in cooperation with their Center for California Studies.
As far as I can tell, no other news agency or blog has run anything on this, but hopefully over the coming weeks some more information will become available.
Posted in 2nd Supervisorial District, California, Orange County Board of Supervisors | Tagged: Bob Citron, Jim Silva, John Moorlach, Tim Donnelly | 19 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 8, 2013
I thought that it would be good to update our readers on what is going on with the 3 vacancies that the OC Board of Supervisors will be looking to fill. A couple of days ago I made a media inquiry with the county into the status of filling all 3 vacancies (specifically OC Clerk-Recorder).
Due to the fact that this is a personnel issue names cannot be released as to who has officially applied for the vacancies but our readers are free to speculate in the comment section. The next best thing is giving an update on the vacancies by the numbers.
Orange County Clerk Recorder
893- The total number of people that applied for the position.
496- People who were deemed unqualified for the position.
236- Applications that were incomplete thus disqualifying the applicant.
161- Number of applicants that were deemed qualified and turned in completed applications.
102- Number of applicants that made it to the final cut after a final check was made that showed a few individuals that didn’t live in OC or were not registered to vote.
2- The names that each OC Supervisor can submit for an interview from the list of 102.
26- the day in February when that list will be decided by the OC Board of Supervisors.
Orange County Public Administrator
80- Number of people that applied for the position.
Orange County Auditor-Controller
30- Number of people that applied for the position.
Posted in Orange County, Orange County Board of Supervisors | Tagged: Orange County Auditor-Controller, Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Orange County Public Administrator | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on January 30, 2013
In the OC Register yesterday an op-ed was written by Supervisor Janet Nguyen in response to some of the recent press given to CalOptima. I thought that I would take a moment to provide the link to that article here and allow readers to see the text from the op-ed as well:
The Orange County grand jury, in its newly released report, “CalOptima burns while majority of supervisors fiddle,” fails to address the real issues of CalOptima, a $1.4 billion public agency that was plagued by a lack of accountability and transparency. After being appointed to the CalOptima board of directors two years ago and recognizing millions of taxpayer dollars were being wasted, I sought to reform this agency.
CalOptima administers health insurance programs for 418,000 low-income families, children, seniors and persons with disabilities, a combined population that constitutes one-in-seven residents in Orange County. Given its important role, it is imperative that people know the truth about CalOptima, not what was asserted in this report. Not only did the grand jury miss the fact that I was working to reform the agency, but this report is riddled with inaccuracies.
To start, the grand jury’s claim that, in March 2011, a lobbyist rewrote the county ordinance that changed the composition of the CalOptima board is outright wrong. The ordinance that changed the composition of the board was rewritten and approved in December 2011, with no lobbyist involvement.
The following reckless actions of CalOptima’s previous leadership were omitted from the grand jury’s report. For example: CalOptima paid $1 million annually in rent for vacant space on a four-year lease after purchasing a $30.2 million office building; this purchase caused a net current account deficit. Cal-Optima also spent $6.6 million to lease and repair a building that was assessed at $1.1 million.
To make matters worse, while the agency was facing $100 million in reduced state and federal funding, 12 executives were given $250,000 in bonuses, including $66,000 for the former CEO, whose annual compensation totaled $515,743, making him the highest-paid government CEO in Orange County.
CalOptima continued to mire itself in frivolous expenditures, such as $774,000 for gym memberships, which went unused, prompting staff to wrongfully lower performance standards to renew the contract without board approval. CalOptima spent approximately $90,000 worth of staff time on non-Cal-Optima business, and contracted with a public-relations firm for approximately $20,000, ultimately giving the firm $350,000 without an open bid process and board approval.
Not surprisingly, an internal audit revealed that 40 percent of vendors sampled were inappropriately paid without a contract.
Taxpayers should be outraged that these funds were not spent properly – yet should be reassured that the new board and I have taken steps to correct these abuses. If my efforts to stop the mismanagement and waste of taxpayer dollars have been misconstrued, then so be it. I refused to sit idle while a $1.4 billion public agency was being governed recklessly.
Moreover, CalOptima is not “imploding,” as stated by the grand jury’s report. The new board, which has more than 100 years of combined experience in health care, plus expertise in finance and law, has continued to ensure that approximately 95 cents of every dollar received by CalOptima is spent on health care. The satisfaction ratings for the agency’s largest patient population increased to above 80 percent. In addition, for the first time since 2007, patients have more choices for physicians and specialists.
In omitting these achievements and ignoring the facts, the grand jury’s report is incomplete. The smoke screen created by the grand jury has veiled those responsible for burning through so many taxpayer dollars.
