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Paul Krekorian for CD2: The Best Hope for Change

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

They shouldn’t have done it, they shouldn’t have gotten Paul Krekorian mad, so mad he’s started sounding like a guy who will to stand up for his constituents instead of a politician running for a new office. Their big mistake … Continue reading →

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Essel’s ‘Lettergate’: Why Is Antonio’s Thank You Note in 2000 a Criminal Matter?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

As we head into the final two weeks of the Battle for CD2, the campaign between Paul Krekorian and Christine Essel suddenly has escalated into one of the costliest and nastiest ever for the City Council. The City Hall political … Continue reading →

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D’Arcy’s Kiss of Death for Chris Essel

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

The Dec. 8 runoff in Council District 2 between Paul Krekorian and Chris Essel shaped up as a choice between the lesser of two evils, both beholden the same City Hall political machine that for so long has betrayed the … Continue reading →

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Two Takes on CD2 Race

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: I wrote two versions of my views on the special election in CD2, the first for Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter, the second for Wayne Adelstein’s North Valley Community News. Snatching Victory from Defeat (Republished from Norvth Valley … Continue reading →

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Appraising the CD2 Race: Stopping the Machine

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the new edition of Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter. With the money rolling into their war chests, Chris Essel and Paul Krekorian are on track to raise 10 times as much as the … Continue reading →

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Follow the Money: Essel’s Trail in CD2 Race Leads to City Hall Interests

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

The battle lines are drawn for the Council District 2 special election on Sept. 22 and if money talks — and it usually does in politics — Chris Essel should be unbeatable.She’s raised nearly $200,000, which is more than the … Continue reading →

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Beat the Machine: Can Activists Stop City Hall’s Carpetbagger Takeover in CD2

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

EDITOR’S NOTE; This article, recently published in Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter community paper, outlines what’s at stake in City Council District 2 election, a brutally gerrymandered district that includes Sunland-Tujuniga and most of the Northeast Valley, a sliver along … Continue reading →

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