Posted by Newsletter Reprint on March 18, 2012
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on March 12, 2012
The OC GOP Central Committee races have been finalized.
Here are the candidates that qualified for the ballot (top 6 win in each district):
55th Assembly District
Brett Barbre Appointed Incumbent
Jim Domen Pastor
Karla Downing Small Business Owner
Desare Ferraro Small Business Consultant
Peggy Huang Deputy Attorney General
Connie Lanzisera Small Business Owner
Robert Lauten
Brenda McCune Businesswoman/Childrens Advocate
Tim Shaw Mayor, City of La Habra
Dennis R. White Mechanical Engineer
65th Assembly District
Samuel “Sam” Han Appointed Incumbent
Steve Hwangbo Councilman/Businessman/Father
Jerry Jackson Retired Aerospace Engineer
Sou Moua Businessman
Shawn Nelson Orange County Supervisor
Baron Night Incumbent
Greg Sebourn Businessman/Educator
David John Shawver Mayor Pro Tem
Pat Shuff Incumbent
Henry Charoen Mayor/Businessman
Alexandria Coronado Small Business Owner
68th Assembly District
Denis Bilodeau Mayor Pro Tem
James Brownfield Business Owner
Mark William Bucher Incumbent
Steven S. Choi Irvine City Councilman
Jon Dumitru City Councilman
Marcia Gilchrist Incumbent
Ray Grangoff Incumbent
Jeffrey Lalloway Irvine Councilmember/Businessman
Joshua Robert Morales Retail Sales Associate
Walter H. Myers, III Software Consultant
Noel Stone Parrish Businesswoman
Deborah Pauly Councilwoman, City of Villa Park
Lynn Schott Entrepreneur/Educator
Todd Spitzer Businessman/Victims Advocate
Scott “Scotty” Voigts Lake Forest City Councilman
Fred M. Whitaker City of Orange Councilman/Businessman
Ken L. Williams Jr. Member, Orange County Board of Education
Nick Wilson Small Business Owner
69th Assembly District
Cuong Sinh Cao Incumbent
Bryan Carter Software Engineer
Gwen A. Dyrud Appointed Incumbent
Brett Elliott Franklin Incumbent
Thomas Anthony Gordon Incumbent
Robert Morris Hammond Business Owner/Teacher
Charles Hart Appointed Incumbent
Lupe Moreno Office Specialist
Glen Stroud Retired Recreation Supervisor
Timothy “Tim” Ryan Whitacre Incumbent
72nd Assembly District
John W. Briscoe Certified Public Accountant
Dennis R. Catron Small Businessman
Patrick Dooley
Michael E. Gates Businessman/Attorney
Dean Grose Small Business Owner
Matthew Harper Huntington Beach City Councilman
Brian Hoops Special Needs Educator
Diane A. Lenning Small Business Owner
Kermit Marsh Incumbent
Mark McCurdy Fountain Valley City Councilmember
Steve A. Nagel Incumbent
Janet Nguyen Orange County Supervisor
Patricia Ross Homemaker
Mary Tuong Van Pham Businesswoman
73rd Assembly District
Alice Anderson Incumbent
Nesa Anderson Planning Commissioner/Businesswoman
Linda Barnes Community Volunteer
Tony Beall Incumbent
Evan P. Chafee Marketing Sales/Representative
Chandra Chell Computer Systems Analyst
Nina R. Davar Export Assistant Manager
Norm Dickinson Retired Naval Officer
Mark Dobrilovic Financial Advisor
John C. Drew Author/Speaker/Consultant
Dave Duringer Gun Trust Attorney
Jon Steven Fleischman Small Business Owner
Roy Fussell Realtor
Paul Hebbard Certified Public Accountant
Michael Kogus Business Owner
Steve Magdziak Small Business Owner
Mike Munzing Incumbent
Nancy Padberg Governing Board Member, South Orange Co. Community College District
Kevin Richardson Plumbing Contractor
Eric Stolaski Small Business Owner
Greg Woodard Appointed Incumbent
Mary Young Incumbent
74th Assembly District
Jon Aiken Office Clerk
Allan Bartlett Incumbent
Scott Baugh Incumbent
John Draper Businessman
Bill Dunlap General Contractor
Thomas A. “T.J.” Fuentes Businessman
Don Hansen Mayor, City of Huntington Beach
Daniel Marshall Attorney
Jeff Mathews Business Owner
Vanessa A. Matthews Small Business Owner
Gary Morse Retired Business Owner
Richard “Dick” Palmer Community Volunteer
Scott “Scotty” Peotter Businessman/Legislative Analyst
Rhonda Rohrabacher Small Business Owner
Emily Sanford Retired Navy Captain
Christina L. Shea Businesswoman
John Warner Incumbent
This is simply a list of the candidates that qualified for the ballot along with their ballot designations. After the alphabetical lottery we will make some predictions on who we think will actually win these races.
