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Tag: Election 2010
Posted inMission Viejo
‘Right to Vote’ Initiative Stays Hot in Mission Viejo
Voters will decide today whether to strip the city council of some of its zoning powers. The debate continues, however, on how much impact the initiative would have.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
Campaign Cash: Labor Continues to Hit Nelson
OCEA spent more than $30,000 last week on mailers attacking Fourth District supervisor candidate. Local GOP stepping up to defend him.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
The Backstory on the Race for Treasurer
County Supervisor John Moorlach and Treasurer/Tax Collector Chriss Street, former friends who are now adversaries, are facing off in the primary through their protégés.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
Labor Spending Heavily on Sidhu and Hunt
All told, deputies union and OCEA have spent more than $1.2 million on sheriff and supervisor races.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Politics & Elections
Gary Miller’s Military Service Draws Questions and Corrections
Congressman’s staff asks one congressional publication to correct his biography after a magazine calls him out. But even the new biography fails to provide his precise service time, which was about seven weeks in 1967.
Posted inInvestigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Politics & Elections
The Latest on Absentee Voters
About 20 percent (or 126,000) of the absentee ballots sent out in Orange County for next week’s primary are back in. The return rate is normal and should mean about a 25 percent total turnout, registrar says.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
KOCE on Voice of OC
We are up and running with stories from our broadcast partner on immigration, social services fraud and the state’s $11 billion water bond measure.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Walking the Walk Still Makes a Difference
Even in the age of Twitter, political consultants and campaign organizers say walking a district and knocking on doors remains one of the most effective methods of campaigning.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Candidates for Local Offices Are Digging Deep into Their Own Pockets
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.
