Jon Dumitru

10 Orange County "City Leaders" We'd Just as Soon Not Hear from the Rest of 2013

Being a city council member is a thankless job, although they do usually save you a nice parking spot at city hall.While we applaud public service, many, many holders of local office in Orange County use their positions of "power" to do some really fucked-up things.Here are but 10 supposed city lead ... More >>

5 Sets of 2012 Orange County Election Losers

Anyone else hope someone switches the seating cards at the next Orange County Mayors Breakfast so that Tri sits next to Tita? Tri Ta became Westminster's first Vietnamese-American mayor and, he claims, the first in the country to win a mayoral seat via the voters rather than appointment. Meanwhile, ... More >>

Why Is Placentia Councilmember Chad Wanke Facebook Friends with Neo-Nazis?

Digging through Facebook late at night always brings out hilarious surprises, especially when it's the individual pages of our local politicos, where we can see their personal stupidity in all its glory. Who can forget Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sanchez dressed as a sexy angel and banana, respe ... More >>

Jon Dumitru, Wackjob Orange Councilmember, Continues to Court the Anti-Muslim Vote for His Mayoral Campaign

​Last time we checked in on Orange councilmember Jon Dumitru, he was leaving misspelled anti-Islamic ramblings on his Facebook page that he then tried to laughably clean up after the fact. That little incident sparked a nationwide furor, but turned Dumitru into a star among the lunatic set, the pe ... More >>

Jon Dumitru on Jihad for Orange Mayor's Office

​Orange city Councilman Jon Dumitru (peace be upon him) has announced his candidacy for mayor in "the slice of Old Town charm". OC Weekly readers will recall last year when Dumitru took to his Facebook page to take a swipe at Islam on the anniversary of Sept. 11:  "It was 10 years ago to ... More >>

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[UPDATE: CAIR Demands Apology, Dumitru Tries to Cover His Illiterate Tracks] Jon Dumitru, Orange Councilmember, Posts Anti-Islam Facebook Status Update

Dumitru: Emphasis on the "Dum"​UPDATE, SEPT. 15, 10:45 P.M.: The Southern California chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations is now asking that Dumitru apologize for his moronic remarks"Your hateful statement in which you falsely insinuate that the teachings of Islam and the Quran wo ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Election 2010: Coker is Spun, Polled, Teabagged

​1:28 p.m.: Orange County agreed with state voters on most ballot initiatives, although more of us did want to keep choking on polluted air until the unemployment rate drops and most like the state budget approval process to remain fucked-up, thank you very much (probably because many are philosop ... More >>

Orange Councilmember Jon Dumitru Caught Lying to Reporter While Slurring Longtime Resident

​I don't know much about Orange councilmember Jon Dumitru other than he's running for mayor this year, he's pals with Red County blogger Matt Cunningham, and that he likes to go on KFI-AM 640 to proclaim how his support of resolutions against the city's day laborers and in support of SB1070 aren't ... More >>

[UPDATED:] City of Orange to Spin Wheel of Hate, Consider Supporting Arizona and "Rule of Law" Status

​UPDATE: The Orange City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to declare itself a "rue the law," I mean, "rule of law" city, and to support Arizona SB 1070 and to shit on cities that are opposed to it. So there! It's getting so that it will be news if an Orange County city does vote to support Arizona' ... More >>