With R. Scott Moxley’s surprising story just two days ago in the OC Weekly, the pieces continue moving around the local political chess board. 2nd District County Supervisor John Moorlach who is termed out in January, 2015 is now speculating he might run for Mansoor’s Assembly seat. From his email newsletter this afternoon, he writes
Nguyen is the most qualified candidate for O.C. Clerk-Recorder
“Had Hieu been elected when he ran for the office in 2010, the recorder’s office would not have provided an income to the city council candidate who did practically nothing to earn that money. He would not have purchased a completely unnecessary building with funds that legally could not be used for that purpose. That building
O.C. Supervisors to interview finalists for Clerk-Recorder on April 2
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will be conducting interviews with the finalists who are campaigning to become Orange County’s next Clerk-Recorder. Here is the schedule for Tuesday April 2nd, courtesy of the OC Political blog – the names of the candidates are linked to the packets they submitted to the Board of Supervisors, including
Sorry CA GOP, your new Chairman, Jim Brulte, can’t save you from yourselves
The California Republican Party’s Central Committee has elected a new Chairman – Jim Brulte, a former State Senator who currently works as a Public Affairs Consultant for California Strategies. That means that political consultants are now running both the CA GOP and the OC GOP, where Scott Baugh holds court. “Brulte is taking over at
Daly is touting a Republican for Clerk-Recorder, but she was a DTS for years
Former Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is backing Renee Ramirez, who was his assistant clerk-recorder and is holding down the top job until supervisors make their appointment, according to the O.C. Register. “She’s a Republican and she’s a Latina and the board should do the right thing and hire her,” Daly told the audience at Friday’s Democratic
Will Ackerman be picked to be the O.C. Clerk-Recorder?
Reportedly over 800 Orange County residents have sent in applications to become the next Orange County Clerk-Recorder. But will any of them really have a chance – or will the seat go to a political appointment? Former State Senator Dick Ackerman and former State Assemblyman Chris Norby, both Republicans from Fullerton, could be the leaders
Updated: Phil Tsunoda Steps In It
Aliso Viejo Councilman Phil Tsunoda looks to have stepped in one fresh cow pie per this OC Register story from January 29th: Aliso Viejo website arouses security, cost questions. Tsunoda, a Democrat, convinced his City Council Members to spend $37,500 on a very flashy website which offers all sorts of liability for the city to
O.C. GOP already bickering over who will run for the 65th A.D. in 2014
The OC GOP lost their grip on the 65th Assembly District last November when Chris Norby got trashed by Sharon Quirk-Silva – a clear indictment of Norby’s consultant, John Lewis. We’re barely into the New Year and already the Republicans are going nuts over who is going to get to lose to Quirk-Silva in 2014.
Did the County of Orange dumb down the qualifications for Clerk-Recorder?
If you have a look at the employment section of the County of Orange website you will find the listing for “County Clerk-Recorder.” The job is still open, having been vacated by the incumbent, Tom Daly, when he was elected in November to serve as the Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District. Now you might
A look back at our top ten O.C. political news stories of 2012
We started this blog on January 1, 2012. What a year it has been! Here are our top ten stories of the year, based on our readership data: Irvine boss Larry Agran lost in his campaign for Mayor and the Republicans took over the Irvine City Council Sharon Quirk-Silva beat Chris Norby in the 65th
