Leprechaun Mayor Gary Monahan

Stories of the Year – 2011

December 31, 2011 1

Well, 2011 is just about behind us and a presidential election year is just ahead – time flies.  Let’s look back at some of the […]

CA Supreme Court Decision Spells Doom For Redevelopment Agencies

December 29, 2011 2

In a decision that could spell the end of redevelopment agencies in California, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Legislature had the authority to seize $1.7 billion in local redevelopment money to help balance the budget, and struck down a related bill that would have allowed redevelopment agencies to continue operating if they agreed to turn over a large chunk of their funding to the state.

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An In-Depth Look at Democrats Running for AD-69

December 27, 2011 12

AD-69, currently occupied by State Rep. Jose Solorio, is the lone assembly seat where the Democratic candidate should win in a walk. Currently, there are three declared candidates for the seat and they include, in order Tom Daly, Orange County’s clerk-recorder and former mayor of Anaheim; Michele C. Martinez, Santa Ana city council member, and Julio Perez, a labor activist from Anaheim

ProPublica Redistricting Report: GOP Manipulation They Missed in OC

December 27, 2011 3

Last week, ProPublica released an investigative report that alleged that Democratic elected officials manipulated the redistricting process. The report is fatally flawed from the start due to the false premise that the Commission was designed to prevent elected officials from influencing the process.