New CBS/NY Times Poll: Public Trusts Democrats More
This exceptional opinion column in today’s New York Times is well worth reading and should serve as a reminder that the leadership demonstrated by President […]
Month: September 2010
Obama Weekly Address: GOP Leadership Blocking Fixes for the Citizens United Decision
After the Supreme Court overturned decades of law and precedent in the Citizens United decision, the administration tried to fix the new loopholes in the campaign finance system with a common sense law. But, the GOP leadership has blocked a vote on the law in the Senate in hopes that the special interests will reward them by funding attack ads against their opponents.
Bill Clinton to Campaign for Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom
Jerry Brown announced the terrific news today that President Bill Clinton will join him and Gavin Newsom, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, on the campaign […]
Ceci and Meg: A Picture paints a thousand words
Among those 300 women was Cecilia Iglesias, the self proclaimed Independent challenger to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. We have written since the start of her campaign that Cecilia Iglesias is nothing more than a Republican plant, funded clandestinely by supporters of Republican nominee Assemblyman Van Tran. We have pointed out the fact that Iglesias has posted pictures of herself with a variety of high profile Republicans on her website.
Confessions of a Business License Fee Scofflaw
Earlier this week, our friends at the Orange Juice raked me through the coals by painting me as operating a business in Santa Ana without […]
Santa Ana Council Video: We’re not the City of Bell
This is a heavily edited video of Santa Ana City Council member comments made at their September 7th meeting. It was this meeting where members Martinez and Tinajero voted improperly on a resolution to lower, and suspend for a year, soccer permit fees paid by adult leagues. Martinez and Tinajero each accepted $500 from a for-profit league that benefits from that reduction creating a conflict of interest making them unable to vote on the matter.
200 Years of Mexico, 100 of Revolution
In recent posts, I have been drawing parallel’s between the events in Mexico in 1810 and 1910 and events in Santa Ana in 2010. There are similarites, particularly with the Mexican Revolution of 1910 here in Santa Ana today. With this bit of education from the festival, hopefully voters will see this and act accordingly this November.
OC League of Conservation Voters announces Endorsements for local races
The Orange County League of Conservation Voters, which focuses its efforts on electing and supporting environmentally responsible candidates for public office in Orange County, has announced their endorsements for local reces in the 2010 general election. The following is the listing of races and those endorsed candidates…
A Tangled Mess – Tinajero and Alvarez voted illegally on One Broadway Plaza project
The story of the “Pay to Play” scandal on the Santa Ana City Council is getting more and more tangled as we pull at its […]