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.
latinos Archive
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Trump brought his Social Indigestion Tour to Anaheim; Acid Reflux Ensued.
Posted on June 1, 2016 | 16 CommentsSo, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump came to Anaheim last Wednesday. “Who is this Trump you speak of?” you ask, “and what does he portend?” So glad you asked, I’ve […] -
District 3 is Still as Majority Latino CVAP as It Ever Was: A Close Look at Block Groups 93 & 106
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 23 CommentsThat . . . (1) BIG NEWS That Probably Isn’t News at All Kleptocracy-associated blogs are all atwitter over news, reportedly from the Anaheim City Council’s hired demographer Justin Levitt, suggesting […] -
BREAKING: Anaheim’s “People’s Map” Wins! More Details to come…
Posted on January 13, 2016 | 64 Comments. . . Yes, I thought I was dreaming too. Actually I WAS dreaming, when I was woken up by this text from Mark “Dark Maniels” Daniels, letting me know […] -
Jordan gets to keep Matt’s Teddy Bear!
Posted on December 14, 2015 | No Comments. . . Anaheim Insider here. Was it a dream? Or did all of that really happen? My head is pounding. I have seen some wild parties, and some strange […] -
Oak View Comunidad tells Rainbow “Put a Lid on It!” (Plus, Epting-Gina cagematch!)
Posted on October 29, 2015 | 13 Comments. . . The Bat Signal went up. Activists from my neighboring barrio Oak View Comunidad (NO LONGER to be referred to as Slater Slums), along with sympathetic Ocean View […] -
Anaheim’s 25.25 Maps, Part 2: Creating Latino Plurality Districts
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 2 Comments. . Anaheim was forced to impose election districts because Latino voters and candidates were getting excluded from power under the previous system. So, of the 25 maps we have to examine (not counting […] -
Loretta: House Republicans’ Latest Anti-Immigrant Demagoguery is “Sin Verguenza.”
Posted on January 14, 2015 | 26 Comments. . . Just across the transom E-MAIL from Congresswoman Sanchez (who I’m betting is NOT gonna go up against Kamala for Senate.) We agree with Lo here: the Congressional […] -
Chief Quezada’s Comments on Hernandez Lawsuit Get a Grim Reception in Anaheim’s Barrios
Posted on April 6, 2014 | 30 CommentsHere are comments from Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada — someone whom I truly want to respect, because it’s hard to imagine Anaheim hiring anyone much better than him in […] -
Democracy gets blue balls, as Judge Franz Miller grants Anaheim another three weeks – UPDATED!
Posted on July 9, 2013 | 45 Comments. This is all we know so far: Judge Miller granted a three-week stay, for the anti-democracy forces of Anaheim to try to prove that their Santa Ana dog food-style […] -
The anti-immigrant nonsense of Amanda Edinger, the Brandman-Kring appointee to Anaheim’s districting commission.
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 61 Comments. Save Anaheim‘s Jason had the bombshell scoop this morning, the morning of this evening’s final Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, where the Council’s appointees will vote on whether to […] -
Democratic Party of OC comes out for districting in Anaheim – what could this mean?
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 51 Comments. Greg just posted this up on the blog last night, and thanks to him, Henry Vandemeir and anyone else who helped make this happen: DPOC Calls On The City […] -
Talley-gate, Race, and the GardenWalk Brown Act violation
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 77 Comments. My old nemesis Matt Cunningham has penned what he seems to consider a righteous demolition of my first piece on the firing of Cristina Talley, in which the thesaurus-toting […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…