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Re: AD 52 Election Live Blog

mmunson — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:35:50 -0000

It does not look good, but I could also account for Vidak almost winning
the primary by default and then his opponent got a chance the next day
when they found more votes. I would need to ask SBC ROV how many more
ballots do they have remaining and see if a rabbit can be pulled out of a
hat. We do not know if the fat lady has not sung yet, it is still a toss up.

Re: AD 52 Election Live Blog

calwatch — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:21:51 -0000

I think Leon could still make up the difference through late absentees, both in LA County and SB County. There is precedence for this... in a water board race, Democratic incumbent and gadfly John Mendoza ultimately lost his seat when all the ballots were counted to Fred Lantz, who is the husband of Republican City Councilmember Paula Lantz (although she later changed to NPP).

If it gets sub 100 votes and I was working for Leon I would get a recount for SB County (you can do recounts by jurisdiction), and try to get GOP funds to cover the amount. Right now there are 13,700 total votes and the primary had 16,952 when all was said and done. With up to 3,000 outstanding votes I would not yet call the election.

Re: AD 52 Election Live Blog

Matthew Mollinedo — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:29:21 -0000

I was reading through your past blog posts. Although I don't agree with you on some things, I'm just glad you had reasoning behind what you were saying instead of ad hominem statements with no substance behind them.

Re: AD 52 Election Live Blog

mmunson — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:25:39 -0000

If Freddie wins, I hope he can improve from his past experiences and talk about policy and vision. I wanted to vote for Freddie, but he's pro-drug war like Paul Leon and Norma Torres. I was assistant communications director for the Republican candidate Dorothy Pineda during the primary. So I have some insider baseball to discuss.

Re: AD 52 Election Live Blog

Matthew Mollinedo — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:19:49 -0000

I don't care if we didn't support the same candidate. I'm just glad that you are providing coverage of this election. I've been looking everywhere for a blog/news site. Thanks!

Re: My Notice to Republican Voters

calwatch — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 04:53:28 -0000

Freddie is an empty vessel, with little gravitas or policy chops but a great life story. This was proven in the Pomona mayor's race when he failed to defeat the lackluster lackadaisical buffoon that is currently occupying the office. At least Norma got her fame on a legitimate issue, sex offenders in neighborhoods. Freddie is going to be a rubber stamp vote for the Dems. As a Democrat myself I'm voting for Leon, in hope that the Democrats can try again in 2014.

Re: The CTA War on Republicans

mmunson — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:31:03 -0000

Leon is running as an Independent because he was unable to get the Republicans to clear the field for him. Also many people find Republicans taboo in our local region.

Re: The CTA War on Republicans

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:43:23 -0000

A related question, and perhaps it's one that you've already covered in this blog, considering your disdain for Top 2 (a disdain that I share) and your concerns about the Republican Party in California.

Last time around, when running against Norma Torres, Leon ran as a Republican. This time around, he's officially running as an Independent.

My question: is Leon running as an Independent because he doesn't believe that he can win an election as a Republican? Or is there some other reason?

Re: I am Not Just a Blogger

Art Pedroza — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:07:50 -0000

Very sage advice for the CA GOP.

Re: Senate District 32 aftermath

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:29:06 -0000

The main reason for the low turnout is the common perception that local elections aren't important, and that national elections are the only ones that matter.
I'm sure that idea about unimportant local elections would go away very quickly if the city of Ontario failed to pick up the trash for a few weeks. Romney and Obama aren't going to pick up our trash (literally or figuratively).

Re: My Ballot (Ontario, California)

mmunson — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:17:21 -0000

Measure U is also interesting I will be covering that on my blog.

Re: My Ballot (Ontario, California)

Anthony Vieyra — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:22:00 -0000

What Anthony's ballot is going to look like

The Candidates

President: Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala

Senator: Dianne Feinstein

Congress: (None of the Above) - both aren't worth a dam.

State Assembly: ?

Pomona Mayor: Tomas Ursua
Pomona Measure T : No !

Measures to the Voters:

California Measures

30 NO Governor Brown will still ask for more taxes in 2014 even if this passed, so we need to tell the Democrats NO. ditto. plus it's a really deceptive proposition.

31 NO Read Tim Donnelly’s essay on Prop 31, the left and right both agree its not worth approving. ditto

33 NO Deceptive reforms that will make it harder for new drivers to afford auto insurance, it should be based on driving ability and tenure, not tenure alone. ditto.

34 YES Too many mistakes are being made in jury trials and prejudices are used by lawyers to convict. When honest comes back into the legal system then we can discuss appropriate penalties.

