Will Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, replace him?
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UPDATE: A pajarito reports that Renee Ramirez was registered as a Decline to State Voter since 2003. Yesterday she filed as a Republican and showed up at the OC GOP Central Committee meeting trolling for endorsements…
I guess we should have seen this coming. With Supervisor Chris Norby out of the race for Orange County Clerk-Recorder, more candidates are coming out of the woodworks. Current Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, showed up at tonight’s Orange County GOP Central Committee meeting, and introduced herself as a candidate for Daly’s office, according to several of my pajaritos who were there.
There is some debate as to whether or not Ramirez is even a Republican, but if she wasn’t she certainly is now.
Over the past few months many of our readers have commented about Ramirez here at the Orange Juice. Apparently she is hated by most of her coworkers. Some commenters have also alleged that she is carrying on an affair with Daly, who is married to a county lobbyist.
I don’t know if Daly is having an affiar with Ramirez, but it makes sense that Daly and his political machine would want to get his assistant elected, so he can maintain some control over the office of Clerk-Recorder.
Hugh Nguyen, the leading Republican candidate for Clerk-Recorder, has so much momentum built up that it would be hard to believe that Ramirez or anyone else could beat him. But the John Lewis machine has their fingers in this candidate. Ramirez was escorted tonight by longtime Lewis ally Brett Barbre, who serves on the MWD Water Board.
When you search for “Brett Barbre and John Lewis” online, this nugget comes up, “Republican PR guy and water district official Brett Barbre is helping to host a union-supported fund-raiser for Democrat Tom Daly for supervisor. Another prominent Republican, consultant and lobbyist John Lewis, is also supporting Daly’s run,” according to the Orange Punch blog.
Don’t be fooled folks – Renee Ramirez is just another creation of the Lewis and Daly machines. I’ll be voting for Hugh Nguyen.
UPDATE: Lewis says he is supporting Laura “Mrs. Jerbal” Cunningham. Chisme has it that Renee was a Democrat who just switched to the GOP. If true that might explain why Lewis is going with Mrs. Jerbal instead.
UPDATE: The Total Buzz blog has confirmed that Brett Barbre is serving as Ramirez’ campaign manager.
Renee Ramirez is such a fake. She is always trying to imtimidate all of us. She doesn’t know how treat people fairly. This is bad news for all of us at the Clerk Recorder. She is not even qualified to do the job.
We will make sure that everyone knows including the media what is really going on at the Clerk Recorder office. The department morale is so bad that no one wants to come to work.
We encourage all voters to please do not vote for her. She is an evil person who is a fake.
Is she for real? Renee Ramirez the gal who has slept her way to the top? She has stabbed so many people in the back this is why people hate her you literally feel like your walking on egg shells. And poor Debbie I wonder if shes aware of whats going on between Tom and Renee. The other thing, why would she want to run for office? even your darkest secrets will be found I hope your ready and for all you bozos who are thinking about endorsing think again have we not had enough drama these last few weeks?
Art,
I usually don’t respond to your mistakes but I will make an exception in this case. I have endorsed and support Laura Cunningham for Clerk-Recorder.
John Lewis
John,
Thanks for clarifying that. I just had a call this morning that Laura, whom we know here as “Mrs. Jerbal,” was thinking of running – and I immediately thought of you!
I think that is great. Laura and Renee will split the female vote and Hugh will waltz to the finish line.
And now I get to remind everyone about Laura getting paid to hate last year on the Prop. 8 campaign, as their director of outreach to Latino voters…
Man, this is getting really, really weird.
David,
The Lewis machine used to get away with this sort of stuff all the time. Now they can’t.
In this case it looks like Daly and Lewis are up to something but from a strategic standpoint it looks like pendejadas.
All the better. We can beat both their candidates and elect a qualifed Clerk-Recorder in the process…
What is it with Mexican chicks and Tom Daly?
Let me remind everyone here, Daly was the mastermind behind Loretta Sanchez running against Dornan. It’s a well known fact those two were bumping uglies all over the place. Then, there was another one who’s name escapes me right now that Daly “mentored” for a local seat who lost.
It should come as no surprise that Renee Ramirez is eagerly spreading her legs for him as well since it appears Tommy Boy has the magic touch with Mexican chicks.
