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2012 elections Archive
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Fullerton City Council Meeting Live: Repeated Calls for Police Oversight
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 1 CommentFullerton Rag The Fullerton City Council moved item twelve, an update from Chief Hughes about the trial of two former officers acquitted of charges in the death of Kelly Thomas, […] -
Police Oversight–Will the Fullerton City Council Stand with the People or the Police? Part 2
Posted on September 17, 2013 | No CommentsFullerton Rag Police Oversight–Will the City Council Stand with the People or the Police? Part 1 closed with the observation that there are several reasons the Fullerton City Council should not […] -
Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss!
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 34 CommentsVideo and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […] -
Grover Norquist and Wayne LaPierre drown in small bathtub.
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 18 Comments. As probably most of you know, the most famous quote associated with puffed-up, has-been, anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist, the snide quip with which he will always be equated, is […] -
Breaking – Margie Rice Returns to Westminster Council, Tri Ta first elected Viet Mayor in US!
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 10 CommentsIt’s that time of transitions, when newly elected members of legislative bodies are sworn in. Some transitional meetings are organized so they are just ceremonial, with outgoing members […] -
What next for districting in Anaheim?
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 14 Comments. The distant third-place finish of reformist Republican John Leos, and the first-place triumph of Jordan Brandman, leave Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait with only runner-up Lucille Kring as an obvious […] -
“Taking the Plastic off the Furniture” in Surf City – What could the new HB majority achieve?
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 8 Comments. What are the main ways we distinguish one City Council from another, one City Council majority from another, particularly in this county, particularly in this decade? Two stand out: […] -
Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 Comments. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […] -
OJ Republican Bloggers and Friends Discuss the Future of Their Party.
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 30 Comments. Vern here. I decided to ask the Orange Juice’s Republican bloggers, as well as some of our good Republican friends, this question, in hopes of some scintillating and enlightening […] -
A few thoughts on some election results
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 4 Comments. It looks like Fullerton’s Chris Norby has lost his Assembly seat and along with it his State paycheck, trailing Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva. This means Norby is out and his […] -
Poseidon Now Faces Hostile Huntington Beach Council Majority
Posted on November 12, 2012 | 5 Comments. Election Changes: Poseidon Desalination Plan Isn’t Popular With New Huntington Beach City Council By John Earl Surf City Voice Poseidon, the God of the Sea, might have suffered a […] -
Reflections on Anaheim’s City Council Elections
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 8 Comments. I have described my transformation from a passive Anaheim resident, to one actively learning about the problems of the city, in previous essays in this blog. The riots of […]