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District | Tagged: CalOptima, Janet Nguyen | 1 Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on January 9, 2013
Kudos to Allan Bartlett and Anthony Kuo for live tweeting the Irvine City Council meeting last night and allowing me to follow the juicy details.
In news that should come as no surprise to anyone the Irvine City Council passed 3 reform items at their meeting last night:
Item 3.2 was an amendment to the “Orange County Great Park Corporation Articles of Incorporation” which was detailed in the following way
1) Adopt the Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation attached to the memorandum dated December 31, 2012 establishing the composition of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors to be five directors, who shall be the persons serving as the duly elected or appointed members of the Irvine City Council.
2) Reiterate that the personnel of the Orange County Great Park Corporation are employees of the City and, consistent with previously adopted City Council resolutions and a voter-approved initiative (“Measure R,” effective 2008-2012), shall operate under the general supervision of the City Manager.
3) Direct the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare documents effectuating a change of meeting times and days of regularly scheduled meetings of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors, as recommended in the memorandum dated December 31, 2012, for the Board of Directors’ approval at the earliest possible date.
4) Direct the City Manager to direct Orange County Great Park Corporation President/CEO Ellzey to immediately schedule a special meeting of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors at 10:00 a.m. on January 10, 2013 in the City Council Chambers for the purposes of 1) removing the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board and electing a new Chair and Vice Chair; and 2) adjusting meeting times and days for all future regular meetings of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors.
In simplified terms this agenda item would remove the members of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors that are not on the Irvine City Council.
Item 3.3 was agendized to immediately terminate the consulting contract with Forde & Mollrich as well as Townsend Public Affairs. This item was fairly straight forward in the way it was worded.
Immediately terminate all existing contracts with Forde & Mollrich and with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. in accordance with the termination clauses included in the respective agreements.
Item 3.4 was the item meant to conduct an audit of all Orange County Great Park contracts in excess of $50,000. The item was laid out very clearly and is meant to uncover at least a little bit of waste I would assume.
1) Direct staff to solicit proposals for the performance of a comprehensive contract compliance/forensic audit of Orange County Great Park contracts in excess of $50,000, including any and all work efforts associated with the Orange County Great Park.
2) Appropriate $250,000 from the Orange County Great Park reserves (Fund 180 fund balance).
3) Appoint a two-member City Council subcommittee (and City staff) to work with the auditor to receive periodic updates of findings, and bring information to the full City Council.
In a meeting that was very contentious and dragged out into the early hours of the morning it became apparent that the new Republican majority is on the same page about reform. All 3 agenda items passed with Larry Agran & Beth Krom being the lone dissenting voted on items 3.2/3.3. Item 3.4 passed on a 5-0 vote which doesn’t surprise me based on the political ramifications that a no vote would mean.
One comment that struck me was when Agran pointed to the City of Tustin and the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station as an example of a development that has not moved. I often find myself traveling down to The District for a shopping trip to Whole Foods or to eat at Ra Sushi. Unless I am mistaken The District is part of the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station site.
Posted in Irvine | Tagged: Beth Krom, Christina Shea, Jeff Lalloway, Larry Agran, Steven Choi | 1 Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 16, 2012
As promised, I have now put together a database for the School Board members and their party affiliation based on who will be serving post election. Based on results in a couple of races being close, this list may change before it goes up on the website permanently.
If anybody reading this finds an error (like the situation where I thought Wendy Leece ran unopposed for NMUSD) please let me know so I can fix it.