The good news is this is okay for the married Daly to do since afterall, he’s a Democrat and this kind of thing is no big deal – in fact it is expected to happen. What a couple of PIGS both Daly and Ramirez are!
What is Daly’s secret? How do I get some of these HOT Mexican chicks?
Overheard at the Quill: Phil and Claudio want to work on Daly’s campaign hoping to pick-up some of Daly’s leftovers.
Renee is something else, someone needs to ask her if she remembers sneaking in to the closet (at the old courthouse) with good looking Danny. If you have been thier for a while you will remember Danny he was very good looking. This was around the time when she divorced her husband who she later re-married poor guy. Then there was that very tall good looking cop who would come in to the office for anything and everything. He gave us all a talk on how to prevent identity theft. And what about Chris good old Chris, talks too much when hes drunk he is the one who did or does purchasing someone really needs to go over purchasing records im telling you things are really crooked in that office.
You people just hate Mexicans. Renee is a hot, smart, Latina..so what? Don’t let your racist feelings cloud your opinions. And if Daly and his wife Debbie have worked things out so he can get a little luvin on the side..that’s personal between the two of them.
Why is it that when Tom Daly was bedding down a Lobbyist, Debbie Trabatoni (while married to another woman and on the Anaheim City Council) it was wonderful but when Mike Duvall does it in Sacramento it’s evil? If Mike goes on to marry the Eye Patch Panty lobbiest will all be forgiven and can he run for County Recorder????
So dont tell me, she registered as a Republican on the way to the meeting what a joke! Obviously shes a dedicated Republican
I agree with double standard smeller. How is it that Daily was able carry on a torrid affair with lobbiest Debbi Trabitoni while he was married and yet Mike Duvall was run out of town on a rail? Democrats have a double standard.
HAHAHA you guys are funny
forget the rumors around the office about renee ramirez and tom daly seeing each other when he first got elected, fact is she doesnt know what she is doing. like when she ordered $2,000,000 in software without Board of Supervisor approval. We were testing the software in December 08 so they had to start working on in at lest six month before that, and it didnt go to the Board for approval until may 2009. i guess you dont have to follow the rules when you sleep with the boss.
I am a current CR employee and have some serious concerns regarding the posts on this website and the people posting them!
First I would like to address “Clerk-Recorder Employee”, who is this “WE” that you keep spewing? Do you have a mouse in your pocket? I am a CR employee and I refuse to be lumped in with this so called ”WE”. I do not appreciate the fact that you feel you can vomit your ugly thoughts and opinions and pass them off as mine! I AM HERE TO TELL YOU HERE AND NOW…I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOUR OPINION!
Second I would like to address the Renee Ramirez, Assistant Clerk-Recorder bashing going on. The question should be is she qualified for this important position NOT whether she married her husband twice or if one or two staff members who are trying to make it sound like more are intimidated by her. No one can intimidate you. You allow them to affect you and I question why they allow her to affect them so negatively? What have you done in your career to make you feel this way? Take responsibility for your actions.
With all that said, I ask again is she qualified? As an employee who has worked for both Hugh Nguyen (formerly Hieu) and Renee Ramirez, I believe that she is very qualified for this position. I have never witnessed anything unprofessional or questionable about Renee’s work ethic. I for one look forward to her website and am eager to hear about her experience and vision for the office.
You would think she would be nicer with as much action as she gets, but let’s not go there. We should be focusing on her education. Does she even have a high school diploma? Have you seen her e-mails? Seriously, my son has better grammer than she does. Do we really want someone in office that doesn’t know the difference between “to, too, two, or tu”?
I am also a CR employee and was just told about this blog by another employee. After reading the different post here is my opinion. I have never witness or percived anything between Renee Ramirez and Tom Daly. However, she is universally disliked by most of the CR employees because she takes credit for other peoples work, she blames her mistakes on others, and she is vindictive. She is a terrible manager.
#17
Campaigns get messy. If you think comments like that are bad just wait till it gets closer to election date. I’m pretty suprised theres that many comments on such a new post. Those are Big Red flags in my eyes as a OC Voter.
Dear “Clerk-Recorder Employees”
Not every employee of the Clerk-Recorder Department feels like you do. I have not only enjoyed working for the department for the past 15 years but I felt good about being part of a department that has truly focused on customer service and appreciate having my job. I have never once felt intimidated and never have experienced this “low morale’ that you speak of.
