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Poll shows Dunn in last place with Brandman out of the race for the 46th C.D.

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2016 Elections, Anaheim, Bao Nguyen, Democratic Party, Joe Dunn, Lou Correa, Santa Ana Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: December 18, 2015

Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348, Shallman Communications

LOU CORREA LEADS BY HUGE MARGIN IN NEW POLL

Correa leads closest Democrat by nearly 30 points

SANTA ANA, CA—Today, the Lou Correa campaign for Congress released a poll memo showing Correa leading his nearest Democratic opponent, Bao Nguyen, by nearly 30 points.

The poll, conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, is fresh out of the field, and was conducted from December 13th through December 16th. The initial results show Correa with a decisive lead over all other candidates: Continue reading→

Loretta Sanchez appears to be backing Bao Nguyen for Congress

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2016 Elections, Bao Nguyen, Democratic Party, Joe Dunn, Linda Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, Politics 7 Comments

U.S. Rep. Linda Chavez endorsed former State Legislator Lou Correa’s congressional campaign back in September but it looks like her sister Loretta has other ideas as she showed up today at a major fundraiser in Hollywood for Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen’s congressional campaign.

Apparently Loretta convinced Nguyen to run – and while she has not come out publicly as his supporter it is pretty obvious that she has chosen a side in this race. Continue reading→

Why the Voice of OC keeps attacking Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2014 Elections, Civic Affairs, irvine, Joe Dunn, Labor, Miguel Pulido, Politics, Santa Ana 7 Comments

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, told the O.C. Register, regarding the young man who wore a profane “FTP” hat that resulted in the shut down of this week’s Santa Ana City Council meeting, that he didn’t know if the hat’s profanity, or Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s actions, violated any Santa Ana city law. But, he said, by closing a public meeting and urging police to arrest people for staying, Pulido “clearly overreacted.”

How can Chemerinsky say that when “a large knife left behind was found” in the Council Chambers after the punks in question were cleared out, according to ABC7.

Here’s the problem with the Register quoting Chemerinsky – he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Voice of OC, a non-profit online news source funded by the Orange County Employee’s Association. And Chemerinsky as well as fellow VOC Board Member Joe Dunn, have a beef with Pulido that goes back a few years. Continue reading→