Where were you when the World Trade Towers were attacked ten years ago? And how will you commemorate the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on the U.S.?
Here are a few 9/11 events that will be going on in Santa Ana: Continue reading
Category Archives: Jose Solorio
There were red flags about Kinde Durkee, but Solorio hired her anyway
Details are now coming out about “Prominent Democratic campaign treasurer Kindee Durkee” who was finally arrested by the FBI this weekend — more than four years after the Chronicle reported complaints that she was involved in a fake “Californians for Obama” campaign that ripped off unsuspecting donors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chronicle also noted that Durkee was listed as treasurer for a “California for Obama” campaign that sold itself as raising money for the campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama. It scooped up thousands in checks from Californians through promotions ranging from celebrity-studded cruises to campaign office “grand openings,” the Chronicle reported in July 2007. Continue reading
Treasurer who worked with Correa, Sanchez and Solorio arrested by the FBI
Kindee Durkee photo by Henry V
Kinde Durkee of Burbank-based Durkee and Associates, a prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and state legislators Lou Correa and Jose Solorio, has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of mail fraud, according to The Orange County Register.
State Sen. Lou Correa of Santa Ana told the Register the FBI notified him late Friday that he was one of many victims. Correa said he believes he has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. Durkee had been his campaign treasurer since 1995, according to the Huffington Post.
Correa quickly posted a response on Facebook: Continue reading
Solorio’s anti-employer AB 350 headed for a Senate floor vote by 8/29
AB 350 Headed to Senate Floor. Call Your Senators Today!
Yesterday, AB 350 passed out of the Senate Appropriations committee and is headed for the Senate floor as early as Monday 8/29. Despite some minor technical amendments, AB 350 remains a bill that chooses winners and losers in the employment market. Senators need to hear from you as to why they should vote no on AB 350 when it reaches the floor.
Please call your senators today! Tell them: Continue reading
Another anti-employer bill from Solorio, as state unemployment hits 12%
Assemblyman Jose Solorio is at it again. This time he has proposed a bill, AB 947, that would “cost the California workers’ compensation system an additional $200 to $210 million a year, a legislative fiscal analysis said,” according to the Sacramento Business Journal.
Currently, a California worker can receive payment for a temporary disability caused at work for 104 weeks within a five-year period. Solorio’s AB 947 would allow temporary disability benefits for up to 240 weeks – nearly five years, according to the O.C. Register. Continue reading
Newspapers all over the state rip Solorio anti-employer bill, AB 350
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s bio says he grew up “working in the cotton fields.” Like Solorio I grew up doing manual labor, with my father, who owned a small janitorial service. Now Solorio is trying to pass a new law, A.B. 350, that will in fact affect janitorial laborers.
Dubbed the “Displaced Property Service Employee Opportunity Act,” AB 350 forces companies that provide building security, maintenance, window cleaning or food services to retain the employees of the previous service contractor for 90 days and then offer those employees continued employment unless their performance is unsatisfactory, according to CalWatchdog.
What this proposed law boils down to is that companies that provide certain services, and replace other contractors will have to hire their employees. I remember my dad won a lot of jobs by replacing ineffective janitorial service providers. Dad would have had a cow if he had to hire employees who did a bad job for their previous employer! Continue reading
Solorio responds to mounting criticism of his anti-employer bill, AB 350
Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s Communication Director, Carol Chamberlain, contacted me today with news that Solorio had in fact responded to mounting criticism of his proposed bill, AB 350, in a letter sent to the Sacramento Bee. I am reprinting that letter below.
AB 350 Provides Fairness for Low Wage Workers
By: State Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Anaheim
The Bee editorial, Union Bill would tie hands of employers, misses the mark, includes factual errors and is biased. Anyone knowledgeable of AB 350 and who read this opinion would recognize the voice of the highly financed, anti-union alliance feeding inaccuracies to a welcoming Bee editorial board and other newspaper boards throughout the state. Continue reading
Santa Ana Political Chismes: Tom Daly to run for the 69th A.D.
The chisme has it that Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is going to run for the 69th Assembly District, a seat currently held by Assemblyman Jose Solorio, who if memory serves correct employs Daly’s wife.
