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Gilchrist Pulls Papers for Challenge to Loretta

by Dan Chmielewski • February 15, 2008 • 19 Comments

The Liberal OC has learned that Minuteman leader Jim Gilchrist pulled signature papers to run for the GOP nomination against Loretta Sanchez in the 2008 general election. Papers were issued yesterday.

by Andrew Davey • February 14, 2008 • Comments Off

Here’s some good news on the economic front. The Register’s business blog is reporting that Orange County hotel rates averaged $153.90 last year, an 8.4 percent increase over 2006. So this is great news for our local tourism sector, isn’t…

by Andrew Davey • February 13, 2008 • 2 Comments

For all of you who dread the commute to and from work, you may not need to dread it any longer… Because help is on the way. Some of Orange County’s most congested freeways will get more than $2.8 billion…

by Andrew Davey • February 12, 2008 • Comments Off

Are you excited about 2008? Do you think this will be a good year for Democrats? Do you think this will be a good year for OC Democrats? And would you like to be a part of it? Great! If…

by Dan Chmielewski • February 11, 2008 • 25 Comments

Before Red County’s Tomahwak gets taken to the re-education camps, I wanted to commend him on his post in Red County.com today. (calm down conservatives; it was a joke). The California Republican Party is in a state of financial disarray.Ã‚Â …

by Andrew Davey • February 11, 2008 • 4 Comments

In case you didn’t know, I always love me some Jon Lansner. He is one of my favorite Register bloggers, and he always does a great job in keeping up with our wild & crazy real estate market here. But…

by G • February 10, 2008 • 1 Comment

…or at least SantAna. I was sick on Election Day and was reduced to enjoying the local goings-on vicariously through the blogs, where I saw Gustavo Arellano’s “Five Latinos Who Voted for a Black Man” post on the OCWeekly’s Navel…