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Updated: “A backroom sweetheart deal”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Anaheim Streetcar, ARTIC, Communities Organized for Responsible Development, Curt Pringle, Gail Eastman, Harry Sidhu, Jordan Brandman, Kris Murray, Los Amigos 1 Comment

Anaheim Developer Billy O’Connell
Credit: SaveAnaheim Blog

As happens too often, it took a day for a Register print editorial to come up on its website — and this one makes a pile of sense: A backroom sweetheart deal. That this was their lead Sunday editorial also adds to its importance.

Their editorial folks have come to a completely sensible conclusion re. what’s become known as the “Anaheim Giveaway” — a $158 million THEFT of bed tax to a hotel developer — was inappropriate and should be voted on by city taxpayers:

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How Latino candidates fared in the O.C. Nov. 6 general election

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Brea, Chris Norby, Claudia Alvarez, Democratic Party, Jose Moreno, Jose Solorio, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Lucille Kring, Miguel Pulido, OC GOP, Orange, Orange County, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Steve Chavez Lodge, Thomas Holguin, Tom Daly, Vince Sarmiento 2 Comments

Two winners – U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and Pres. Barack Obama

Fullerton residents are in shock today as they deal with the fact that Assemblyman Chris Norby now needs a job, having lost to Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva. She ran an aggressive campaign and made heavy use of social media. Norby, on the other hand, seemed to be trying to coast to victory.

While Quirk-Silva’s victory is a great one for Orange County’s Latino voters, I am saddened to see that the 69th Assembly District is now represented by Tom Daly. There is no way he will win re-election in two years, but for now we are stuck with him.

Here is a rundown of how the County’s other Latino candidates fared in the Nov. 6 general election: Continue reading→

Disney caught funding attacks on Anaheim Council candidate John Leos

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Disney, John Leos, Jordan Brandman, Steve Chavez Lodge Leave a comment

John Leos Responds to Negative Campaign of Corporate Interests

ANAHEIM (October 29, 2012) — The Voice of OC reported today that Disney-funded PACs supporting Steve Chavez Lodge and Jordan Brandman for Anaheim City Council have in turn funded another PAC which is sending out negative mailers opposing John Leos for Anaheim City Council. That PAC’s principal officer, Citizens for Anaheim’s Future, is former Anaheim mayor-turned-lobbyist Curt Pringle. Continue reading→

Cunningham starts a new Anaheim blog that shills for corporate interests

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Curt Pringle, Jordan Brandman, Matt Cunningham, Republican Party, Steve Chavez Lodge 1 Comment

Matt Cunningham, the founder of the OC Blog, that eventually became the now departed Red County Blog, has arisen again as the editor of the new Anaheim Blog, as revealed by our friends at the OC Weekly.

Cunningham is a longtime ally of former Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, who now runs a lobbying firm. Cunningham also is a lobbyist. Both he and Pringle are allied with the corporate interests in Anaheim and they are supporting Anaheim City Council candidates Steve Chavez Lodge, a Republican, and Jordan Brandman, a Democrat. Both of those candidates support the giveaway of millions of hotel tax dollars to a wealthy hotel developer, ostensibly so he can build a new hotel at public expense. This proves that local governments are finding clever ways to give away public funds, even with the ending of redevelopment agencies by Governor Jerry Brown. Continue reading→

The Save Anaheim blog is this year’s best, per the OC Weekly

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Jason Young, Jordan Brandman Leave a comment

The OC Weekly has announced that the groundbreaking Save Anaheim blog is the best blog of 2012.

It’s only been around for a couple of months, but this feisty blog (which originally started as “No Jordan Brandman” to target the idiot running for Anaheim’s City Council) has gained a loyal following with a great mix of outrage, public-records requests, leaked photos and a righteous war against corporatists who want to reduce the city into the ultimate example of the 1 percent vs. the 99. Continue reading→

Anaheim City Council candidates forum set for 10/22

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Duane Roberts, John Leos, Jordan Brandman, Lucille Kring, Steve Chavez Lodge, Tom Tait 1 Comment

Anaheim City Council Candidates Forum set for Monday, October 22, 2012, from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.

This may be the last chance to watch the Anaheim City Council candidates debate, before the Nov. 6 general election. Continue reading→