Anaheim residents, community organizations and Local Congregations believe it is imperative for residents to engage their potential community leaders on the important issues of the day affecting the city and for candidates to expound on their viewpoints for the city’s future.
The Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) in collaboration with Anaheim residents, local groups and congregations will host a Candidates Forum on Monday, October 22.
This is an excellent opportunity for Anaheim voters to learn more about the candidates’ values, plan of action and community engagement around issues of public safety.
All candidates have been invited to participate; those listed below have confirmed their attendance as of this date. The League of Women Voters of Central Orange County will moderate what is expected to be a lively and engaging forum.
Anaheim City Council Candidates that have confirmed attendance:
John Leos Jordan Brandman
Lucille Kring Duane Roberts
Steve Chavez Lodge Linda Linder
Rodolfo Gaona Brian Neil Chuchua
WHEN: Monday, October 22, 2012 / 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
WHERE: Betsy Ross Elementary School
535 South Walnut Street, Anaheim, CA 92802
OCCCO – The Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) is an interfaith network of 22 member congregations and civic groups representing 50,000 families throughout Orange County. OCCCO was established in 1985 and is a current member federation of the PICO National Network – the largest faith-based organizing network in the nation, representing more than 1 million families across the United States. OCCCO is strictly nonpartisan; it neither supports nor opposes candidates for office at any level of government.
Art Pedroza over at the New Santa Ana Blog believes OCCCO is mob not a group that should be paid attention to.
City of Anaheim officials believe the opposite. They wish to have them involved in the city’ s decision making process. Art Pedroza wants them excluded. He supports Pulido. You support a candidate because you believe their beliefs. It is why Pulido voted against the community groups including OCCCO ON THE SECOND PART OF THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE.
Pedroza is disgusted the council majority voted in favor of the sunshine ordinance as SACReD, the umbrella group for a large diverse coalition of community groups, asked the council to approve.
He criticizes the council except Puliod, Bustamante and Alvarez who voted against the second part of the ordinance for approving the entire ordinance.
Because the council voted in favor of the ordinance that this large diverse coalition of community groups he claims they are ghetto East LA council members out to turn Santa Ana into East LA.
This is consistant with Pulido campaign strategy history and his strategic 25 year history of governing the city. The strategy is DIVIDE AND CONQUER BY SCARING THE WHITE FOLK TO HIS CAMPAIGN USING SIMILAR TRASH ABOUT TURNING THE CITY INTO A HISPANIC GHETTO.
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE NOT TO DEVELOPE THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS THE STRATEGY TO KEEP THE WHITE RESIDENTS ON HIS SIDE AS HIS MESSAGE THERE IS I WILL KEEP THE HISPANICS IN CHECK AND DISCOURAGE THEIR PRESENCE IN THE CITY.
Reality is that this strategy of selective developement affects negatively all communities. I believe the Anglo community has realized this . It is why you now hear this divide and conquer strategy at the New Santa Ana Blog and will increase as the Election Day nears.