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Asm. Kim is opposing the ACLU’s effort to compel ward specific City Council elections

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, ACLU, Fullerton, Korean-Americans, Orange County 2 Comments

Young Kim takes aim at the ACLU

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2015

CONTACT: Bryan Shroyer, (714) 296-9835

Assemblywoman Kim Issues Statement Opposing Bill That Would Increase City Vulnerability to Litigation Over Council Election Process

SACRAMENTO – Today I voted against AB 277 in the State Assembly. The legislation seeks to increase the number of cities that can be sued over their city council elections; lawsuits like Paik v. City of Fullerton. I support the transition to district elections as a way to increase representation of minority communities, but lawsuits like this can have the unwanted effect of undermining race relations.

This lawsuit filed by the ACLU is not reflective of the attitudes of the city’s Korean community at large. I am a proud resident of the city of Fullerton, all four of my children attended public schools in Fullerton, and as a first-time Korean American candidate running against an incumbent, I received over 56% of the vote in Fullerton. Continue reading→

Yes On District Elections In Anaheim, but the ACLU’s districts argument was wrong/ahistoric

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Anon Posted in 2014 Elections, Anaheim, Orange County 15 Comments

Anaheim district elections

This November, voters in Anaheim will select two candidates for city council; the two candidates with the most votes will carry the day in what is known as an at-large (city-wide) election. On the same ballot, voters will be asked to approve a new, district-based system, for the election of all future council members. For this, we must credit the American Civil Leader Union (ACLU), which was pushing for districts in its lawsuit with the city. The litigation resulted in a settlement whereby voters will decide the matter. In order to obtain a favorable vote for districts in Anaheim, it is important to challenge and broaden the legal argument put forth by the ACLU. The ACLU was right about districts, but wrong about Anaheim.

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Updated: Time to Re-Visit FV’s License Plate Scanner/Cameras

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Editor Posted in ACLU, Fountain Valley, OC Register Leave a comment

It’s been over a year since the Fountain Valley City Council approved the use of funding and the implementation of License Plate Scanning cameras on their police cruisers per this FV Patch article of February 12, 2012: City Council Approves Use of License Plate Technology.

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Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray needs to go!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Kris Murray, OC Register, Orange County, Tom Tait 2 Comments

Kris Murray pedaling it around town

Last week’s big story in Orange County politics was the meltdown at Anaheim’s City Council meeting — normally taciturn Mayor Tom Tait waited until the end of the meeting to clean Councilwoman Kris Murray’s clock. The You Tube video is here.

Tait’s specific target was Murray’s OC Register guest column from 24 April: Let process play out on Anaheim’s elections (outside Paywall here). On apparently bad legal advice (sources she won’t reveal), or with deliberate intent to deceive (surprising few), Murray misstated a number of facts regarding the noticing of a future election to decide on District-based versus City-wide (at large) Council representation for the city. She accused Tait of violating “state law”. Per the union-funded Voice of OC, Continue reading→

ACLU sues Anaheim on behalf of Latino voters

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, ACLU, Anaheim, Democratic Party, Gustavo Arellano, John Leos, Jordan Brandman, Latinos, Liberals, Republican Party, Steve Chavez Lodge, Thomas Holguin, Tom Daly, Voters 3 Comments

The ACLU of Southern California and Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian sued the City of Anaheim this week for violating the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The ACLU explained the lawsuit on their website:

Through its at-large electoral process, the city has made it nearly impossible for Latinos, who make up more than one third of the electorate, to be fairly represented on the city council. Anaheim city government is comprised of a four member city council and a mayor, but there are currently no Latinos on the city council, and only three Latino individuals have ever been elected to the city council in Anaheim’s history. Continue reading→

Presidential candidate Gary Johnson topped Ron Paul on liberty report card

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party, Republican Party, Ron Paul Leave a comment

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new campaign this year — ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 — to be a watchdog on the U.S. Presidential candidates of all parties so that the Constitution is defended throughout the election campaign. They announced the results of their Liberty Watch Campaign Report Card on Dec. 30, 2011 – and the results were not what you might expect.

Most of the Republican Presidential candidates scored very badly – the worst being Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachman and Rick Santorum (no surprise there). Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman scored rather well – and surprisingly so did President Barack Obama. But the clear winner was Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico. Continue reading→