I can truly say that I am ashamed to know that I work with a few of you who can say such ugly and hateful things about anyone! Shame on all of you haters!!! Are you aware that your slander hurts more than your intended party? Perhaps you should all grow up and just ask yourself, “Who is qualified for the job”?
Renee Ramirez is a good person who deserves to be treated fairly. I have worked with Renee and Hieu and both are descent people, but I feel Renee is more qualified and better suited for the position of Clerk-Recorder.
I actually feel bad for Hieu, knowing that he has people on his side who need to slander others rather than let Hieu win this race based on his own good merits.
Hieu, maybe you should ask your supporters to behave themselves…..karma is a bitch!
Dear Abbey….well said!
you must be renee or one of her family members that she has working for her.
I agree with #23. Now really if more people are not coming out to speak thier minds its because they are afraid of what she will do if she finds out who is talking. And lets see if only someone would investigate to see if what #16 has mentioned is true. And the person who said Chris talks alot when he’s drunk is saying the truth he really does. He has mentioned in the past that her current position was re-shaped so that she would qualify and this she told him. So word to the wise if your gonna drink be careful what you say and who you say it to.
I do not think Hugh has anything to do with what is being said. People are just immature and have to talk about others to justify themselves. If you have so much to say, stop hiding behind your made up names and post exactly who you are. I suggest you find yourself another job if you are so unhappy with your work place. That would be the most logical thing to do. Don’t you think? Poor you, Renee looked at you the wrong way and all of a sudden she is Evil and Intimidating. GET OVER IT! GROW UP!!!!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself.
I am sure Renee has not set the best example to her employees, but from the looks of it, you are not any better of an example. Nobody is to blame for that and she will have to deal with it. But enough with all the silly rumors and gossip from way back when. I can write for days on a few CR girls and all their scandals.
In all honesty, both Hugh and Renee are highly qualified for the job. They have both worked for a very well respected Gary Granville who held high expectations for serving the public. I wish them nothing but the best.
THIS IS ERRONEOUS ON ALL ACCOUNTS. THE TRUTH IS COMING OUT, AND PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT. THE MOST QUALIFIED AND THE MOST RESPECTED PERSON SHOULD GET THIS POSITION. IF ONLY MR GRANVILLE KNEW THE TRUTH.
#17 Concerned CR Employee Says:
#21 Abbey Says:
You guys are both blind or stupid. The reason people are saying negative comments is because it’s show the person Renee Ramirez really is behind that fake smile. She is no better than Mike Duvall. People are tired of individual running for office who do bad things.
#17 says Renee is more qualified than Hugh that is not true. I remember working in the accounting department when Darlene Bloom was appointed and Renee Ramirez was asked to do the budget and the business plan and she couldn’t do it. Darlene brought in Karen Davis to do Renee job. How embarrasing! Also Renee had her whole family working at the Clerk Recorder Office and nepotism was the number one issue.
She was put in the position of Assistant clerk Recorder and she knew nothing about recording and budget. If you asked anyone in the department it was Hugh Nguyen who implemented the Electronic Recording system, scanning at the front window, Training the title companies, Cashiering system and many other system . We appreciate Hugh as our manager and we were sad to see him go!
I remember how hard he would work during the rolling black out and end of the month. WHERE WAS RENEE RAMIREZ SHE DIDN”T ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING IN THE RECORDER OFFICE. SO HOW IN THE HELL IS SHE QUALIFIED. SHE TAKES CREDIT FOR WHAT HUGH DID.
I have work at the Clerk Recorder office for over 8 years and morale is horrible. She is not a nice person and she is so unprofessional treating all of us like crap. Believe me there are more than a few people so when we say WE you don’t have to be included.
Hugh was the one who managed the recorder office when the volume of recording was over 1 million documents. He was the one who would try so hard to educated all the examiners so we can all be consistant when we examined. Now a days people get trained for a few days and they start examining. I overheard Cyndi Viall the other day saying she hopes Hugh win so we can get rid of Renee Ramirez. That’s funny her own supervisor can’t stand her. That speak high volume!
Hugh was the best manager we have ever had He would praised and motivated us to do our best. We would work so hard for him. Renee is not qualified for this job. How dare you to compare Renee to Hugh. He doesn’t play games like Renee. Just remember he know the clerk functions too since he started with Gary Granville.
