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Lou Correa endorsed by the DPOC, except for Diamond

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2015 Elections, Democratic Party, Orange County 2 Comments

Press Release, For Immediate Release: December 16, 2014

Contact: Nick Anas, Executive Director, 714.634.3367

Democratic Party of Orange County Endorses Lou Correa for Orange County Board of Supervisors

Orange, CA – Today, the Democratic Party of Orange County announced its endorsement of former Senator Lou Correa for Orange County Supervisor, District 1.

“We are pleased to endorse Lou Correa for Supervisor,” said Chairman Henry Vandermeir. “Lou has spent his time in the legislature fighting for a stronger California advocating for more jobs, better schools, and safer neighborhoods. He has the experience necessary to hit the ground running on day one. I look forward to working with Lou in moving Orange County forward.” Continue reading→

Chris Phan blows the OC GOP endorsement for the First District

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Chris Phan, Chuyen Van Nguyen, Democratic Party, Garden Grove, Greg Diamond, Lou Correa, Lupe Moreno, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Republican Party 22 Comments

Hanging out with Democrats didn’t work out for Chris Phan

The field for the First District’s Special Election, to replace Janet Nguyen, who was elected to the 34th State Senate District in the November, 2014 General Election, is now set. The candidates include (appearing below in the order they will be placed on the ballot):

Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana), California State Senator
Andrew Do (R-Garden Grove), Supervisor’s Chief/Businessowner
Lupe Morfin-Moreno (R-Santa Ana), Office Specialist
Chuyen Van Nguyen (NPP-Garden Grove), Television News Anchor
Chris Phan (R-Garden Grove), Councilmember/Deputy DA

Phan had a shot at earning the endorsement of the Republican Party of Orange County (OC GOP) tonight but he blew it when he stupidly sat down for an interview with liberal blogger Greg Diamond of the Orange Juice Blog. Phan made one statement in particular that cost him the endorsement: Continue reading→

Crooked politicians STILL off T-Rack’s radar

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Joe Hill Posted in ARTIC, Janet Nguyen, Larry Agran, OCDA, Orange County, Tony Rackauckas 4 Comments

Rackauckas’ Post-Election Statement
Source: OCPolitical.com

The voice of the Orange County GOP, OC Political, didn’t miss republishing OCDA Tony Rackauckas‘ boast today about his “Landslide Re-Election”.

Is beating an unknown, penniless liberal who was disowned by his own party organization really something to brag about? Greg Diamond and his CATER group did recently stick one in the eye of the Anaheim City Council — far more than can be said about Rackauckas’ own prosecution at the Kelly Thomas trial which he lost as badly as the British at Dunkirk. Continue reading→

Updated: Did T-Rack help push Toyota out of California?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Joe Hill Posted in 2014 Elections, OC Register, Orange County, Tony Rackauckas 4 Comments

Democrat Mayor Harry LaRosiliere to welcome Toyota to Plano, Texas

Toyota will be transferring or terminating at least 2,300 employees (including many OC residents) at their Torrance HQ

Last December the OC Register’s Teri Sforza, one of their few good investigative reporters, presented an OC Watchdog story (outside paywall here) that should cost District Attorney Tony Rackauckas his job — just like thousands of southern Californians could be losing theirs, or need to relocate to Texas to stay employed. At least they’ll enjoy a lot less government. In part, Sforza wrote:

There was much bellyaching when Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas sued Toyota a few years back. The more generous critics called it political grandstanding, and the less generous critics called it “a shakedown lawsuit for the sole benefit of lining their pockets, but with little, if any, benefit for the citizens of Orange County.” Continue reading→

Big Labor and the OC Dems attack one of their own for not backing the Pringle cabal

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Curt Pringle, Democratic Party, Greg Diamond, Jordan Brandman, Julio Perez, Labor, Lorri Galloway, Tom Tait 1 Comment

Sharon Quirk Silva and Greg Diamond

The Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) showed their true colors last night at their Central Committee meeting when they voted to oust Greg Diamond as their Vice Chairman. He lost by one vote and it should be noted that the woman he helped to elect in the 65th Assembly District, Sharon Quirk-Silva, abstained, leaving Diamond dangling in the wind when he needed her the most.

Diamond, the Democratic candidate for Orange County District Attorney, angered the unions who run the DPOC by not supporting his fellow Democrat, Lorri Galloway, who is running a ridiculous campaign for Mayor of Anaheim. She is running against an incumbent, Mayor Tom Tait, who has fought the Curt Pringle machine that gave away millions of tax dollars to a wealthy hotel developer so he could build a hotel at the failing Anaheim GardenWalk.

If the Democrats want to punish someone in Anaheim for working with the Republicans then they ought to be crucifying Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman, who is advised by the same guy who is advising Quirk-Silva. Brandman is firmly entrenched in the Pringle machine and he is a consistent supporter of his Republican Council Members, as they continue to throw money at corporate interests. Continue reading→

Liberal blogger Diamond says he is running against OCDA Rackauckas

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Bloggers, Greg Diamond, Liberals, OCDA, Orange County, Tony Rackauckas 5 Comments

Quirk-Silva adviser Greg Diamond

The at times argumentative, and almost always long-winded liberal Democrat Greg Diamond, who is also a blogger at the Orange Juice, has announced that he is challenging Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas this year. Diamond is an attorney, which may be the only prerequisite for this office, although he appears to specialize in “plaintiff’s side employment law” cases, not criminal matters.

According to Diamond’s Linkedin page, he is the head of a solo law practice and that he is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Law and the University of Michigan. The California State Bar Association reports that Diamond’s full name is Gregory Avergon Diamond and that he was accepted into the California State Bar Association in June of 2008. Continue reading→