As if Sharon Quirk-Silva’s upset of Assemblyman Chris Norby isn’t enough, candidates for a City Council seat are only 28 votes apart.
Tag: Sharon Quirk Silva
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Dance of the Electeds
County vacancies, including public administrator, clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, along with the 2014 race for the coastal supervisor’s seat trigger political musical chairs.
Posted inFullerton, Politics & Elections
Both Quirk-Silva and Norby Declare 65th Assembly Race Over
Though the vote count continues, both sides say Quirk-Silva has won, handing the Democrats a supermajority in the California Legislature.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Quirk-Silva’s Lead Widens in 65th Assembly District Tally
Democrat leads incumbent Republican Chris Norby by 1,701 votes with 17,659 absentee ballots still to be counted.
Posted inFullerton
Quirk-Silva Leads in Assembly Race; Supermajority at Stake
The GOP thought Chris Norby’s 65th Assembly seat was safe, but now it appears Sharon Quirk-Silva will win and give Democrats a supermajority.
Posted inFullerton, Politics & Elections
Norby Losing in 65th Assembly Race
Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva leads the incumbent by 1,004 votes with all precincts reporting but some absentees still outstanding.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Could Anaheim Riot Have Been Stopped Before It Started?
Other cities in recent years confronted with volatile controversies took steps to give residents a voice that Anaheim officials did not.
Posted inFullerton
Mayor Issuing Apology to Family of Man Police Beat to Death
Ron Thomas, father of Kelly Thomas, announced that Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva is working on a letter that will “clear Kelly’s name.”
Posted inFullerton
Investigator Presents Report on Kelly Thomas Beating
Fullerton Police should have acted more quickly to refute
reports that Thomas was a danger to the officers who beat him to
death.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories
Fullerton’s History With the Homeless
The community, including police officials, had a record of
compassionate dealings with the homeless, say countywide advocates
and former officials.
