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Ralph Martin

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Acclaimed OC Sheriff Finalist Retires

    South Orange County resident Ralph Martin, a well-respected longtime Los Angeles Sheriff's Department commander who finished third to replace the disgraced Mike Carona as Orange County's sheriff last year, officially retired today after nearly 36 years of public service."I've got mixed emotions," sa ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2009

    Less Than a Year Since She Was Appointed Sheriff, Sandra Hutchens Has Made Some Powerful Enemies

    South Orange County resident Ralph Martin, a well-respected longtime Los Angeles Sheriff's Department commander who finished third to replace the disgraced Mike Carona as Orange County's sheriff last year, officially retired today after nearly 36 years of public service."I've got mixed emotions," sa ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Don Bren Plays Rough With Businesswoman, His Kids-But Courts Play Rough, Too

    South Orange County resident Ralph Martin, a well-respected longtime Los Angeles Sheriff's Department commander who finished third to replace the disgraced Mike Carona as Orange County's sheriff last year, officially retired today after nearly 36 years of public service."I've got mixed emotions," sa ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 29, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    South Orange County resident Ralph Martin, a well-respected longtime Los Angeles Sheriff's Department commander who finished third to replace the disgraced Mike Carona as Orange County's sheriff last year, officially retired today after nearly 36 years of public service."I've got mixed emotions," sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    OC Register Loses Sheriff Candidate

    Notice anything odd about this online Orange County Register story teaser from last night and this morning? Check our Total Buzz blog to find out what candidates Bill Hunt, Craig Hunter, Sharon Hutchens, Randy Adams, Jack Anderson, Salt Lake City undersheriff Beau Babka, San Bernardino undersherif ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    The Weekly's Head Count of the 48 New Faces Who Want to Be Your Next Sheriff

    Notice anything odd about this online Orange County Register story teaser from last night and this morning? Check our Total Buzz blog to find out what candidates Bill Hunt, Craig Hunter, Sharon Hutchens, Randy Adams, Jack Anderson, Salt Lake City undersheriff Beau Babka, San Bernardino undersherif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2008

    (Sheriff) Jack in the Box

    If ever a man looked like a sheriff, it’s Jack Anderson. The mustachioed man is tall and husky and, if he wore a cowboy hat, would cast an impressive shadow sitting on a horse. Of course, the wild—ridiculously wild—west days at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) should be over. E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2006

    Carona Camp Claiming Victory; No runoff necessary

    Sheriff Mike "Calamity" Carona's campaign officials are claiming the two-term sheriff will easily surpass the 50 percent plus one vote requirement tonight. If true, that outcome would negate the need for a runoff in November. And the man who once promised he'd seek no more than two terms would get h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2006

    Carona Scandals Fund Opponents with $75K

    The latest campaign finance disclosure reports give evidence that the corruption scandals swirling around Sheriff Mike Carona translated into cash for his two key challengers, Bill Hunt and Ralph Martin. In activity between March 18 and May 20, Hunt and Martin raised a combined $75,000. The two-ter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2006

    Anti-Carona Commercial to Air

    Los Angeles County Sheriff's commander Ralph Martin, who is trying to unseat third-term-seeking Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, has apparently made a huge cable television advertising buy so he can broadcast the following campaign commerical (Windows Media) into local homes. The beauty of the ad ... More >>

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Someone Needs New Underwear

    Orange County Sheriff's Debate

  • Columns

    May 4, 2006

    Diary of a Mad County

    April 26 - May 2

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2006

    The Reg's Exciting Internet Strategy

    The internet (or internets, if you're George Bush) has helped change the way news gets reported. Take for example, R. Scott Moxley's story on Los Angeles County Sheriff's Commander and candidate for Orange County Sheriff Ralph Martin's call for Mike Carona's immediate resignation. On Thursday at a p ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    "This Is Unacceptable Behavior"

    Web Exclusive! Veteran cop Ralph Martin calls on sheriff to resign after mob ties documented

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    Laughing His Way to Victory?

    Despite scandals, Sheriff Carona still seducing voters

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2006

    Finally a Blow Sheriff Carona isn't Enjoying

    According to the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs website tonight, incumbent Sheriff Mike Carona has received a major vote of no confidence in his leadership after eight, scandal-ridden years in office. The group reports that Carona received just 44 percent of the vote of men/women in h ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 2, 2006

    Commie Girl

    Being Arnold Schwarzenegger: Steve Westly comes to town. Town nods politely, hides yawn

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Girls Trouble

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

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Justice Takes a Beating

    OC court greenlights torture in local jails

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