Irvine is back under Republican control but for those reading some of the other blog coverage out there, Tea Party candidate Lynn Schott will not be joinnig the city council. Steven Choi is the new mayor. Beth Krom retains her…
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Choi’s Name Not on Petition Supporting Measure BB in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Irvine Mayoral candidates Larry Agran and Katherine Daigle offered a spirited debate based on political philosophy and issues Wednesday night at Irvine City Hall hosted by Republican pollster Adam Probolsky who also writes a column for the Irvine World…
Irvine Republicans Up to Old Tricks Again
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
The expression is those who fail to learn from the past are destined to repeat it, and in the case of the current crop of Republican candidates for Mayor and City Council, it’s not so much a failure to learn…
P.K. Wong completes The Agran/Krom Slate in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 29 Comments
P.K. Wong, a finance professional and a former executive with the Singapore Futures and Options Exchange, will join the slate featuring Council members Larry Agran and Beth Krom for Irvine City Council. Wong would be the first Chinese-American elected official…
Choi to Run for Mayor in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Termed out Irvine City Council member Dr. Steven Choi is a candidate for mayor in the 2012 election and it brings up all sorts of fun to look forward to in the coming election cycle. Choi, who embarassed himself and the city by wearing a Photoshopped image of then Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Stalin in 2009, was the subject of voter fraud charges from former Assembly candidate Jerry Amante, then Mayor of Tustin. Choi and his entire family were registered to vote from a rented condo/apartment in Woodbridge while the city councilman was still clearly residing in a posh Woodbury home.
Bill Maher’s Real Time Mocks Republicans (from Irvine)
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Okay, so it wasn’t an actual Irvine Republican but an actor playing one on TV, but considering people in town like Allan Bartlett, Steven Choi, Christina Shea, Pat Rodgers, Lynn Schott, Jeff Lalloway and many others, it wasn’t exactly a…
Irvine Republicans in Disarray
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
In the kerfluffel between Irvine city council candidate and city council member Christina Shea, Irvine Republican “insiders” are declaring Shea “toast” as she leaves office. Of course, the Irvine Republican “insiders” include Adam Probolsky who writes for the Register’s Irvine…