She can’t even get the new ER multi county system done and it’s costing the county thousands of dollars. The taxpayer in Orange County deserved better. Do not vote for Renee Ramirez. I can’t wait to see her website so I can critized all the things she didn’t accomplish.
Renee Ramirez has hurt so many people and people don’t forget!!!!
This Ramirez story is a very old story in office politics. An older manager gets “smitten” by a young underling and then gets determined to protect and promote that employee who he’s decided is special.
In this case you have a silly older guy who probably is unhappy/bored/ineffective at home, so he puts out a lot of his energies into his in-office relationship. The younger woman benefits. In fact, in his eyes, she can do no wrong. If there are complaints about her, he will brush those aside. If she fails at her job he will either get her job done for her or one or both of them will find scapegoats to blame for the failures. You will even be able to see the both of them go after competent employees who they know poses a threat to the undeserved status that the underling is enjoying because of her boss’s unequal treatment in her favor.
In reality, it’s an adolescent crush. Most office politics like this is unconscious abuse of authority by a weak manager who lucked into place. But it does hurt all the other workers, because doing the job well or doing the job right is not the main focus under the silly manager. He only has eyes for one employee and he will do whatever he has to protect and promote (in this case) her. Good riddance to him as he terms out. The employees should do everything they can to thwart little miss princess. No one wants the boss’ arm charm as the new manager!
Anyone with a stake in this should understand that this is just an abuse of the organization’s power structure by creating favorites ( and potential paramour situations). They can find strategies to undermine and derail these ambitions born of an entitlement mentality. Watch “The Office” for ideas!
To all of you who are trying to defend Renee Ramirez. Shame on you! If the truth hurts then you must deal with it.
Let me remind you that Renee was made assistant in 2002. That’s 7 years and she still doesn’t know how to examine or understand the operation.
Hugh was my boss. He was supervising the Recordings, Imaging and Data entry department for over 10 yrs. He was a document examiner and he understands the daily operation. He was Gary Granville’s right hand. Anyone who was working here knows that Hugh helped build this place with Gary Granville and not Renee Ramirez.
Hugh is more qualified than Tom Daly and Renee Ramirez put together.
I support my old boss and will encourage everyone I know to vote for him!
This department needs a change and Renee Ramirez will not be the one. The reason is she is the problem in this department but Tom Daly is too blind to see it.
Both Hugh, and Renee aren’t qualified to run for the position. Both don’t have education higher than high school and both can’t write. Someone mentioned Renee’s emails being bad, has that person seen Hugh’s emails?? Grammar teacher’s nightmare!
#30 (Concerned Jerbalito),
Hugh Nguyen has been recruited in the past by the Clerk-Recorders in Clark County (Las Vegas) and San Bernardino.
Has anyone ever tried to recruit Laura Cunningham, a political consultant with ZERO experience as a Clerk-Recorder? NO. Would she even merit a job interview? NO.
I have no doubt that Ramirez is as lame as folks say she is, but Hugh Nguyen is the leading candidate to replace Daly for a reason. He did a great job when he worked in the Clerk-Recorder’s office. And he will do that again as our next Clerk-Recorder.
Sounds like Renee has the makings of a fine politician. She is the “Hot Topic” at the water cooler and the donut box for you fat folks. Campaigns always bring out the ugly in already ugly people. That’s why they sling this garbage.
I can’t believe that Renee isn’t an angel according to the knuckleheads that previously posted. But who is? She has experienced marital problems, who hasn’t? That’s some good buzz, everyone is talking about Renee…keep posting that juicy reading and it will sky rocket her upwards.
