Donna Acevedo-Nelson For Anaheim Council District 5
The Democratic Party of Orange County’s Central Committee made their 2016 General Election endorsements at their meeting last night.
They endorses a couple of challengers for the Anaheim City Council: Continue reading
Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman
Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman has been reportedly been calling around asking for endorsements so he can run against former State Legislator Lou Correa for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
Brandman may announces his Congressional campaign as soon as tomorrow.
While Brandman and Correa are both Democrats they could not be more different from each other. Correa has been married for years and has raised a great family while Brandman inexplicably remains single and his Facebook profile omits any mention of any significant others. Continue reading
The Anna Drive Neighborhood is hosting an Anaheim City Council Candidates Forum on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at 716 N. Anna. Dr., in Anaheim.
This is your opportunity to get to know the candidates who are running for the Anaheim City Council. Continue reading
Dr. Jose Moreno
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 9th, 2014
Contact: Eric Hogensen, 323-761-9514
Former Assemblymember Jose Solorio Endorses Dr. Jose F. Moreno for Anaheim City Council
(Anaheim) – Former California State Assemblymember Jose Solorio announced his endorsement of Dr. Jose F. Moreno for Anaheim City Council today. Solorio represented the 69th Assembly District, which includes the city of Santa Ana and parts of the cities of Anaheim and Garden Grove. He is also a former Santa Ana City Councilmember.
“Dr. Jose Moreno is one of a kind. Regardless of how big the challengers may appear, he will always be an advocate for residents that need help at City Hall. We need strong leaders like Dr. Moreno that will build partnerships between the City, school districts, and neighborhood associations. Join me in helping elect Dr. Moreno to the Anaheim City Council,” Jose Solorio shared following his endorsement. Continue reading
I loathe referring to politicians as liars. The accusation is generally not exactly true; even if an elected official is in fact lying, rarely do they do so without the fallback of plausible deniability. Anaheim’s councilwoman Kring has no such luxury. At the OC GOP Central Committee meeting this week, the candidate for Mayor was forced to admit what she is: a liar with nothing but contempt for the voice of the people.
Kring, a purported Republican, is running against Mayor Tom Tait, another Republican in good standing with the party. She along with her sidekick, councilwoman Murray spoke this week at the first OC GOP Central Committee meeting of the year. This is the group of party insiders which will decide who, if anyone, will receive the Republican party nod for mayor of Anaheim. Continue reading
I recently wrote of the need to focus on reform in the wake of the Kelly Thomas verdict. There, I argued that police spending should be diverted away from wasteful high-tech gear and towards practical stress training. Responding to the piece, a local policy maker messaged me with the following point:
Regardless of how one feels about whether police brutality occurred here or not, funding and mental energy should be spent on getting the homeless population permanently housed and providing them the supportive services they require. If Kelly Thomas [homeless at the time of his murder] had been in permanent supportive housing, he’d still be alive. Case closed.
A powerful argument that further reveals the wide-range of reform efforts that should be on the table as we reflect on the legacy of Kelly Thomas. Moving forward, Orange County must accomplish its stated goal of opening OC’s first year-around homeless shelter. Further, leaders should be critical of laws that “criminalize” and stigmatize the homeless population.
This November, voters in Anaheim will select two candidates for city council; the two candidates with the most votes will carry the day in what is known as an at-large (city-wide) election. On the same ballot, voters will be asked to approve a new, district-based system, for the election of all future council members. For this, we must credit the American Civil Leader Union (ACLU), which was pushing for districts in its lawsuit with the city. The litigation resulted in a settlement whereby voters will decide the matter. In order to obtain a favorable vote for districts in Anaheim, it is important to challenge and broaden the legal argument put forth by the ACLU. The ACLU was right about districts, but wrong about Anaheim.
It’s a bad deal. Thanks to the work of the Mayor, activists and media (eventually), it has been established that the framework for the new deal between Angels owner Arte Moreno and Anaheim is an unnecessary hit to the taxpayer. But here is the problem: the new deal was approved by a 4-1 vote and support for the framework remains solid. The majority voting block on the Anaheim City Council is not known to bow to public pressure and all among them have good reasons to feel secure in their positions. Continue reading
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait wins OCTA Board seat
Graphic: saveanaheim.com
From the OC Politics Blog
Thursday last, the OCTA City Selection Committee (comprised of all 34 OC elected and appointed Mayors) was gathered by the UNelected Association of California Cities – Orange County (who’s membership do not include every city in the OC) to rule on the selection of new OCTA Board Directors, one for each Supervisorial District. Continue reading
OC Register: Anaheim’s propsed (sic) streetcar system would consist of 10 vehicles that would travel a 3.2-mile route in about 18 minutes. The streetcars would look similar to this European streetcar, according to city officials. Photo: City of Anaheim
By the OC Politics Blog
From the Detroit Business News two days ago: Subcontractors begin vying for work on Detroit’s $140 million M1 Rail project. In part,
At an open house for subcontractors and others needed to help build a 3.3-mile streetcar down Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Lawrence Stevenson said he considered being involved in the project as something that would be “historic.” But he will only be a part of that history if his company, Detroit-based Stevenson Construction, can successfully land a contract for a portion of the work the M1 Rail line…needed for the $140 million task.
That’s $42.4 million/mile, 58% less the estimated cost for Kris Murray’s Anaheim trolley — and that’s all IF Anaheim succeeds in absconding with OCTA Measure M funds to build a $319 million streetcar between the Convention Center, Disneyland and the new $174 million ARTIC train station that’s never going to see a High-Speed Rail Bullet Train once a Sacramento Judge gets through with Gov. Brown and his rape of Proposition 1A. The streetcar’s cost topped a cost comparison involving 11 other streetcar systems across the country. Continue reading