Fred and Firouzeh Ameri are hosting a reception for Young Kim, the Republican nominee for the 65th Assembly District, which includes much of North Orange County, on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, from 6 to 8 pm. The 65th A.D. is currently held by first-term incumbent Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democrat.
Special guest U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, who used to Kim, will be speaking at this event. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2014
Contact: Diane Dixon, 949-287-9211, Roger Bloom, 714-943-3310
REP. ROHRABACHER ENDORSES DIXON FOR NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Newport Beach) has endorsed Diane Dixon for the Newport Beach City Council’s 1st District seat.
“Diane is a smart, savvy and accomplished businesswoman,” said the 12-term congressman. “She’s a perfect fit for Newport Beach, with her belief in small government and in protecting citizens’ personal and property rights.”
Dixon said she is grateful for Rohrabacher’s backing in the November council election. Continue reading
Sheldon’s Folly – the proposed OCWD Anaheim Power Plant
Newport Beach City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle (R) is challenging incumbent Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board Member Steve Sheldon (R) in Division 5 of the OCWD, according to the OC Political blog.
“The water board has lost its way,” Daigle told the Daily Pilot, of her decision to seek the Division 5 seat, currently held by Steve Sheldon.
She pointed to what she described as the board’s frivolous and costly lawsuits and the board’s pursuit of a power plant near a residential area in Anaheim. Continue reading
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Contact: Roger Bloom, 714-‐943-‐3310
DUFFY REPORTS $67K IN DONATIONS TO HIS CITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN
Duffy Duffield reported this week that his Newport Beach City Council campaign had raised $67,052 in cash donation through June 30. Duffy, who announced his candidacy for the Fifth District council seat on May 21, was able to amas his impressive total in just under six weeks.
“I’m all in,” Duffy said this week. “This is a campaign for the future of Newport Beach. We’ll be talking a lot about the fiscal future of our city in the face of the city’s half-‐billion-‐dollar debt. We’ll talk about a government that actually listens to the voters. But the real issue is whether we will keep our unique and special seaside community or become some kind of bureaucrats’ playground and taxpayers’ black hole.” Continue reading
Diane and Patrick Dixon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2014
Contact: Diane Dixon, 949-287-9211/Roger Bloom, 714-943-3310
DIANE DIXON FILES PAPERS FOR NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL RACE
Diane Dixon, a Lido Isle resident with a 30-year career as a Fortune 300 senior executive, today filed officially to run for the Newport Beach City Council in the First District.
“I am running for City Council because I support openness and transparency at City Hall, rigorous financial controls, enhanced public safety, and protection of our bay, beaches, harbor and neighborhoods,” said Dixon. Continue reading
Did we learn anything about the candidates running for the 74th Assembly District when they debated at the first “Feet to the Fire” forum last Thursday? The event was sponsored by the Daily Pilot, the Orange County Register and Voice of OC, and featured what turned out to be a pretty lame panel, that included Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr., Register and Daily Pilot columnist Barbara Venezia, Daily Pilot editor John Canalis, Register columnist Jack Wu and Daily Pilot City Editor Alicia Lopez.
The candidates at the forum included several Republican candidates: RINO Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry; Huntington Beach Mayor Matt Harper, who talks conservative but acts otherwise; Emanuel Patrascu, district director for Assemblyman Travis Allen; and two Democrats – small business owner Karina Onofre and public schoolteacher Anila Ali. Continue reading