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Want Smaller Local Government; Progressive Leadership in Irvine Delivers

September 25, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski
Want Smaller Local Government; Progressive Leadership in Irvine Delivers

Republicans long claim the mantle of being the party of small government, but when in power, they seldom (if ever) actually deliver on this principle.  The last US president to shrink the size of the Federal Government? Why that would be Bill Clinton of course. Want smaller local government? Look to Irvine where the policies of...
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Greenhut’s Sunday Column Had to Hurt

August 24, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski

Register columnist Steven Greenhut wrote a column Sunday that amounted to a sort of compliment to the progressive city council majority in regards to the council’s handling of the contract dispute with the Irvine Police Association.  It was sort of like a husband at a marriage counseling session being asked by the counselor to...
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A request for a public apology that’s sure to be ignored

July 16, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski
A request for a public apology that’s sure to be ignored

During their coverage of Noah Krom’s passing and in comments they both allowed on the posts themselves, Orange Juice blog editor Art Pedroza and anonymous blogger Red Vixen made some interesting accusations.  They claimed that LiberalOC bloggers were on the Krom payroll and that some commenters (notably Bruce Manning)who had the temerity to post...
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Local Budgets Approved: with somewhat different approaches

June 24, 2009
By Chris Prevatt
Local Budgets Approved: with somewhat different approaches

The cities of Anaheim and Irvine approved their budgets for next fiscal year on Tuesday. Each city took similar approached to address projected shortfalls in revenue and public service needs with one Mayor vowing to travel to Sacramento to resist state efforts to raid city revenues. Two reports from Wednesdays’s Orange County Register… Irvine OKs $145 million...
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Beth Krom outraises John Campbell in Q1 CD-48 Race

April 16, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski
Beth Krom outraises John Campbell in Q1 CD-48 Race

Irvine city council member Beth Krom took only three weeks from the launch of her run for Congress in California’s CD-48 against Republican Congressman John Campbell to outraise the incumbant in the first quarter 2009 filings.  The Hill.com rounds up the fundraising saying Krom beat Campbell $60K to $50K. Here is Krom’s report.  And here...
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Posted in California, National-US, Orange County - Local | 7 Comments »

CD-48 Race: Krom Exceeds Fundraising Goal for First Quarter

April 5, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski

The news release hits the wire Monday morning,but we’ve learned that Beth Krom has exceeded her fundraising goal for the first quarter of 2009 in her race to replace John Campbell in Congress in California’s 48th district.  Krom, who announced about three weeks ago, set a goal to raise $50,000 by March 31.   The...
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Posted in Orange County - Local | 10 Comments »

Irvine’s Beth Krom expected to run for Congress

March 1, 2009
By Dan Chmielewski
Irvine’s Beth Krom expected to run for Congress

It’s not official yet, but Irvine City Council member Beth Krom is putting the pieces in place for a run for Congress in 2010 in CD-48.  As a city council member and as a former Mayor, Krom has a lot going her way.  She’s also proven she can raise enough money to launch a solid...
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