35 Yes : strengthen human trafficking laws and enforce them.

36 YES If Steve Cooley endorsed this three strikes reform, you know its not a threat to public safety. Stealing Pizza should not give you 25 years to life, but if you are a prior murderer or rapist it still will. ditto

37 YES We should know what is in our food despite what major food conglomerates and pesticide manufactures do not want us to know.

38 Yes Specific funding for schools. Then vote out all of the current politicians and start over.

39 NO It is only designed to favor the sponsor of the proposition. If it had no quid pro quo I would of voted for it.

40 YES The opponents of the State Senate maps changed their mind and said the maps we have now are perfectly good.

Don't froget - Burn your ballot day in protest of voters rights being taken away by both the Democrats and Replicans is on November 5th.

Re: Obama and Romney are Identical on Many Issues

John E. Bredehoft — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:35:14 -0000

I listened to the first twenty minutes of the first debate, and both candidates proclaimed that they would simultaneously help small business, help education, and reduce the deficit. That's not only identical positions, that's identical lying.

Re: Stopping Wars Is Only a Big Mac Away

John E. Bredehoft — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:09:51 -0000

Supersizing our young won't work. We'd just hire illegal aliens to do the job that Americans are unfit to do.

While present war efforts are probably an exaggeration of the trend, the principle that motivates both major parties is the haunting spectre of World War II. Not the war itself, but the thought that the war could have been less deadly if the isolationists hadn't won the early battles. Gerald Ford was just one isolationist who was converted to an internationalist view by the events of the war.

The problem, in my mind, is that we often overreach. I personally see the liberation of Kuwait as a just war, primarily because we and our allies defined limited objectives and stuck to them. The subsequent war in Iraq a decade later is more controversial.

Re: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

Michael Overholser — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:51:35 -0000

the bags should have been banned long ago, or be required to be compostable.

Re: Buyer Beware of Independent Survey Group

Wills Texas — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:41:57 -0000

Seriously. When will these sham companies stop.

Re: Ontario, California Fireworks Regulations are Pointless

Mike — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:14:48 -0000

What next? Ban christmas trees? Bah Humbug!!

Re: Ontario, California Fireworks Regulations are Pointless

mmunson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:18:55 -0000

I could care less about the sparklers personally, its the other stuff that the fire department and the city council does not like.

Re: Ontario, California Fireworks Regulations are Pointless

Ron D. — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:25:45 -0000

Quit whining about fireworks. I know those sparklers are the scurge of our society. Get a life Scrooge!

Re: Education Unions Could Care Less About School Safety

Michael Overholser — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:18:43 -0000

Perhaps, change the voting rules so that committees and even general assembly cannot "abstain" That way they are forced to Yea or Nay EVERY bill, and then people could see these politicians for what they really are.

Re: Dish Network Pissing Match Over AMC

jason — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:19:13 -0000

Dish's claim that AMC is charging to much for their programming is a farce. We all know that increases in carriage prices are simply passed on to the customers. The action of Dish is simply a childish I'm taking my ball had going home technique. As for me I watch alot of the AMC network programming and will be dropping Dish if they drop the AMC networks. I paid for the AMC networks when I signed my contract and without those channels dish is breeaching an agreement they had with me. I can't wait to see how many people leave Dish and they realize just how many people watch the AMC network of channels.

Re: Earthquake happened.

esmeralda — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:30:07 -0000

i knew it! i was searching online one minute afterwards for info..to make sure i wasn't crazy! well, glad it wasn't a big one.

Re: Fireworks are NOT ALLOWED in Ontario, California

John E. Bredehoft — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:53:44 -0000

I didn't know that Upland allowed fireworks sales now. Interesting...

Re: Judge Makes Bad Move on Animal Cruelty Case

Eva Svoboda — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:40:28 -0000

You calling yourself JUDGE, you should protect society from the bastard like that boy, wish this boy will wait for you in the alley and beat you up, this is what you can expect from him in the future, first he abuse and torture animals.... then it will be human !!!!! REALLY WRONG DECISION you made !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Thinking About Leaving Dish Network

lfh — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:26:15 -0000

If AMC Networks are pissed because Dish pulled their Voom HD then they needed to look at the programing. I never even missed Voom HD didn't know it even was there, bad programing must be why. Now AMC wants to charge more because they have 2 or 3 hit shows and Dish doesn't want to pay the extra fee. I say, Dish drop all the sister stations,( We, IFC ect.) keep AMC and only go up $.o5 on the old fees. Then the customer is happy. As far as dropping Dish, I want, it is still the best satellite programing I have tried, and I tried them all.