Subject: Lou Correa

• The Party's Over

  Our R. Scott Moxley reports that, by the end of the night at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, the older Republicans in the room showed on their faces exactly what they felt: worry, frustration, indignation. But the Young Republican types in their 20s and 30s were not missing a beat--or a drop of hooch--as they had a ball like it was any other chance to party. By the way, Moxley--who has been covering these GOP monster truck pulls since 1994--would like to readjust his crowd figures. In an earlier post

  November 8, 2006

• Nuts Come Out for Nguyen, Take Daucher Along for Ride

  Rebecca Schoenkopf reporting from . . . ORANGE, Teamsters Local Something or Other--We've been told state senate staffers are here, giving up vacation time to walk for Lou Correa, Democrat for OC's 34th state Senate District. People here are sitting in chairs, too (union thing?), looking at the TeeVee because the TeeVee, at least, has good news from the national front: here at home, Lou's losing big-time to Republican Lynne Daucher. Some people predicted Lou would take the seat. But then, all t

  November 7, 2006

• Dem Bones

  First there was yesterday's Election Day lunch--the GOP-heavy shindig where Weekly editor Will Swaim only got halfway through the hilarious speech I wrote for him because he was shuffling back and forth between pages and so lost my text and thus never got to the payoff, "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen! Don't forget to tip your waitstaff and then have them all deported!" Then there were last night's Dem fiestas in Santa Ana. I LOVE ELECTION DAY! I do! I stopped into Proof first; the OC Dem Found

  June 7, 2006

• Supe or Shallow?

  County Supervisor Tom Wilson's most recent e-newsletter (Fifth District Report) contained the following juicy tidbit: The City of Laguna Beach and the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Save Trestles- Bluewater Concert Series on Thursday August 31st from 8-11 p.m. at Club M (680 South Coast Hwy). Cost is $10 pre-sale and $15 at the door. For more information please call 949-842-2260 (Rick Conkey). Why is this juicy? Because only months ago (specifically March 7), the Orange County Bo

  August 28, 2006

• We Defend Barbara Coe!

  By now, everyone and their gardener has heard about the letter to recently registered Latino voters warning them of repercussions if they're illegal. No one is quite sure who sent the letter (read the English-language translation here), although the blame game has already begun: Democrats blame Republican carpetbagger (and 34th State Senate District candidate) Lynn Daucher, while Assemblymember Chuck Devore smells a Lou Correa operative, then gives the worst argument in history to support it. Th

  October 18, 2006

• 2006 WORST OC Candidate: Lynn Daucher

  If I hadn't been stuck in the courthouse for the last several months, this award would probably go to Larry Agran's robot Beth Krom, a deceitful mess of a politician/hack who should shame any true progressive. More on her and Agran after their victory. I promise. But tonight the one candidate who easily earns the (dis)honor of 2006 WORST OC CANDIDATE is Lynn Daucher. She is running against OC Supervisor Lou Correa. Make sure you and all your friends and neighbors vote for Lou as State Senator.

  November 6, 2006

• Down Goes Daucher

  As of half-past seven Monday night, Lou Correa has over 50% of the vote, beating opponent Lynn Daucher by 1,302 votes and winning California's 34th Senate seat. He collected more votes than opponents Daucher and Otto Bade combined, ending speculation that Bade's last-minute write-in campaign is what cost Daucher the election. Can we please stop calling him Otto the Spoiler now? This is an unpleasant turn of events for Daucher, who on Election Night was claiming victory. At the Republican's ill-

  November 20, 2006

• First District Special Election

  Since Lou Correa has been elevated to the splendor that is the state Senate, the citizens in the Board of Supervisors' First District need a new Lou, and today is the day to elect one.   The polls will be open until 8pm.  If you have any questions about the how-and-where of voting, you can call the Registrar of Voters office for answers, 714-567-7600. The weather will be fine, and crowds at the polls shouldn't be a problem.  According to the Reg, the last time there was a sp

  February 6, 2007

• Wednesday's Headlines & Surprises: Bootlicker is back!

  Tinker Bell Plot: Reporter Dave McKibben visits the turf war in Anaheim and discovers “The Disney-supported initiative, which supporters say has gathered enough signatures for the ballot, seeks to bar new housing in the resort district unless voters approve it. [But the] measure wouldn't require voter approval for Disney's commercial ventures.” That's evenhanded in a Tinker Bell sort of way. Disney folks want to block SunCal's 1,500-residential-unit plans across the street from their third

  August 15, 2007

• The Renaissance Blob in Santa Ana's Redevelopment Plan

  Today, a chingo of SanTana residents met at State Senator Lou Correa's office to discuss the Renaissance Specific Plan, which seeks to transform the city's downtown in a good (according to proponents) or gentrifying-Mexicans-outta-there (says opponents) way. I'm sure the other SanTana blogs--specifically Sean Mill at The Liberal OC and the Orange Juice! gang--will have something to say, but here's something for everyone to ponder in the meanwhile: what's with the weird blob in the bottom middle

  December 28, 2007

• Hispanic Bar Association Hijinks!

