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WATER BOARDS!
This is a truly extraordinary year for reformist Water Board candidates. I’m one of them — and of the major boards, my race is the least important. Let’s get to the ones that matter more!
MESA WATER DISTRICT
Support Anna Vrska over slimy Shawn Dewane!
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
District 1: Support Linda Zamora over useless Poseidon shill Dina Nguyen!
District 7: Support Water Scientist Kelly Rowe over even-more-useless-here Shawn Dewane!
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
Division 1: Yes, you should vote for me over self-serving Brett Barbre. But the others are running real campaigns, so focus on those more!
ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Both James Vanderbilt and Jordan Brandman have represented Anaheim on the county’s Water Board. Vanderbilt has been quite good and appropriately skeptical. Brandman has been, unsurprisingly, lousy and a shill for Poseidon. Yet another reason to support Vanderbilt.
IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Reelect Peer Swan
AND VOTE AGAINST, BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T TRUST THE OCGOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON WATER BOARDS, THESE CANDIDATES:
Marice De Pasquale for Mesa Water District, Division 3
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Kelly Jennings for Moulton Niguel Water District
Bill Green for South Coast Water District
SELECTED SCHOOLS BOARDS
ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY
Area 2: Juan Gabriel Alvarez
Area 4: Norma Campos-Kurtz
Area 5: Ryan Ruelas
ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Area 1: Al Jabbar
Area 2: Annemarie Randle-Trejo
Area 5: Anna Piercy
BREA OLINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Joseph Covey
BUENA PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Area 1: Joe Pak
COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Seat 1: Jim Moreno
FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sandra Crandall
Jennifer Weimer
Lisa Schultz
FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL
District 1: Regina Cuadra
District 4: Lauren Klatzler
District 5: Bridget Vornholt
FULLERTON SCHOOL BOARD
District 3: Jennifer Harris
District 4: Shana Charles
LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED
Dee Namba Perry
GARDEN GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Area 4: Katelyn Brazer
HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Martin Salgado
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED
Olaina Anderson
Marlys Davidson
NEWPORT MESA
Area 2: Michele Murphy
Area 4: Karen Yelsey
Area 5: Paul Hillson
Area 7: Ashley Anderson
OCEAN VIEW
Jack Souders
Patricia Singer
John Briscoe
SANTA ANA UNIFIED
Valeria Amezcua, John Palacio — best of viable alternatives
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Penny Loomer
Wish we could get more people to pay attention to this. Everything else sucks the air out of the conversation.
The Poseidon Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach is one of if not the biggest boondoggles on Orange County’s plate.
While there’s plenty of conversation to be had on the topic, here’s the short version.
The issue is the contract. Poseidon flat out steals your money and provides *no new water beyond what we already have* for two generations.
Do not vote for anyone supporting water pirates.