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Janet’s Tool, Pedroza, thinks Benavides may run for Supervisor

by Chris Prevatt • February 27, 2008 • 36 Comments

Okay, here’s the deal. Over at The Orange Juice Blog Art Pedroza posts that he’s hearing that Democrat Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides is being talked up as a possible challenger to First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen. Art says:…

by Chris Prevatt • February 27, 2008 • 17 Comments

The following is a press release we received yesterday regarding the 46th Congressional District Democratic Primary. Seal Beach native Dan Kalmick (D) is pleased to formally announce his run for Congress in California’s 46th district. The 25-year-old business leader’s campaign…

by Chris Prevatt • February 27, 2008 • 1 Comment

Good News: All Los Angeles Ã¢â‚¬Å“Double BubbleÃ¢â‚¬Â Votes from Independents in Democratic Presidential Primary to be Counted By Frank D. Russo – California Progress Report This story has a happy ending for all of us who believe that each and…

by Andrew Davey • February 26, 2008 • 1 Comment

Hey, everyone! Are you a young Democrat? Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend? Would you like to meet other young Democrats from across the nation? Great, then you should attend the annual YDA winter meeting this…

by Andrew Davey • February 26, 2008 • 2 Comments

Orange County Transportation Authority officials directed staff yesterday to begin reviewing proposed Go Local projects to Metrolink stations to major destinations. So far, 28 cities have received $100,000 grants to study potential improvements. These cities are vying for some of…

by Dan Chmielewski • February 26, 2008 • Comments Off

The other blogs are posting articles about the Irvine Tattler set up by self-proclaimed “Former Friend of Larry” Steve Smith, a former Agran staffer.Ã‚Â The stories are re-treds of previously reported stuff; Earl Zucht was a stleath candidate which is…

by Andrew Davey • February 25, 2008 • Comments Off

Take a look at the new OC housing data out this morning. There’s some reason for cheer. Home sales are at a 6-month high. But wait, maybe there isn’t much good news there. After all, it looks like over 30%…