  With apologies to Orange County Register sports genius Randy Youngman, notes, quotes and observations from yesterday's Orange County Hispanic Bar Association annual fundraising dinner: *Greeting the well-dressed, well-coiffed crowd as they drove toward the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel were about eight anti-Mexican whackjobs--and we don't add the "anti-illegal immigrant" qualifier like other journalists because they told more than one cute attorney of Mexican descent to "go home." Spotted was

  March 2, 2008

• Has Lynn Daucher been a naughty girl?

  In February 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Orange County Republican Lynn Daucher as director of California's Department of Aging. At the time, Daucher--a 2006 campaign loser to Lou Correa for a state Senate seat--uttered a predictable line about the elation of public service. “I am excited that Governor Schwarzenegger has chosen me to serve aging Californians,” she told reporters. To be cynical—like we are about the 61-year-old Fullerton resident's credibility, there we

  March 19, 2008

• OC Fundie Funder Gives Money to Wacky Reeps, Homo-Haters--And Lou Correa?!

  The most influential Orange County man you've never heard of is undoubtedly Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., heir to the Home Savings (remember that bank?) fortune. He rarely makes public appearances due to suffering from Tourette's Syndrome, but that hasn't stopped him from giving millions of dollars away to some of the craziest causes imaginable: creationism, anti-gay marriage, anti-gay clerics in the Episcopalian Church, and so many others that in its list of America's most influential evangelicals a

  June 19, 2008

• Is Howard F. Ahmanson Reading Navel Gazing?

  *Updated, with new information on the bottom... Over the Labor Day weekend, someone claiming to be Christian fundie financier Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. left the following comment on my previous post about local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt being in cahoots with Ahmanson to end gay marriage in California. The comment also addressed a previous post about how Ahmanson also gave money to Lou Correa, who has a spotty record on gay rights: Dear Ask a Mexican, I think I was wrong now in what

  September 1, 2008

• A Real Lou-Lou

  June 17, 1999

• Letters

  July 1, 1999

• Excerpts: Part 2

  September 14, 2000

• Cinderella Stories

  April 12, 2001

• Endorse-O-Matic!

  November 7, 2002

• This Is How They Do It About the O.C.

  May 5, 2005

• Judge Steiner?

  Law enforcement here has a history of demonizing the victims of hate crimes, especially those who are gay. But though Scott Steiner is an Orange County deputy district attorney, and a conservative one at that, he breaks the callous stereotype. During his stint as head of the hate-crimes unit in the DA's office, Steiner vigorously pursued degenerate bigots who targeted minorities for violence, no matter the minority.Do you recall the Cal State Fullerton student who assaulted two young ladi

  March 10, 2009

• [Moxley Confidential] Clint McCall Gets His Man, Again

  March 12, 2009

• Orange County's Mexican Consul, Carlos Rodriguez y Quezada, Sparks Protests, Burns Bridges

  February 19, 2009

• Diary of a Mad County

  Jan. 24-Jan. 30
  

  February 1, 2007

• Diary of a Mad County

  Oct. 25 - Oct. 31

  November 2, 2006

• Commie Girl

  May 11, 2006

• Commie Girl

  April 20, 2006

• Girls Trouble

  Happy New Year: now youll pay for the sheriffs alleged sex romps

  January 5, 2006

• Step Into Liquid, Bro!

  October 27, 2005

• Goodbye, Mr. Cross

  June 16, 2005

• A Few Words on Why Tom Umberg Doesnt Want Campaign-Finance Reform

  April 28, 2005

• Cant We All Just Get Along?

  March 31, 2005

• War on Tourism

  May 13, 2004

• Letters

  May 6, 2004

• Queer Eye for the GOP Guy

  October 2, 2003

• Letters

  May 15, 2003

• Lunching With Losers

  December 5, 2002

• Diary of a mad county

  October 10, 2002

• Mmm-Bop!

  November 30, 2000

• Fantasy Land

  November 16, 2000

• No Soul in this Correa

  November 2, 2000

• Yeah, We Want 'Bush'

  September 28, 2000

• Baked Alaska Airlines

  May 18, 2000

• You Are Surrounded by Idjits, Mostly

  March 16, 2000

• Shag It, Baby

  June 24, 1999

• Loathe Thy Enemy

  June 10, 1999

• October-December

  January 7, 1999

• Sister Act Two

  September 18, 1997

• Mega-Connected Firm Wins Anaheim Design Contract

  Whoa! They're moving the Sydney Opera House to Anaheim!Oh wait, no. That's the newly approved design for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, a.k.a. ARTIC.On Tuesday, the Anaheim City Council awarded architecture firm Parsons Brinckerhoff/HOK with the contract to design and lay the groundwork for ARTIC, a regional transportation hub that's been more than 15 years in the making. The dollar total for the job could reach $24.3 million. According to the Register, Parsons Brinckerho

  May 27, 2009

• Railing For and Against Pringle, Umberg, High-Speed Rail

  Curt PringleIf they go to their graves winning no more recognition for their years of public service, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and ex-Assemblyman Tom Umberg can be comforted by the fact that they at least received a shout out from the California High Speed Rail Blog, which applauds both in the post titled "Orange County Takes Over the CHSRA Board."The CHSRA would be the California High Speed Rail Authority, the state agency planning a future high-speed rail network in the Golden State. Pringl

  July 6, 2009