Ezequiel Barragan, the Dana Hills High School Spanish teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old boy he met while serving as a courtroom advocate for the child, was elected in January a Democrat delegate for 2015-16 from the 73rd Assembly District covering Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills and Dana Point, according to the O.C. Weekly.
Barragan’s election was previously reported by the Orange Juice Blog on January 23, 2015. Continue reading
Ellen Addonizio and Gary Pritchard
AD73: Aaron Park Misleads About Anna Bryson’s Vote on School Board President
By Ze’ev Wurman, Policy Adviser, Anna Bryson for State Assembly 2014
This is the 19th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”
Blogger Aaron Park from the Bill Brough camp attacks Anna (5/5/14) for voting in early 2011 on the Capistrano Unified School Board for Gary Pritchard for the nonpartisan post of Board President instead of voting for Brough-endorser Ellen Addonizio. According to Park, Addonizio has been “a stalwart for Republican values.” Park writes (4/22/14): “Ellen Addonizio is a CRA Board officer and is a stand-up woman.” Continue reading
AD73: Park Wrong on Parking – Another Distortion About Anna Bryson
By Ze’ev Wurman, Policy Adviser, Anna Bryson for State Assembly 2014
This is the 17th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”
You might think that if your name is “Park,” you would get something about “parking” right. But in the case of Aaron Park, you would be wrong.
Aaron Park smeared Anna for her use of nearby parking, which Park called (5/23/14) “infamous” – parking which she used when she worked for the Orange County government in downtown Santa Ana. She did so because she had to drive to and from the county office building for multiple appointments during the day, so nearby parking added to her efficiency and productivity. Spots for her to park in the county garage were unavailable. Continue reading
Maybe Bill was at a BBQ?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 2, 2014
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Assembly District Candidate Bill Brough Fails to Attend Cox Communication Forum: Forum Cancelled
Laguna Niguel – Assembly Candidate Wendy Gabriella and her opponent Bill Brough were invited to attend a Candidates Forum on October 6th hosted by Cox Communication. The Gabriella campaign received notice today that Bill Brough failed to RSVP by the deadline. According to the policy set by Cox, the event would be cancelled if both candidates did not attend.
“I was looking forward to participating in the Candidates Forum and the cancellation is unfortunate. Voter outreach has been an extremely successful focus of our campaign. The forum would have given voters the opportunity to hear where my opponent and I stand on important issues facing California and South Orange County such as the state budget, economic development, the water bond, and toll lanes,” Wendy Gabriella said. “The forum hosted by Cox Communications is an extremely important service to the constituents of Assembly District 73. It’s a shame Bill Brough can’t make time for the voters he hopes to represent.” Continue reading
The Republican nominee for the 73rd Assembly District, Bill Brough, won the lottery in June. Well not really but he practically did by edging out a crowded field of Republicans who included Jesse Petrilla and Anna Bryson.
The 73rd A.D. is a red district – the Democrats don’t have a great shot at winning it. But that didn’t stop Brough and his campaign from making a very chump move this week.
Brough’s Democratic opponent, Wendy Gabriella, a professor at Irvine Valley College, went to a lot of trouble to book a campaign reception at a restaurant called Stillwater, in Dana Point. The event was slated for Sep. 14. Everything was set to go and the invitations had gone out to Gabriella’s supporters when all of a sudden the management at Stillwater canceled the event – making up some ridiculous excuse about a cooler going down. Continue reading
Wendy Gabriella, the Democratic nominee for the Assembly District 73 is hosting an afternoon fundraiser on Sunday September 14th, 2014, from 2 pm – 4 pm, at Jack’s Restaurant, located at 24462 Del Prado Ave., in Dana Point.
The reception is co-hosted by Assembly District 73 Delegates: Rosemarie Allaire + Steve Stewart and Orange County Democratic Party Chairperson Henry Vandermeir. Continue reading