Here is the database: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Anaheim City School District, Anaheim Union High School District, Brea Olinda Unified School District, Buena Park School District, Capistrano Unified School District, Centralia School District, Coast Community College District, Cypress School District, Fountain Valley School District, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Fullerton School District, Garden Grove Unified School District, Huntington Beach City School District, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Irvine Unified School District, La Habra City School District, Laguna Beach Unified School District, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Lowell Joint School District, Magnolia School District, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, North Orange County Community College District, Ocean View School District, Orange County Board of Education, Orange Unified School District, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Rancho Santiago Community College District, Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Santa Ana Unified School District, Savanna School District, Tustin Unified School District, Westminster School District | Tagged: Alexa Deligianni, Amy Hanacek, Amy Walsh, Anastasia Shackelford, Andrew Nguyen, Andy Montoya, Anna Bryson, Anna L. Piercy, Annemarie Randle-Trejo, Arianna Barrios, Audrey Yamagata Noji, Bao Quoc Nguyen, Barbara Dunsheath, Barbara J. Clendineng, Barbara L. Kilponen, Barbara Michel, Barbara Quintana, Betsy Jenkins, Beverly Berryman, Bill Hall, Bill Hinz, Bill Jay, Bob Gardner, Bob Harden, Bonnie P. Castrey, Brandon Jones, Brian Chambers, Brian Garland, Brian Nakamura, Brian O'Neal, Brian Rechsteiner, Bridget Kaub, Candi Kern, Carol Downey, Carol Sundman, Carrie Buck, Cecilia Iglesias, Celia Jaffe, Chris Brown, Chris Thompson, Claudia Alvarez, Cliff E. Breddon Jr., Dana Black, Darin Barber, David A. Boyer, David B. Lang, David Boyd, David Bridgewaters, David Brooks, David Giese, David Grant, Debbie Cotton, Dennis Salts, Dennis Walsh, Diana Hill, Diane Singer, Dolores Winchell, Don Sedgwick, Donna Miller, Edward A. Erdtsieck, Elizabeth Parker, Ellen Addonizio, Eric Padget, Esther H. Wallace, Francine Pace Scinto, Fred W. Schambeck, Gail Lyons, Gary Pritchard, Gavin Huntley-Fenner, George West, Gina Clayton, Ginny Aitkens, Helen Lee, Hilda Sugarman, Ian Collins, Irv Trinkle, Jack Bedell, James H. Laird, James Vanderbilt, James Wright, Jamison Power, Jan Vickers, Janny Meyer, Jeanne Galindo, Jeff Cole, Jeffrey Barke, Jeffrey P. Brown, Jerry Patterson, Jim Moreno, Jim Reardon, Jimmy Templin, Joe Rollino, John Alpay, John Briscoe, John Dobson, John Hanna, John Ortega, John Ortiz, John Palacio, Jonathan W. Abelove, Jose F. Moreno, Jose Hernandez, Jose Solorio, Judi Carmona, Judith A. Franco, Judith Edwards, Karen Russell, Karen Yelsey, Karin M. Freeman, Katherine Smith, Kathy Iverson, Kathy Moffat, Katrina Foley, Ken Williams, Ketta Brown, Kevin Hobby, L. Carole Jensen, Lan Quoc Nguyen, Lauren Brooks, Lawrence R. Labrado, Leonard L. Lahtinen, Linda Navarro/Edwards, Linda Paulsen-Reed, Linda R. Weinstock, Lisa Jordan, Liz Steves, Lorraine Prinsky, Lynn Hatton, Lynn R. Davis, Lynn Thornley, Manny Ontiveros, Marcia Milchiker, Marilyn Buchi, Mark D. Wayland, Martha Fluor, Mary Hornbuckle, Mary Mangold, Meg Cutuli, Megan Harding, Michael Condiff, Michael H. Simons, Michael Matsuda, Michael Parham, Molly McClanahan, Nancy Padberg, Nathan Zug, Nelida Yanez, Patrick Ochoa, Paul Bokota, Phillip E. Yarbrough, Rick Ledesma, Rob Richardson, Robert A. Singer, Robert Hammond, Robert N. Hathaway, Rodney Todd, Rosemary Saylor, Samuel Van Hamblen, Sandi Baltes, Sandra Crandall, Sandy Blumberg, Sharon H. Brown, Sharon Wallin, Shirley A. Carey, Steve Blount, Steve Harris, Susan Henry, Suzie Swartz, Tammie K. Bullard, Teresa Hampson, Theresa O'Hare, Thomas Prendergrast, Tim Jemal, Tim Surridge, Tracy L. Pellman, Valeri Peters Wagner, Walt Davenport, William Landsiedel | 5 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 14, 2012
Chris Nguyen did a great job putting together a local database of all party affiliations for candidates running for local office. I thought that I would take the time to expand on his post and show a database of all Orange County Councilmembers (Also OC Board of Supervisors) that will be serving on City Councils starting next month and what party they are affiliated with.
Please note that a couple of races could potentially change based on a close finish and not all votes being counted. This post will be added to our website in a permanent tab that we will be creating at the top of the site.
