The campaign to recall left-wing Santa Ana Councilwoman Jessie Lopez today turned approximately 6,600 voter signatures into the City Clerk. 5,274 of those must be
An LA-style ballot measure imposing huge wage increases and Byzantine work rules on all Anaheim hotels and event centers would deliver a nearly $9 million
For years, UNITE-HERE Local 11 has been publicly inflating its membership numbers by 63% above what it is reporting to the U.S. Department of Labor
In the wake of his May 2 arrest for drunk driving, politics have been watching for signs that Sen. Dave Min – formerly consider the
Sen. Dave Min’s drunk driving arrest continues to reverberate through the contest for the open 47th Congressional District, as Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley gives
For the past several months, UNITE-HERE Local 11 has been banging the “living wage” drum as it worked to qualify its wage-and-work-rules initiative for the
After hearing from a throng of family-owned, independent hotels warning a drastic, union-sponsored work rules and wage spike initiative poses a mortal threat to their
The Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education has approved a highly-unusual, back-door subsidy to pay Trustee Katelyn Brazer Aceves for nearly three-weeks of
On May 16, the Anaheim City Council will have its first opportunity to weigh in on UNITE-HERE Local 11’s ballot measure that would dramatically increase the cost
State Senator Dave Min, a progressive OC Democrat running for Congress, was arrested last nightfor drunk driving yesterday in Sacramento. He was released this morning
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