So much for “Leadership” from Nguyen and Bates

January 28, 2014 2

County Supervisor’s Patricia Bates and Janet Nguyen are unlikely to take leadership roles on the Board of Supervisors in 2014. Given the ongoing corruption investigations and back-room deals given to contractors—who fund their campaigns—that these two “leaders” are distancing themselves from a negative public impression of the board.

County Workers Say No To Final Offer

January 27, 2014 1

When the contract votes of the members of Orange County Employees Association were tallied on Friday evening, the result wasn’t even close. County workers voted overwhelmingly to reject the County’s last, best and final offer.

Solorio Garners New Endorsements for State Senate Race

January 17, 2014 3

State Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has endorsed Community College Trustee, and former State Assemblyman, Jose Solorio in his campaign bid for the open 34th State Senate district seat in Orange County and Long Beach. Steinberg plans to make the race a Senate Democratic Caucus top candidate priority for this 2014 election cycle.

Cavazos: “It’s a new Santa Ana!”

January 16, 2014 12

TheLiberalOC sat down with new Santa Ana City Manager David Cavazos this week. We’re pleased to report the city has found the right man for the job. Cavazos has been in OC roughly 100 days and already, he has become Santa Ana’s biggest cheerleader

Three Strike Tony

January 14, 2014 2

Much has been written about the killing of Kelly Thomas in the two and a half years since his death. We focus today on D. A. Tony Rackauckas, who decided, given the high profile of the case, that it was necessary for him to step back into the courtroom, after a 23 years, and personally prosecute the case.