After last Monday’s Great Park Board meeting, Irvine Mayor Steven Choi wondered why there were no supporters for the Irvine Republican majority in attendance and made a quip that perhaps all of their supporters “were working at their jobs.” According…
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Beaten at State and Federal Elections, OC Republicans Rejoice in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
As I snapped photos in the Lobby of Irvine City Hall tonight, someone who recognized me said to me, “Must be hard to be here tonight?” I answered, “Not really, because election day was pretty much a slam dunk for…
Shea Threatens City Employee in Advance of her New Term on Irvine City Council
by Dan Chmielewski • • 21 Comments
Christina Shea is about to be sworn in for her third go-round on the Irvine City Council, a new four-year term to go along with 16 previous years of service. We’ve documented here before how in her two previous stints…
Watchdog Group Says Rohrabacher Personally Benefits from His Office
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
The Daily Pilot reports that Huntington Beach Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is one of the members of Congress who personally benefits — financially — by holding his office beyond his Congressional salary through extended benefits to family members. From the…
Are Prostitutes Being “Sold” in OC on Backpage.com
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Sunday’s New York Times opinion section carried this column by Nicholas Kristof about Backpage.com, an online classified ad site run by Village Voice Media which owns the OC Weekly. It’s a powerful column where the writer captures the story of…
TARP, Auto Industry Bailouts, Economic Stimulus Put Nation Back on Path to Recovery
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Last week, Rep. John Campbell was denied the OC GOP Central Committee endorsement on the grounds that slight more than a third of the group’s members sought to punish the Congressman for his vote on TARP and the auto…
“Evenly Split” Crowd Greets Obama in Newport Beach
by Dan Chmielewski • • 19 Comments
Update: Media reports suggest Obama raised $1.4 million in Orange County today. The event amount of Obama supporters to Obama protestors is a victory for OC Democrats. Hat tip to OC Weekly for this story about the…
