In the Thursday edition of the OC Register, columnist Frank Mickadeit’s column makes it sound like the sky is falling because Mayor Sukhee Kang cast two votes in a different direction from council member Larry Agran. I really hate to…
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Tax dollars on Wellness Save Taxpayers Money
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
It’s seldom that I have time in my schedule to attend Irvine City Council meetings, but a small debate two weeks ago over a proposal by Mayor Pro Tem Beth Krom to look into a citywide wellness program turned into…
Mayor Kang’s State of the City Address Looks to Irvine’s 40th Year
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
 The following were remarks delivered at Irvine City Hall Tuesday night by Mayor Sukhee Kang: I begin tonight’s State of the City Address by asking you to think about the year 1971. In 1971, the average new house cost…
Rep. Royce Ties Arizona Shooting to Fairness Doctrine (huh?)
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
Fallout from the Arizona shooting continues to reverberate from Washington DC to Orange County. Last week, Irvine City Council member and 2010 Democratic congressional candidate Beth Krom weighed in with a letter to the editor in the OC Register calling…
Beth Krom Thanks Her Supporters
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
A post Thanksgiving party at Hidden Valley in Irvine was the scene of a thank you party for supporters of Beth Krom’s candidacy for CD-48. The party was very well attended and had the air of a campaign event. Many…
On Election Day and Beyond: Now What?
by Mike Pouraryan • • Comments Off
Being witness to Democracy in Action is a privilege and an honor. I have had that privilege for the past five elections. Besides the Presidential Election, this past Tuesday, November 2, 2010, was truly different in many ways. I wanted to begin this with how I ended a very long but wonderful day. After I concluded my duties as Elections Coordinator for Area 47C (covering Laguna Niguel),
More Election Picks- Including SANTA ANA
by Claudio Gallegos • • 3 Comments
So time to conclude some of my elections picks for this year. I will begin with a some other races and go into Santa Ana, which has been quite contentious this go round, with our esteemed blog being right in the middle of the action.

