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Bryson Chronicles – they were wrong about Bryson and Obama stimulus funds

Posted on by Posted in 2014 Elections, Anna Bryson, Barack Obama, Capistrano Unified School District, Education, Orange County, Republican Party Leave a comment

Joe Farley

Past CUSD Supt. Joe Farley

AD73: Aaron Park Wrong About Anna Bryson and Obama Stimulus Funds

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

(This is the 16h in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”)

Blogger Aaron Park from the Bill Brough camp wrote(4/28/15): “Bryson has publicly advocated for Obama stimulus funds for CUSD.”

Here’s what Joseph M. Farley, then-Superintendent of Capistrano Unified School District, said:

“Mrs. Bryson did not seek, nor was she in a position to seek, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.”

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Bryson Chronicles: She saved the CUSD from court costs by honoring their teacher contract

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Ed Meese

President Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General, Edwin Meese

AD73: Anna Bryson Saved School District From Costly Court Judgment & Upheld “Sanctity of Contracts”

Praised by Reagan’s Attorney General Edwin Meese

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

(This is the 14th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”)

One of the most fascinating aspects of the “unforeseen funds” controversy is that Anna’s critics never talk about conservative principles. These critics only talk about the fact the members of the teachers union ended up with some more money than they had at one earlier point.

But surely conservative principles like the rule of law and the sanctity of contracts should be the basis for evaluating this contentious issue. Continue reading→

Bryson Chronicles: Bryson was right to support early retirement for teachers

Posted on by Posted in 2015 Elections, Aaron Park, Anna Bryson, Art Sanchez, Bill Brough, Capistrano Unified School District, Craig Alexander, Jesse Petrilla Leave a comment

Anna Bryson gets sworn in

AD73: Anna Bryson Is Right To Support Normal Early-Retirement for Teachers To Save School District’s Money & To Improve Student Learning

By Art Sanchez, Campaign Manager, Anna Bryson for State Assembly 2014

(This is the 11th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”)

Candidate Jesse Petrilla and pro-Bill Brough bloggers Aaron Park and Craig Alexander all (wrongly) attacked Anna for supporting normal early-retirement buy-outs (of teacher contracts), which saved the school district substantial money and eased out teachers who were tired of teaching and eager to retire.

Petrilla’s attacks on Anna (for supporting normal early-retirement) came in direct-mail pieces that went out to tens of thousands of likely voters. Brough-supporting blogger Craig Alexander attacked Anna (on the early-retirement policy) in a 10/20/13 blog post, as did Brough-blogger Aaron Park in a 4/9/14 blog post. Continue reading→

RSM City Council candidates Petrilla and Chadd blew the Measure Z ballot argument

Posted on by Posted in 2014 Elections, Ballot Measures, Donald Chadd, Jesse Petrilla, Measure Z, Orange County, Rancho Santa Margarita Leave a comment
Jesse Petrilla questioned

Jesse Petrilla

JUDGE RULES RSM CANDIDATES & DEVELOPER MADE 6 ILLEGAL STATEMENTS IN OFFICIAL BALLOT ARGUMENT

Petrilla, Chadd and Daichendt Violated California Elections Code

September 2, 2014 • by OC Political Watchdog

OC Political Watchdog received a press release today confirming Orange County Superior Court Judge Kirk Nakamura just ruled that Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Candidates Jesse Petrilla and Donald Chadd, and developer Joseph Daichendt, made six illegal statements in their official Ballot Argument in Favor of Measure Z—a controversial ballot initiative seeking to rezone a portion of the RSM Auto Center. The judge ordered the Registrar of Voters to remove the false statements before they are printed and distributed to voters with their sample ballots.

Measure Z is opposed by every Mayor in the City of Rancho Santa Margarita’s history – and by a majority of the current City Council. William Furniss filed a petition with the court seeking to have the false statements stricken so that voters would not be misled. William Furniss v Pat Healy and Jesse Petrilla – Petition for Writ of Ma…  Ex Parte App and Memo of PA  Reply Brief In Support of Writ of Mandate. Continue reading→

Bryson Chronicles: she didn’t stay at the Waldorf Astoria

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The Waldorf Astoria

AD73: Complete Falsehood About Anna Bryson’s “Lavish Stay”

By Art Sanchez, Campaign Manager, Anna Bryson for State Assembly 2014

(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts “Setting the Record Straight on Anna Bryson”)

Aaron Park implied and candidate Jesse Petrilla said that taxpayers had paid for Anna go to a July 2010 conference in South Carolina. Petrilla called this a ‘lavish stay” at a resort in the city of Charleston. Petrilla spread this tale in mailers that went out to tens of thousands of likely voters.

Petrilla and Brough-blogger Park both spoke of this alleged episode as a “junket.” Park added that this incident showed that Anna had “her fingers in the cookie jar.” Park again in a 5/23/14 blog post spoke of “lavish taxpayer-funded junkets.” Continue reading→

We’re endorsing Jesse Petrilla for the 73rd Assembly District

Posted on by Posted in 2014 Elections, Anna Bryson, Jesse Petrilla, Orange County, Paul Glaab 9 Comments

Voters for Raths and Petrilla

I tried to stay neutral in the race for the 73rd Assembly District but today’s announcement by the Anna Bryson campaign that she has been endorsed by Paul Glaab, who withdrew from this race, and Frank Ury was too much for us to take.  We are not fans of the consultant types who run the OC GOP and these two are major offenders in that regard.  Click here to see all of Bryson’s endorsements.

So we are endorsing Jesse Petrilla, who was elected to the City Council of Rancho Santa Margarita in November of 2010. In addition to serving as a city councilman, Jesse is an officer in the California Army National Guard and is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He is also a successful small business owner in the telecommunications industry. Continue reading→