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OC Registrar releases results of Nov. election customer service survey

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, OC Registrar of Voters, Orange County Leave a comment

Registrar of Voters Releases Customer Service Results for November 2014 General Election

Polling place voter surveys to begin in 2016

SANTA ANA, CA – March 5, 2015 – The Orange County Registrar of Voters released results today of several customer service surveys taken during the November Statewide General Election held on November 4, 2014.

During the Statewide General Election cycle extensive surveys were used to gather data on 11 levels of service provided by the Registrar of Voters. Comparative data is now available for nine separate elections. Results from the 11 surveys indicate that the Registrar of Voters continues to provide quality service to voters, poll workers and polling place hosts. Continue reading→

The Democrats have only themselves to blame for their losses in Orange County

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, 2014 Elections, 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Lou Correa, Orange County, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Orange County’s self-appointed Latino leaders are blaming the 2011 redistricting (that added more Vietnamese voters to the First Supervisorial District while removing Latino voters) for Lou Correa’s loss to Andrew Do in the January 27 First District Special Election, according to the O.C. Register.

The truth is that the Democratic Party of Orange County’s bizarre decision to give then Supervisor Janet Nguyen a free pass in 2012 has now cost the Democrats not only the First District but also the 34th State Senate District, which Nguyen won in last year’s General Election. And the Democrats might also lose the 46th Congressional District in 2016 if Nguyen comes gunning for the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez. Continue reading→

Orange County now has a majority Asian-American Board of Supervisors

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Lisa Bartlett, Michelle Steel, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Young Kim Leave a comment

Andrew Do’s defeat of former State Senator Lou Correa in the Jan. 27 First District Special Election has made history by creating a majority Asian Board of Supervisors here in Orange County.

Other Asian County Supervisors include Michelle Steel, a Korean-American who replaced John Moorlach after moving into Orange County from Los Angeles County, and Lisa Barlett, a Japanese-American who replaced Pat Bates. Both Moorlach and Bates termed out. Continue reading→

Freidenrich sworn in to second term as OC Treasurer-Tax Collector

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, OC Treasurer-Tax Collector, Orange County, Shari Freidenrich Leave a comment

Shari Freidenrich Sworn In to Second Term as County Treasurer-Tax Collector

By OC Supervisor Todd Spitzer

On Friday in the chambers of the Board of Supervisors, Board of Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer emceed the swearing-in of Shari Freidenrich, who enters her term as Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector. Sheriff-Coroner Sandra Hutchens administered the oath of office. Captain Emily Sanford, USN (Ret.) gave the invocation while former Supervisor/former Treasurer-Tax Collector John Moorlach led the Pledge of Allegiance.

“Shari Freidenrich has been a steady hand as Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector,” Supervisor Spitzer said. “Her careful policies have strengthened the investment pool without putting the County at risk of another bankruptcy.” Continue reading→

2014 CA General Election had a record low turnout

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, California Leave a comment

News Updates from California Secretary of State Debra Bowen

Certified Statewide Results Show Record Low Turnout for Regular General Elections in California

Posted: 12 Dec 2014

SACRAMENTO– Final statewide results certified by California Secretary of State Debra Bowen today show the November 4, 2014, General Election brought a record low turnout for a regularly scheduled general election: 42.2 percent of registered voters. By contrast, the last gubernatorial general election in November 2010 drew nearly 60 percent of registered voters

The lowest turnout for any statewide November election was 36.4 percent in 1993 – a special election for seven ballot measures regarding property taxes, school vouchers and more. The lowest statewide primary election turnout was 25.2 percent in June 2014. Continue reading→

The Bryson Chronicles: she wasn’t a spokesperson for SCE

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Anna Bryson Leave a comment

AD73: Anna Bryson Not a Spokesperson (Official or Informal) for Southern California Edison

By Ze’ev Wurman, Policy Adviser, Anna Bryson for State Assembly 2014

(This is the 18th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”)

Anti-nuclear power activist Joe Holtzman (of Mission Viejo) complains in over-the-top language about Anna scores of times on the web – claiming Anna was a spokesperson for the Southern California Edison power company. Holtzman many times called her “a shill for Southern California Edison” and also said (4/21/14, 7/12/14) that she was “pimping” for the company. Even after the primary election, he called her (7/16/14) a utility-company “pig.”

Holtzman asserted (5/1/14) that Anna never missed “any Edison event.” [In fact, out of all Southern California Edison’s multitude of public events in the area, Anna did once go to one – a presentation on conservation (at the Marriott Laguna Cliffs), which was attended by most of the elected city officials in South Orange County.] Continue reading→