Daly is the former Mayor of Anaheim. I am told that “business interests” want him to run as they don’t like OC Labor Political Director Julio Perez, who like Daly hails from Anaheim.
Where does that leave Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez? She announced she was running this week. Continue reading
Perez should drop out now that Martinez is running for the 69th A.D.
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez made an interesting announcement this morning on her Facebook page, “Good Morning! I wanted to share some great news with all of you. In the next week or so I will officially declare my candidacy for the 69 Assembly District. Michele Martinez.”
I have been tracking this story for weeks. For awhile it looked like Councilman Vince Sarmiento was going to run but his wife put the kibosh on that. Then it looked like Councilman Sal Tinajero was going to run – but now it is Martinez who is going to run for Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s 69th Assembly District, when he terms out in 2012. Continue reading
Santa Ana continues to dominate redistricted 69th Assembly District
Santa Ana will continue to dominate the 69th Assembly District, in the latest redistricting proposal that is now headed for public comment. The new district map includes all of Santa Ana, for the most part, and just a piece of Anaheim.
The Democrats ought to be able to hang on to this seat easily – and odds are that a Santa Ana Council Member will be following the incumbent, Jose Solorio, to Sacramento. Continue reading
Will Silva and Solorio face off in the redistricted 34th State Senate District?
The final proposed redistricting of the 34th State Senate District is now headed for the public comment phase, but I doubt it is going to change much. The new district has changed in shocking fashion. No longer does it stretch all the way up to Fullerton. Instead it has grown westward and now includes a chunk of the coast, including Seal Beach and part of Huntington Beach.
The new district has a slight Democratic voter edge, according to the O.C. Register. And it appears to include all of Little Saigon, including other communities with large Vietnamese communities in Fountain Valley and southwest Santa Ana. Continue reading
Solorio to present the Community Pillar Award to the S.A. Boys & Girls Club on Friday
Join us on Friday, July 15, 2011, at 10 am, as Assemblyman Jose Solorio, member of the BGCSA Board of Directors, honors the Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club with the Community Pillar Award. Continue reading
What if Vince Sarmiento doesn’t run for the 69th Assembly District?
I am hearing that there is a chance that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento may not run for the 69th Assembly District after all. Apparently it is going to be up to his wife – and as he has a successful law practice and young children she may in the end not go for it.
The incumbent legislator, Jose Solorio, is terming out – in 2012. His open seat will be a rare opportunity to elect someone decent. Continue reading
Vincent Sarmiento to host an early 4th of July reception on June 30
Santa Ana Councilman Vincent Sarmiento is hosting an an early 4th of July Reception on Thursday June 30, 2011, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, along with Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Mayor Miguel Pulido and the entire Santa Ana City Council.
Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and fine wine at one of Santa Ana’s premier restaurants – South Coast Winery Restaurant & Tasting Room, located at 3608 South Bristol, in Santa Ana.
RSVP’s can be made at VSarmiento4Council@gmail.com or by calling (714) 245-9999. Click here to RSVP on Facebook.
Sarmiento is going to be running for Solorio’s 69th Assembly District seat in 2012. Right now it looks like OC Labor political Director Julio Perez, a complete unknown, will be getting hammered by Sarmiento in the Democratic primary.
Solorio to host legislative summit with Torlakson on June 24, at the Bowers
Assemblyman Jose Solorio is hosting a free Legislative Summit with special guest speaker State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, on Friday, June 24, at the Bowers Museum, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
This Summit for Solorio to share with you the important issues he is working on in Sacramento and Orange County. The details of the event are below:
WHAT: Legislative Summit
WHEN: Friday, June 24 from 4:30 p.m – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bowers Museum – 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana
Several informational booths will be on site, and there will be information on education (including graduation rates in Orange County), jobs, public safety, water, and animal rights issues.
Other guest speakers include Director of Research and Policy for UCLA IDEA Sophie Fanelli, and Executive Director of the Campaign for College Opportunity Michele Siqueiros. Judie Mancuso of Social Compassion in Legislation will discuss important animal rights issues.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Nadia Villafana in the District Office at nadia.villafana@asm.ca.gov or (714) 939-8469. The event is sponsored by the Bowers Museum and the Orange County Leadership Fund.
For more information about Solorio’s legislative work, please visit www.assembly.ca.gov/solorio.