What do they mean she is hated by some of her staff. Maybe because they abuse their county jobs and she regulates them…Face it most clerical staff that work for the county (all county departments) think they are untouchable because they are vested or have civil service to protect them. Employees of the county are lazy, they dress bad and they complain about everything. Just stand near the county buildings during the county break times. Um, I don’t know exactly what time because it seems like they are always on break. You can spot them walking in a group of at least two. They think they are exercising, they are usually wearing a name badge around their neck and some no name type running/walking shoes which they put on during their first break, and seem to continue to wear them for the remainder of their work day. They cry about what other employees are getting and they want to know why they are not getting the same (why is Renee getting the bosses job, I’ve been here for 25 years and I’m still only a clerk II, looser). So they’ll fake an injury and go out on disability for several months, usually during the summer if they have kids. I don’t work for Renee and I don’t know her qualifications, based on a previous post, sounds like she could do better than our California governor (his English is no bueno to, or two, too, screw it tu!) but I do work for a county department. If I was an unhappy employee of CR, I guess I would do the same. What a shame, morale is low. You are unhappy at your county job. Then get the hell out, quit you snivelers. Go get a job where you can not call off sick 10-15 times a year and you get 13 holidays a year. The majority of you are wearing some type of brace on your wrist because you have a carpal syndrome. I bet when you’re on that state line bus ride with your fellow blue hair, bad perfume and hair county employees rolling a seven or an eleven, that little syndrome doesn’t bother you. It sounds like Renee is a rising star, so if you are smart, you’ll latch on, or you, your carpal tunnel syndrome (which was made up by a county employee) and your 15-25 years of county service (loosely termed) will be moved to some basement under a 75 year old county building filing crap away. From the sounds of it, Renee sounds like she is ready for a fight. She looks like a scrapper.
Keep posting because I’ve been at work for two hours and I haven’t done crap yet. I would keep writing, but it’s break time. Time to go watch all of the hogs circle the buildings in their nasty walking shoes and wolf down a fat free jelly donut, right!
Just a thought,
you’re a bone-head
Renee Ramirez and Quang Pham are two peas in a pod! Just like Tan Nguyen, all of a sudden they “Saw the light” and “transformed” into Republicans and immediately “felt the call” to run for higher office.
Just say NO to bozos like this!!!
this is funny
#30 BAD GRAMMAR, IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US!
Huh I wonder why Tom’s car and Renee’s car are both missing out of thier spots this morning??? Could they possibly be out campaigning? On County time? Something to think about.
#36
did you happen to notice that the cars were missing while taking a walk on your county break??? get yo @$$ back to work!
Rumor has it that Renee is changing her name to DEBBIE! Get ready Renee. It’s only going to get worse. Too bad you’re dragging Tom down with you.
37. No I actually park in the same parking lot and noticed as I was coming in this morning. you sure have alot of time on your hands maybe you should get up put on your crappy shoes and go for a walk looks like you need it!
#39. Get back to work and stop using your County computer while checking out the OJ Blog. You’re a public servant so get back to work and serve the people of Orange County.
I heard Renee is going to check all the office computers to see who is blogging about her.
(I heard Renee is going to check all the office computers to see who blogging about her is.)
#40
That pretty funny to say after all her follower’s comment that she doesn’t intimidate. Does she feel threatened already on day two that she has to hunt down everyone who is speaking there mind? It doesn’t matter if people don’t do it at work while eating there fat free donuts if they can’t do it there, then they will do it at home.
I can’t wait to see the knuckleheads who endorse her. That’ll be a funny list of county rejects.
Wow she is checking everyone computers. That’s sounds like Renee for you. Soon she will try to intimidate and scare everyone. Give it a couple of days.
All you outsider this is what happens in the Clerk Recorder Office under leadership of Tom Daly and Renee Ramirez.
This is why morale is crap!!!!!
Wow, such interesting comments! (A few of you could use some grammar lessons.)
You’d think by the comments that you might end up with Robert Citron as Clerk-Recorder.
Geez!
Does anyone actually do work at the Clerk Recorder’s office or do you all read the blog all day?
#43,
LOL! Given that Daly does NOTHING all day I guess that it is par for the course for his employees to follow suit…
#44. Go visit the Clerk Recorder’s office to see what they do all day. Let me share my Clerk Recorder office experience. First they like to check you out head to toe. Next they discuss amongst themselves all the latest personal gossip. Next they sip their Starbucks coffee and check you out again. Next they scowl at you. Finally they take another sip from their coffee and if they can help you. With scowl of course.
I have an idea! Debbie Daly #1 and Debbie Daly #2 should run for Clerk Recorder. Hell, why don’t all of Tom Daly’s Wives, Renee Ramirez and the rest of his Mexcian Chicks run for Clerk Recorder?
I have three words for Renee Ramirez
1)evil
2)lying
3)bitch
I got in trouble because the County thought I was using my computer to blog.
Every piece of this blog is so true if you ever worked for this office. Those who think this is full of gossips, then they need to know more about the Clerk-Recorder’s Office.