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Chmielewski is right – Gebre should resign, say sorry or get fired

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Andrew Galvin, Art Pedroza, Dan Chmielewski, Democratic Party, Francisco Barragan, Jose Moreno, Jose Solorio, Julio Perez, Labor, Liberals, Michele Martinez, Open Primary, Orange County, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Tefere Gebre, Tim Whitacre, Tom Daly 15 Comments

Julio Perez, the ultra-liberal union hack candidate for the 69th Assembly District, is still losing after the O.C. Voter Registrar updated the results of last week’s Open Primary today (June 13 @ 5 pm). Perez is behind Republican candidate Jose “Joe” Moreno, who currently has 5,933 votes to Perez’ 5,649 votes. With very few votes left to count, it is highly unlikely that Perez will catch up.

Tefere Gebre, the unctuous executive director of the Orange County Federation of Labor, went nuts on election night when he saw that his boy Perez was losing. O.C. Register reporter Andrew Galvin was hanging out with Gebre, which comes as no surprise to me at all, when Gebre went nuts, dropping multiple “F-bombs” and saying that “Jose Solorio is dead to me.” Continue reading→

Please exercise your American right to vote today!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, California, Orange County Leave a comment

There are people all over the world who cannot elect their political leaders. In some cases the elections in their countries are flat out rigged – and in others they are allowed to vote for one candidate. And some countries, like Cuba, simply don’t allow elections at all. But here in the United States we have the right to vote. It is dismaying that so many voters in this country simply choose not to vote.

Today is election day here in California and if you have not already voted, via absentee ballot, I urge you to please go do your civic duty and vote. If you don’t know where to go to place your vote, click here. Continue reading→

O.C. BOE candidate Pedroza signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, Bond Measures, California, Education, Fountain Valley, Orange County, Taxes Leave a comment

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 2, 2012
Contact: Art Pedroza, Candidate for the Orange County Board of Education, Area One
Phone#: (714) 606-7622, Email: artpedroza@votepedroza.org

SANTA ANA – Art Pedroza, a teacher at Cerritos College and the leading candidate for the Orange County Board of Education, has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

Pedroza said, “I have never ever supported a tax increase and I have steadfastly opposed every local and state bond measure.” Continue reading→

Art Pedroza’s picks for the June 5, 2012 Primary Election

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Allan Mansoor, Art Pedroza, Chris Norby, Dana Rohrabacher, Democratic Party, Dick Jones, Don Bankhead, D’Marie Mulattieri, Ed Royce, Fullerton, Fullerton Recall, Garden Grove, Green Party, Greg Diamond, Jane Rands, Janet Nguyen, Joe Dovinh, John Campbell, Jorge Rocha, Jose Moreno, Ken Williams, Leslie Daigle, Loretta Sanchez, Michele Martinez, Mimi Walters, Occupy, Orange County, Pat McKinley, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Sukhee Kang, Todd Spitzer 9 Comments

Decline to State voters in California may soon surpass the dwindling Republican Party. If you are a Decline to State or Independent voter, and you’re wondering who to vote for in the June 5 Open Primary Election, then look no further. As is my custom, I like to present my personal election picks – with my comments of course. We’ll start with the U.S. Congress:

U.S. Senate – I have never been a fan of Senator Dianne Feinsten, but the GOP has never been able to displace her. I suspect they will fail again this year, but I am going to endorse Elizabeth Emken and hope for the best. I like her focus on cutting government waste. And she is a parent of a child with autism – a subject she speaks about with authority. She is also a UCLA grad which I can appreciate as my oldest son is a freshman at UCLA this year. Continue reading→

Libertarian V.P. nominee Judge Jim Gray launches campaign at the Bowers

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, Judge Jim Gray, Libertarian Party, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Judge Jim Gray and Joey Pedroza

A couple weeks ago I took my son Joseph “Joey” Pedroza back to UCLA. It’s a long drive and we got to talking about politics. He said he was a liberal and I had a good laugh. No you’re not, I said. And so we talked about the issues. By the time we got to his dorm he felt that perhaps he might be a Libertarian instead.

So today Joey stopped by the Libertarian rally at the Bowers Museum, just a few minutes from our home. We held the rally to welcome back my good friend Judge Jim Gray, who was recently nominated, at the Libertarian Party convention in Las Vegas, to be our party’s Vice Presidential nominee, along with our Presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico. Continue reading→

The 2012 O.C. Dept. of Education, Area One, Social Media Report Card

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, Bloggers, Education, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Orange County Leave a comment

Art Pedroza for the Orange County Board of Education, Area One

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2012
Contact: Art Pedroza, 714-606-7622, Website: www.votepedroza.com

The 2012 O.C. Dept. of Education, Area One, Social Media Report Card

SANTA ANA – Public school officials often talk about the need to connect with parents, but do our local public school districts really walk the walk, when it comes to communicating with parents? Continue reading→