Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 2, 2012
CRA has really stepped up their game this year thanks to OC Political author and CRA State Vice-President Craig Alexander. Take a look at this awesome slate mailer that went out throughout Orange County to voters. It is formatted like a newspaper with a list of endorsements and some advertisements.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 2, 2012
It appears that Travis Allen is not the only one in the mail. Long Pham has also sent out a mailer to AD 72 voters:
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 2, 2012
Instead of the normal newsletters that we run on weekends at OC Political we thought that we would get you all caught up on the mail that has gone out over the past week.
This hit piece came across the wire yesterday from a reader. Travis Allen has put down a piece of mail that makes Troy Edgar look really bad. Take a look at the piece posted below:
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 1, 2012
Ironically enough I was intending to post this slate mailer over the weekend, but due to a press release just issued by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to post this.
In my mailbox this week I received the California Public Safety Voter Guide. It was another well done slate from Landslide Communications and Jim Lacy. It appears that the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association is not that thrilled to see the use of a firefighter on the front of the piece.
Here is the slate mailer:
The following is the press release just issued by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association:
The Orange County Professional Firefighters Association has become aware of a slate mailer titled the California Public Safety Newsletter and Voter Guide (see attached). The mailer features a prominent image of a firefighter engaged in firefighting operations. As the largest public safety firefighting organization in Orange County, the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association was surprised by the depiction of firefighters on the mailer alongside prominent conservative candidates who have previously opposed organizations representing the men and women who serve in fire and emergency services. Our organization is hopeful this mailer signals the end of vitriolic attacks on firefighters and other public safety employees, and we are pleased to accept the support of prominent conservative individuals such as former CRP Executive Committee member Jon Fleischman and current State Assemblymember Allan Mansoor. We look forward to the support of such prominent individuals within the conservative movement as the union representing the 950 men and women protecting 24 cities with a population of 1.7 million citizens. As the County of Orange enters what could potentially be a difficult fire season, the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association would like to confirm that conservatives such as Mr. Fleischman and others supported by the California Public Safety Newsletter and Voter Guide will, in the future, support public safety issues relating to fire protection, including:
1. Support funding to keep current staffing levels at John Wayne Airport, as well as the OCFA Handcrew Program that is slated to be curtailed at the end of current calendar year.
2. Support the 36 firefighter positions that were recommended but never adopted by the OCFA’s After Action report after the devastating firestorms of 2007 and 2008.
The Orange County Professional Firefighters Association is an issue based organization that enthusiastically accepts support from individuals regardless of their political affiliation. We are hopeful this mailer signals real support among conservatives in Orange County – and not just political posturing — and that we will be able to count on them to help advance our goals of improving the public safety of all Orange County citizens.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 30, 2012
In a disappointing news release that just went out from the office of District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, it has been announced that Buena Park Councilman Miller Oh has been charged with six felony counts of perjury. This stems as a result of him allegedly using fraudulent information on DMV documents to get out of paying for child support. OC Political readers should know that we understand he is innocent until proven guilty, but this certainly does not look good.
Here is the press release:
BUENA PARK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHARGED WITH DMV DOCUMENT PERJURY TO AVOID CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS
SANTA ANA – A Buena Park City Council Member has been charged with repeatedly committing perjury on California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) documents to avoid paying child support to his ex-wife. Sangjin Miller Oh, 48, is charged with six felony counts of perjury by declaration and faces a maximum sentence of six years and four months in state prison if convicted. Oh will be arraigned on the charges at a later date to be determined.
Between Sept. 23, 2004, and July 20, 2009, Oh is accused of committing perjury on six occasions by signing official DMV documents using fraudulent information. The defendant is accused of committing this crime with the intention of avoiding child support payments to his ex-wife by hiding his assets under his false name.
On one occasion, Oh is accused of applying for a driver’s license under the name Robert Oh and fraudulently failing to disclose that he had previously applied for a license under a different name, as required by law. On another occasion, Oh is accused of fraudulently failing to disclose that his license had previously been suspended. On four other occasions, Oh is accused of using his fraudulently obtained license to register vehicles.
This case was investigated by the DMV, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General.
Senior Deputy District Attorney John Christl of the Special Prosecutions Unit is prosecuting this case.
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Posted in Buena Park, Orange County District Attorney's Office | Tagged: Miller Oh, Tony Rackauckas | 4 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 29, 2012
Last week anther one of Jim Lacy’s Slate Mailers dropped into my mailbox. As I said with the last one he does the best slates in the business, and this one is no different. I am noticing a consistent trend amongst the slate mailers for the candidates running for Central Committee.
Here is the slate:
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 28, 2012
The California Republican Party sent out an awful mailer this past week trying to get voters to come out for their candidates. Generally if you are going to send out a mailer it is a good idea to include only candidates running in the district it is being sent in. As you can see this piece includes all candidates running in Orange County endorsed by the CRP.
Here is the piece:
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 25, 2012
In News that should come as no surprise to anyone RINO Pat McKinley appeared on the campaign finance report of Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva as a $200 donor. This tells me that McKinley recognizes that he is out the door after the June election.
It should be noted that Kelly’s Army has begun turning on Quirk-Silva because apparently they feel that she used them to attain the Mayorship to give herself a boost for her Assembly campaign.
The $200 check from McKinley was given to the Quirk-Silva campaign on April 6th.
McKinley was police chief for 16 years from 1993-2009 and appears to have been behind the hiring of all of the officers involved in the Kelly Thomas case. Even though he is a Republican, I would argue that he is more liberal than Quirk-Silva in his voting pattern. Bruce Whitaker is truly the gold standard for conservatism in Fullerton. some might even argue that McKinley is the one who created the culture that existed up until recently within the Fullerton Police Department.
Interestingly McKinley is the one who nominated Quirk-Silva to be Mayor. She was selected Mayor unanimously on a 5-0 voice vote (one of the few mistakes that Bruce Whitaker has made in my opinion). Whitaker might have been hoodwinked on this one though, because in fairness Quirk-Silva did nominate Whitaker to be Mayor Pro Tem though the motion was defeated 3-2.
Quirk- Silva is in a tight race for the Assembly against well known Republican Chris Norby. A contribution from McKinley is not a great thing to have turn up in her reports. (In the effort of full disclosure, Custom Campaigns has been hired to do some website work for the Norby campaign).
Posted in 65th Assembly District, Fullerton, State Assembly | Tagged: Bruce Whitaker, Chris Norby, Dick Jones, Don Bankhead, Pat McKinley, Sharon Quirk-Silva | 5 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 24, 2012
The No on 29 folks are doing a great job of getting their message out to the public. I received my fourth mailer so far this cycle from the campaign. As I have stated before I am just not a fan of the plain style of the mailer, but the messaging is excellent.
It is always a tough task to convince voters that raising taxes on cigarettes is not a good idea, and I don’t know that all of this mail will be enough to get the job done.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on May 23, 2012
A good slate mailer has finally arrived. The Save Prop 13 mailer is one of the best in the business and it is one of the most common ones I see at my polling place when I go vote. Jim Lacy always does a fantastic job and I believe that his slate mailers will be the ones that survive even if candidates do realize what a scam slates are.
Here is the piece:
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