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Posted by Newsletter Reprint on March 4, 2012
This came over the wire from Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s office:
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| Welcome to Nelson’s E-News! Welcome back to my newsletter. Thank you again for reading. Below, you will find some very significant votes and decisions that have occurred since my last newsletter, with my reasons for making them, including a long overdue proposal to begin reforming the County’s unsustainable pension system. As always, there are many events happening in the Fourth District and Orange County, one of which is the Orange County Homelessness Roundtable that I hosted to discuss this pressing issue. Please keep reading for more information and to see how you can get involved in the community. I have also included an update on the tragic fatal hit-and-run that occurred in the Fourth District last month. The next Board of Supervisors meeting is Tuesday, March 6 at 9:30 am in the Hall of Administration, 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana 92701. The Board will be dark on Tuesday, March 13. Sincerely, Shawn Nelson. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on March 1, 2012
In a 2-3 vote on Tuesday the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted down a term limits amendment that would have changed the consecutive terms that a candidate was allowed to serve in the OC Board of Supes from 2 terms to 3 terms. The amendment would have been placed before the voters and likely would have passed in my opinion based on the way that it was worded.
The amendment would have also changed the current procedure where a Supervisor can serve 2 consecutive terms sit-out a term and then run again. In my opinion this was not enough to make this worth passing as I do not see a need to give Supervisors an extra term.
My understanding is that Flash Report author Jon Fleischman spoke at the meeting and came out against the proposal. Apparently based on the way the proposal was worded it appears that it may have reset the clock on terms, which potentially could have allowed John Moorlach to serve a total of 5 terms if that indeed turned out to be true.
The votes in favor of the proposal were John Moorlach and Shawn Nelson. In opposition to the proposal were Janet Nguyen, Bill Campbell, and Pat Bates.
More on term limits tomorrow…
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 29, 2012
Here is part 7 in this 7 part series that is going out this week on the blog.
Thank you to Meridian Pacific for the use of the map to show this district:
This Assembly district is currently represented by Assemblyman Chris Norby and represents North Orange County. With that being said here is the break-down of who has pulled papers:
Alex Burrola– A Republican party activist that has run for partisan office before and been involved in numerous political activities.
Greg Sebourn– He ran for Fullerton City Council back in the 2010 election and fell just short of winning one of the two seats that was up. We might see take two of this election.
Henry Charoen– Currently a La Palma City Councilman and potentially a future candidate for the 65th Assembly District as he has already formed a committee.
Jerry Jackson– He is currently a sitting member of the OC GOP Central Committee. *Incumbent.
Sou Moua– I was not able to find any information about this individual.
Pat Shuff– She currently sits on the OC GOP Central Committee in this district and is a former Fullerton RWF President. *Incumbent.
Alexandria Coronado– She used to be a member of the Orange County Board of Education before she was narrowly defeated last election by David Boyd.
David John Shawver– He is currently a member of the Stanton City Council and a previous opponent of John Moorlach for public office.
Shawn Nelson– Orange County Supervisor representing the 4th district and he has been a solid vote so far. He is also a current member of the OC GOP Central Committee. *Incumbent.
Readers help me out by adding info on any candidates that I may have left out and feel free to fill me in on the candidates I found nothing on.
