The businessman and blogger spent nearly $150,000 in apparently
successful effort to force a recall election. Meanwhile, police and
their supporters funded much of the opposition effort.
Partnerships controlled by GardenWalk hotel developers William
O’Connell and Ajesh Patel gave Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu at
least $6,800 in illegal contributions during his 2010 supervisorial
run, according to finance records.
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The slate mailer that has helped Irvine’s Democratic majority on
the City Council continues to raise huge sums of cash.
Incumbent’s campaign fundraising lags that of previous election
cycles.
Council candidates are already busy building their campaign war chests for the November election.
Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr. appeared on KOCE’s Real Orange to talk about redistricting and campaign finance.
Santana talks about the redistricting battle that is underway at the Orange County Board of Supervisors as well as campaign finance legislation.
Self-financing is not just for fantastically wealthy gubernatorial hopefuls — candidates for local offices are making six-figure loans to their own campaigns. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.
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