Black Democrats of OC Issue State on MLK Day
Sixty years ago last month, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the heart of Orange County, delivering a speech at then-Chapman College, calling […]
Voting Rights
Ret. Sen. Joe Dunn Named Executive Director of State Bar
State Bar President Howard Miller announced Monday that after a nationwide search, the Board of Governors of the State Bar has selected former State Senator Joseph L. Dunn to be the new Executive Director of the State Bar. Dunn, 52, was a member of the California State Senate from 1998 to 2006, and in 2005 and 2006, served as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) to OC Board of Supervisors: Adopt Lobbying Reforms!
After the Orange County Board of Supervisors failed to agendize proposed reforms requiring lobbyists to register and report on their activities to influence county government on matters of public interest, Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) spoke during Public Comments, noting he filed a notice to circulate a petition before the voters. Confident taxpayers want County government to operate with transparency and accountability, Dunn plans to lead an effort to gather the nearly 73,000 signatures required to place the reforms on the November 2010 ballot.
Melahat Strikes Back!
Steve Perez asks Melahat Rafiei answers a few questions about the rumors surrounding her and OC Democratic Chair Frank Barbaro, as well as her future and that of the OC Democratic Party.
A Retraction of Sorts and an Endorsement of None in the First District Supervisor’s Race
This is not an easy post to write, and it is not a post that is going to make anyone happy. Blogger Sean Mill reported […]
We Have Nobody To Blame But Ourselves
For the next four years the residents of Orange County’s First Supervisorial District will have to suffer through being represented by either Janet Nguyen or […]
Unions Assume Responsibility for Building a Base
Norberto Santana, Jr., of the Orange County Register reported on Saturday (and in Sunday’s dead-wood edition), Union drive enlists foot soldiers, about the efforts of local unions […]
Joe Dunn Will NOT Run for Supervisor
Former State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana) will not challenge Janet Nguyen. Sources are reporting to TheLiberalOC.com that Joe Dunn has decided that he will […]
Who’s afraid of Joe Dunn?
The possibility that former Senator Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana) might run for Orange County First District Supervisor has made many Democrats in Orange County happy; in some cases, […]