Here is the database: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 2nd Supervisorial District, 3rd Supervisorial District, 4th Supervisorial District, 5th Supervisorial District, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda | Tagged: Adam Nick, Al Murray, Alexander A. Ethans, Allan Bernstein, Andrew Blount, Andy Quach, Angelica Amezcua, Anthony Petros, Art Brown, Barbara Kogerman, Bert Hack, Beth Krom, Beth Swift, Bill Brough, Bob Baker, Bob Whalen, Brad McGirr, Brad Reese, Brett Murdock, Brian Donahue, Brice Whitaker, Bruce Broadwater, Carlos Olvera, Carmen Cave, Carol Gamble, Carol Warren, Cathy Schlict, Chad Wanke, Cheryl Brothers, Chris Hamm, Chris Phan, Christina Shea, Christine Marick, Chuck Puckett, Connie Boardman, Constance Underhill, Craig Young, Cynthia Conners, Dave Leckness, Dave Sullivan, David Benavides, David John Shawver, David W. Sloan, Dean Grose, Deborah Pauly, Denis Bilodeau, Derek Reeve, Diana Carey, Diana Fascenelli, Dina Nguyen, Don Webb, Dore Gilbert, Doug Bailey, Doug Chaffee, Dwoght Robinson, Edward D. Selich, Elizabeth Pearson, Ellery Deaton, Frank Ury, Fred Smith, Fred Whitaker, G. Henry Charoen, Gail Eastman, Gary A. Miller, Gary Monahan, Gene Hernandez, Gerard Goedhart, Gerri Lee Graham-Mejia, Gordon A. Shanks, Greg Mills, Greg Sebourn, J. Scott Schoeffel, James "Jim" Gomez, Janet Nguyen, Jeff Lalloway, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Jeremy B. Yamaguchi, Jerry McCloskey, Jerry Slusiewicz, Jesse Petrilla, Jill Hardy, Jim Evert, Jim Katapodis, Jim Righeimer, Joe Aguirre, Joe Carchio, Joe Shaw, John Anderson, John Collins, John Moorlach, John Nielsen, John Taylor, Jordan Brandman, Kathryn McCullogh, Keith D. Curry, Kelly H. Boyd, Kris Murray, Larry Agran, Larry Kramer, Laurie Davies, Leroy Mills, Leslie Daigle, Linda Lindholm, Lisa A. Bartlett, Lori Donchak, Lucille Kring, Mariellen Yarc, Mark Maurphy, Mark McCurdy, Mark Schwing, Marty Simonoff, Matt Harper, Melody Carruth, Michael F. Henn, Michael Levitt, Michael Vo, Michele Martinez, Miguel Pulido, Mike Alvarez, Mike Blazey, Mike Munzing, Miller Oh, Milton W. Robbins, Nancy Gardner, Noel Hatch, Pat Bates, Patricia "Trish" Kelley, Peter Herzog, Peter Kim, Phillip B. Tsunoda, Prakash Narain, Randal Bressette, Rebecca Gomez, Rhonda Reardon, Richard Barnett, Richard Murphy, Rigoberto Ramirez, Rob Johnson, Robert "Bob" Ring, Robert Ming, Roman Reyna, Ron Joseph Garcia, Rose Espinoza, Ross Chun, Roy Byrnes, Roy Moore, Sal Tinajero, Sam Allevato, Sandy Genis, Scott Voigts, Scott William Nelson, Sergio Contreras, Shawn Nelson, Steve Baric, Steve Berry, Steve Dicterow, Steve Hwangbo, Steve Jones, Steve Mensinger, Steve Nagel, Steve Shanahan, Steven Choi, Steven H. Weinberg, Tim Brown, Tim Shaw, Tita Smith, Todd Spitzer, Tom Beamish, Tom Lindsey, Tom Tait, Tony Beall, Tony Iseman, Travis Kiger, Tri Ta, Troy Edgar, Vince Sarmiento, Warren Kusumoto, Wendy Leece, William "Bill" Phillips | 14 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 4, 2012
A relatively slow mail day in the Anaheim City Council race with only 3 pieces arriving at my house. Kring, Chuchua, and Brandman all sent out a piece of mail and my fear is that I will be crushed when I try to open my mailbox on Monday.
Here is the Kring piece: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Anaheim, Mail | Tagged: Brian Chuchua, Jordan Brandman, Lucille Kring | 4 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 3, 2012
4 more mailers rolled in yesterday for the Anaheim City Council race. Many people are telling me that Tuesday cannot come fast enough.
Here are the Leos positive pieces/Brandman hit: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Anaheim, Mail | Tagged: John Leos, Jordan Brandman | 2 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 2, 2012
A reader sent me a note that Travis Allen had received $2,000 from the Orange County Employees Association. I told them to provide me with proof and they sent me the document that you see right below this:
I am not surprised to see Sharon Quirk-Silva on the form but Travis Allen actually caught me a bit off guard. This is a pretty bold move by OCEA to try to curry favor with a Republican and it will be interesting to hear what the Edgar camp has to say about this in the days leading up to the election.
Polling in this race that I pointed to in a previous post showed that Allen had a slight lead a week after absentee ballots arrived. The problem with that poll is the following result:
Travis Allen- 28.0%
Troy Edgar- 22.1%
This means that almost 50% of people are undecided which will make the mail that has arrived in recent weeks very important. I would also expect to see some hard-hitting roll-calls going out around town about the OCEA money from the Edgar campaign.
Fasten your seat belts for what should be some great political theatre over the next 4 days leading up to the election.
Posted in 72nd Assembly District | Tagged: Travis Allen, Troy Edgar | 2 Comments »
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