Free Event for President’s Day: Braver Angels’ CEO Maury Giles on Courageous Citizenship and the Braver Way
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with Maury Giles, the dynamic new CEO of Braver Angels, as he shares his bold vision for […]
Articles by Dan Chmielewski
Young Kim Poll for CA40 Reveals Joe Kerr Leads Democratic Field
I’m told there are still efforts to convince Young Kim to try and challenge either Dave Min or Derek Tran to stay in […]
Cara Stewart Launches Big for Costa Mesa City Council
I’m always delighted to see a professional colleague jump into a political campaign and Cara Stewart, a longtime communications professional and former journalist with the […]
Mayor Larry Agran to Deliver 2026 State of the City Address March 10
Address will outline key achievements and upcoming initiatives. IRVINE, Calif. (February 5, 2026) The City of Irvine invites the community to the annual State of the City Address, delivered by Mayor […]
Questions Dog Lisa Ramirez CD40 Candidacy
I’m always happy to run ther press releases of any Democratic candidate for office on this blog regardless of how I personally feel about […]
CA-40 Candidate Esther Kim-Varet Calls Opponent’s Use of Campaign Funds to Commission Slanderous Racist Attacks “Disqualifying Hypocrisy”
Lisa Ramirez, who pledged to run a “positive, ideas-based campaign,” paid notorious OC social media troll $1,500 to slander Esther Kim-Varet with racist and antisemitic […]
Orange County Register: Rep. Dave Min: Trump’s Lawless DHS is Tearing America Apart
Rep. Min: “America is based on the bedrock principle that no one is above the law. But DHS and ICE agents believe they are above […]
Esther Kim-Varet Holds Massive 14 to 1 Cash Advantage Over Democratic Opponents in Q4, Leading the Field to Flip CA-40 House Seat Blue
Kim-Varet’s recent internal poll projects that she will clear the primary with a wide margin, advancing to the November general election in a statistical […]
Irvine Council Member Treseder Blocks Residents from X.com Account; Will She Suffer Christina Shea’s Fate?
Social media makes it easy to interact with electeds; and many electeds somtimes fail to separate their feeds tied to their elected office from their […]