Month: February 2012

Julio Perez won a major endorsement from California Young Democrats Saturday evening at their meeting during the California Democratic Party Convention in San Diego. The endorsement from CYD adds significant support to the endorsement he received from the Orange County Young Democrats in January. Jose Vargas, Chair of Orange County Democrats told me; “The Young Democrats will prioritize the devotion of all available resources to support their endorsed candidates.”

Orange County Young Democrats elected Jose Vargas as Chair at the organization’s regular Monthly meeting. Jose was chosen to fill the seat of past OCYD Chair Nick Anas. Nick Anas is now working as the Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Orange County.

It looks like some Anaheim City Council members want to keep all their secret deals quiet. Now we find out that the development agreement which gave away $158 million specifically conceals the name of the primary investor benefiting from their gift of future public funds.

According to open government expert Terry Francke, the Costa Mesa City Council violated California’s open meetings law last year when it authorized behind closed doors a letter seeking federal law enforcement assistance in shutting down the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries.

Seven days after taking the fundraising lead, raising $120,000 at the end of 2011, in the newly drawn central Orange County 72nd Assembly District contest, Westminster […]