I don’t very much care for your sympathies. I don’t need it. I suggest you look at your own life…
Yeah, you love talking about lawsuits. But this fact remains until you are convicted, you are not guilty but of…
Oh, Sam. You don't know anything about local politics and elections or local governance. I do. I'll leave it at…
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
2010 elections Archive
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SAPD Chief Walters warns voters about Amezcua, who then comes unglued
Posted on November 2, 2010 | 38 CommentsApparently Santa Ana Police Department Chief Paul Walters called voters, using a robo-call service, this week to warn them about mayoral candidate Alfredo Amezcua. Amezcua and his Usual Suspect acolytes […] -
Orange County Election Night parties
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 5 CommentsWell, the election is upon us and it is time to start thinking about Election Night parties! Here is the latest rundown of the parties I am aware of: The […] -
Capo Recall: The Saam Alikhani Interview.
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 6 CommentsAs was predicted, like sharks to chum, the reactionaries in the Capistrano Unified School District – the defenders of the current pathetic Trustees – have chosen to make mockery of […] -
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez’ mother passed away this morning
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsSanta Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez is not facing an opponent tomorrow, on Election Day 2010, but it will be a difficult day for her nevertheless, as her mother, Maryann Oliva Martinez, […] -
Mayor Pulido’s “Arts and Culture” Blogroll
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 10 CommentsWith Election Day tomorrow, I decided to visit Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s newer blog site one last time. (His old one is scant on information) The top post there […] -
Charles Hart begs the Usual Suspects not to jump on board Amezcua’s campaign
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 6 CommentsAmezcua tells Hart, thanks for splitting the vote! Alas, poor Charles Hart. The Santa Ana mayoral candidate has finally figured out that he was used by the Usual Suspects. They […] -
OC Voters: Republicans stole your Fairgrounds. Remember that Tuesday.
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 15 Comments. . . . . L.A. Live, which Facilities Management West has mentioned as a model for their envisioned “O.C. Fame.” Very, very few Orange County residents are happy to […] -
Alfredo Amezcua was allied with Miguel Pulido for twenty years
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 7 CommentsWe often forget our history – and you know what that means – we are doomed to repeat it. That cycle is happening right now, here in Santa Ana. It […] -
O.C.’s scariest politicians, in 2010
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 29 CommentsWhen you stop to think about how many awful politicians we have here in Orange County, the task of listing them seems daunting, but here we go nevertheless: Scariest O.C. […] -
Did the OC Register attempt to undermine MV council challengers?
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 40 CommentsWas it a mistake? I don’t think so! On page 17 of our Saddleback Valley News/OC Register on Friday there was a paid ad whose headline read “YOU BE THE […] -
Sandy Genis, Republican former Mayor of Costa Mesa, endorses Phu Nguyen.
Posted on October 30, 2010 | 11 CommentsThis endorsement just came in from former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis, a Republican, environmentalist, and land-use planner who blogs here occasionally as “La Femme Wonkita.” As a long-time Republican […] -
Is the Orange County Register still a Libertarian newspaper?
Posted on October 30, 2010 | 11 CommentsI was looking at the O.C. Register’s Election Day resources, in their Opinion Section, and was astounded to discover that they are no longer, apparently, even pretending to be a […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…