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In years past, aides to city council members largely had secretarial and administrative duties. But this year’s crop includes a number of people who are political players in their own right.
Jose F. Moreno, a longtime community activist and nemesis of Anaheim’s business establishment, overcame an election-night deficit to squeak by incumbent Jordan Brandman in the race for the District 3 City Council seat.
Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman’s lead over challenger Jose Moreno in the race for the District 3 council seat has dropped to just 61 votes, as the county Registrar of Voters continues to count vote-by-mail and provisional ballots.
With more than 378,000 ballots left to count countywide, and just a few hundred votes separating candidates in two key Anaheim City Council races, winners may not be officially declared until the end of November.
Councilwoman Lucille Kring and Republican Steve Faessel are elected to the Anaheim City Council. But two other races that could change the complexion of the council have yet to be decided.
Establishment candidates advocate more police and a continuation of tax subsidies for resort businesses, while others say such policies are ruinous.
Calls for a civilian check on police renewed after DA declined to file charges in fatal shooting of documented gang member who was unarmed.
Kring, who was endorsed by Mayor Tom Tait, will join the Disney-backed Brandman.
Kring has 21.2 percent of the absentee vote and Barndman has 20.4 percent. John Leos is third with 13.3 percent and Steve Chavez Lodge fourth with 10.5 percent.
This year’s fight for two open seats on the Anaheim City Council has been especially rough, with negative campaign mailers coming from all sides. But when it comes to finding out who’s behind them, not all mailers are created equal.