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Posted by Chris Nguyen on February 13, 2012
At 5:16 PM yesterday, either my father, sister, or both received this robocall from the OCEA targeting Anaheim Councilmembers Kris Murray, Gail Eastman, and Harry Sidhu. Click here to listen to the robocall or read the transcript below:
Hello, I’m Larry Larsen, your Anaheim neighbor and local businessman.
City Council Members Murray, Eastman, and Sidhu just voted to give away 158 million of our tax dollars to a hotel developer and campaign donor, instead of funding public safety, libraries, and parks.
Tell them they’re wrong. Join us at KABC Channel 7’s town hall meeting tomorrow, Monday, 6 PM at St. Anthony’s Church, 1450 East La Palma Avenue.
Paid for by the Orange County Employees Association (714) 835-3355 HeartofAnaheim.com
Essentially, the Anaheim City Council voted 3-2 for a $158 million tax incentive for GardenWalk Hotel I, LCC on January 24. How the plan works in a nutshell is that GardenWalk Hotel I, LCC will retain 80% of the Transient Occupancy Tax money from the GardenWalk Hotel for the next 15 years. (The Transient Occupancy Tax is known colloquially as the hotel bed tax.)
Some opponents dislike the plan on the basis that it unfairly discriminates against other hotel operators in Anaheim who do not get the same tax incentive. Other opponents dislike the plan on the basis that the $158 million could be spent on city government functions. Some proponents of the plan argue that it will bring jobs to the city. Other proponents argue that it will bring increased sales tax revenue and ensure future hotel bed tax revenue once the 15 years expires.
Mayor Tom Tait and Mayor Pro Tem Lorri Galloway voted against the plan while Councilmembers Eastman, Murray, and Sidhu voted for the plan. Here is the City of Anaheim’s staff report, which recommended the Council oppose the tax incentive plan; Eastman, Murray, and Sidhu bucked the staff recommendation. Here is the actual text of the new agreement between the City of Anaheim and GardenWalk Hotel I, LLC.
In 2004, OCEA made contributions to Galloway ($500 before the election and $500 after the election) and Sidhu ($500 after the election). In 2005, OCEA made a $500 contribution to Galloway. In 2008, OCEA made contributions to both Galloway and Sidhu’s re-election campaigns; they also made IEs on behalf of Galloway ($10,124.28) and Sidhu ($17,999.64). In 2010, OCEA made contributions to Galloway’s Supervisorial campaign and to John Leos‘s City Council campaign; they also made IEs on behalf of Leos’s City Council campaign ($198,044.31) and against Shawn Nelson‘s Supervisorial campaign ($317,190.60; implicitly aiding Galloway and Sidhu’s Supervisorial campaigns). Leos is running for Council in 2012.
Here is a January 24 OC Register article previewing the vote on the tax incentive plan. Here’s a January 25 Voice of OC article describing the council vote. Here’s a February 7 OC Register editorial arguing: “We don’t make a habit of begrudging lawmakers for cutting taxes, in most cases we welcome it, but only in instances where it is applied fairly – across the board. By approving a tax benefit that only applies to select hotels, the city puts other hotels at a competitive disadvantage. It’s political favoritism with severe economic consequences.”
I’m assuming the narrator of the robocall is the same Larry Larsen of Anaheim Hills who’s quoted in this January 31 OC Register article about the plan.
The robocall showed up on my father’s answering machine from what his caller ID deemed an “out of area” phone number. My sister is in the Peace Corps in Africa, so the phone number on her voter registration is the same as my father’s. Both of them are registered as “No Party Preference” (or “Decline-to-State” in the pre-Prop 14 parlance). They each voted in 3 of the last 5 elections (2 generals and a special for my sister; 2 generals and a primary for my father).
Fellow OC Political Editor Chris Emami informs me he also received the phone call but did not get a recording. I’m glad my father never answers his phone. Emami also received a mailer similar to this phone call.
Not sure if I’m getting missed or intentionally outside their phone universe. I’ve been registered as a Republican since I’ve been 18 and have voted 5 of the last 5 elections. (Actually, it’s way more than 5 of 5, as I’ve voted in every single primary, general, special, and recall election since I turned 18, but I’m not going to sit down and count how many elections that’s been.)
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Posted by Newsletter Reprint on February 12, 2012
This came across the wire from Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s office.
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