The mail ads we got in support of Penaloza were thoroughly nasty -- pictures of Lopez doctored up to look…
Jimmy cliff says it best the harder they come the harder they fall
We at Orange Indivisible had members walking for Jessie...Sad that our local pols endorsed the corporate bootlicker.
I added that list in, at least most of em, you can see all of em here https://www.votejessielopez.com/endorsements/ As far…
Great article. The only thing missing is the mirrored list of candidates and institutions who supported Lopez. Sarmiento stands out…
Thursday night should be great. Thanks
It’s Derek Tran all over again. Well kind of. Good stuff Vern.
Thank you very much for all your hard work on bringing us the truth, you are a good man Vern.
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AD 72 Archive
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Endorsement: Chris Kluwe for Assembly District 72!
Posted on January 7, 2026 | 1 CommentIt's just assembly, but this guy's especially good, and his opponents are especially bad. -
Mid-December Open Thread: Kluwe at Anaheim Dems. And everything else all at once.
Posted on December 18, 2025 | 43 CommentsIt's The Weave, you understand. -
Something Anti-Semitic in HB’s air? Tyler Diep Jew-baits Josh Lowenthal.
Posted on November 1, 2018 | 3 CommentsSo much bad to say about Tyler ... just vote Josh! -
![. . . SO. Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen, of the 72nd district (northern half of HB, Westminster, Seal Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, western Garden Grove) has today, as long […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/diep-allen-question-mark-115x115.png "Travis “Hot Dog” Allen to run for Governor; Who will be north HB’s next Assemblyperson?")
Travis “Hot Dog” Allen to run for Governor; Who will be north HB’s next Assemblyperson?
Posted on June 22, 2017 | 29 Comments. . . SO. Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen, of the 72nd district (northern half of HB, Westminster, Seal Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, western Garden Grove) has today, as long […] -
![. . . IN SHORT: State Senate 29 Newman; 37 either one. AD 55 Fritchle. AD 65 Quirk Silva. AD 68 Chuchua. AD 69 Velarde Garcia. AD 72 & 73 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chuchua-Newmans-Ofelia-115x115.png "OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 3: State Senate & Assembly")
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 3: State Senate & Assembly
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . IN SHORT: State Senate 29 Newman; 37 either one. AD 55 Fritchle. AD 65 Quirk Silva. AD 68 Chuchua. AD 69 Velarde Garcia. AD 72 & 73 […] -
![Today (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Recount-115x115.jpg "Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?")
Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 4 CommentsToday (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […] -
![. Welcome to Abel Maldonado’s Top-Two Universe. You and I just live in it now. Well, at least now we can focus a little better. Let’s look at the choices-of-two […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-candidate-medley-115x115.jpg "Meet Your 2012 Candidates!")
Meet Your 2012 Candidates!
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 41 Comments. Welcome to Abel Maldonado’s Top-Two Universe. You and I just live in it now. Well, at least now we can focus a little better. Let’s look at the choices-of-two […] -
![. . . The most dangerous job in politics: Vietnamese Republican candidate in AD-72. Back when we redistricting geeks were attending Commission hearings last year, what would become AD-72 was supposed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Long-Pham-115x115.jpg "So Long, Pham! Dovinh is Last Vietnamese Standing in AD-72. (Or IS he?)")
So Long, Pham! Dovinh is Last Vietnamese Standing in AD-72. (Or IS he?)
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 30 Comments. . . The most dangerous job in politics: Vietnamese Republican candidate in AD-72. Back when we redistricting geeks were attending Commission hearings last year, what would become AD-72 was supposed […] -
![As far as I can tell, Pedroza’s OCPolitics Blog broke the news for the English-speaking world: Republican Assembly candidate for the 72nd District, Westminster Councilman Tyler Diep, has dropped out […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/diep-harper-115x115.jpg "“TOO BAD, VIETS!” says the OC GOP, “It’s NOT YOUR TIME in the 72nd AD!”")
“TOO BAD, VIETS!” says the OC GOP, “It’s NOT YOUR TIME in the 72nd AD!”
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 37 CommentsAs far as I can tell, Pedroza’s OCPolitics Blog broke the news for the English-speaking world: Republican Assembly candidate for the 72nd District, Westminster Councilman Tyler Diep, has dropped out […] -
![. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3-viets-in-72-115x115.jpg "Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.")
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]
Tran also endorsed Gio Chavez, so he's got a mixed record on good endorsements. But he's a good fit for…