Anaheim Republican Jose “Joe” Moreno has announced he is withdrawing from the AD-69 race, citing the Hatch Act and questions raised about his eligibility to run from a LiberalOC post as reasons why he had to make a choice between…
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Anaheim City Council Districts: An Analysis
by Claudio Gallegos • • 4 Comments

This past week, the ACLU, representing Amin David, Jose Moreno (who is an ACSD Trustee) and Consuelo Garcia announced they were suing the city of Anaheim, claiming the current way the City Council is elected shuts out minority representation. They also point out four of the five councilmembers live in Anaheim hills, which contains only 1/6 of the city’s total population.
Tom Daly’s AD-69 Campaign Gains Momentum
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
A combination of campaign experience, political savvy, and mis-steps by younger and less experienced opponents, combined with the self-destruction of the only Republican in the race, seem to be giving an edge to the AD-69 candidacy of OC Clerk Recorder Tom Daly.…
Republican in 69th Assembly race tried to drop out
by Joe Hill • • 2 Comments

The Orange County Register reported yesterday on the attempted exit from the race by the lone Republican in the race, Jose “Joe” Moreno. It seems that Mr. Moreno’s candidacy poses a problem for his employer, the County of Orange Social Services Agency.
Latest AD-69 Poll Out
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments

This came in from the Michele Martinez campaign for AD-69, so like the poll released by Tom Daly, take these numbers with a grain of salt. We’ll note the care taking to show how Julio Perez has no chance even…
OC Labor’s Big Walk: Hundreds Walk for Labor Candidates
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
ORANGE — On Saturday morning more than 350 Orange County labor union members walked precincts all across Orange County to support endorsed candidates of the Orange County Labor Federation. These volunteers reached out to thousands of fellow union members in…
Race to the Top-Buyers Beware
by Mike Matsuda • • Comments Off
While our local districts are comprised of well intentioned, highly educated and reflective leaders who are doing their best to find resources to fill the budget shortfall, we are perplexed that some districts (60% state-wide) agreed to submit a “Memorandum Of Understanding†with the Governor’s Office to participate in California’s application for the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) competitive grant program.

