We close out the November 2022 season covering election analyis with Lee Fink. Lee K. Fink is Chair of the Business Litigation Department for the Brower Law Group. In addition to his experience as a business, employment, and probate litigator, Lee has extensive experience is political law and campaigns and law. He was staff on both Obama Presidential campaigns as a statewide deputy and later voter protection director, a senior advisor for the Hillary Campaign, and a consultant for Stacey Abram’s Fair Fight in 2020. Lee served as outside counsel for several Democratic campaigns in 2022. Lee was ..read more

We close out the November 2022 season covering election analyis with Lee Fink. Lee K. Fink is Chair of the Business Litigation Department for the Brower Law Group. In addition to his experience as a business, employment, and probate litigator, Lee has extensive experience is political law and campaigns and law. He was staff on both Obama Presidential campaigns as a statewide deputy and later voter protection director, a senior advisor for the Hillary Campaign, and a consultant for Stacey Abram’s Fair Fight in 2020. Lee served as outside counsel for several Democratic campaigns in 2022. Lee was ..read more

In this episode of "A Slice of Orange" Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo and Jodi Balma cover the November 2022 Election results as of 11/11/2022 - what happened, what we know so far, and what we're waiting to find out. https://ocvote.gov/maps/index-test.php#33.6518/-117.7879/10/type=results https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gustavo-arellano-on-l-a-s-lying-sheriff-eyal-press/id492010645?i=1000580371512 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-31/column-alex-villanueva-santa-monica https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2022-midterm-election/ https://ocvote.gov/results/current-election-results ..read more

Summary: Jodi talks to Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo about school board elections, the charter schools in Orange County, and what it all means for our society and public education. Show Notes: https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1022709 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18143161-barrios-to-burbs https://blog.electkevinkiley.com/kevin-kileys-school-board-endorsements/ https://news.fullerton.edu/2022/10/college-of-education-supports-just-equitable-and-inclusive-teaching/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/hillsdale-college-charter-schools.html https://www.salon.com/2022/0 ..read more

Summary: Jodi covers those judicial elections no one knows how to vote on -- retention elections for our appellate and Supreme Court justices. Beyond this election, she covers the history of how they got on the ballot, the one and only election where the voters removed justices from the bench, Justice Janice Rogers Brown, and why we should work to remove them from the ballot ..read more

Jodi covers those judicial elections no one knows how to vote on - retention elections for our appellate and Supreme Court justices. Beyond this election, she covers the history of how they got on the ballot, the one and only election where the voters removed justices from the bench, Justice Janice Rogers Brown, and why we should work to remove them from the ballot ..read more

Jodi and Greg Diamond, Orange Juice Blog discuss the Board of Equalization, District 4 race, and why we both endorse David Dodson over the incumbent. If you live in Orange County, Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, or San Diego County, this race is on your ballot. https://www.daviddodson4boe.org https://ballotpedia.org/David_Dodson_(California) https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2022/08/democratic-party-embargo-of-dodson-for-board-of-equalization-support-is-broken/ https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-DA-candidate-wanted-in-Nevada-3199867.php https://www.breitbart.com/po ..read more

Jodi talks with two candidates for Fullerton City Council, Dr. Shana Charles, candidate for District 3 and Fullerton City Councilman Ahmad Zahra, running for re-election in District 5. They talk about what they've learned walking their districts, what they want to do if elected, and how to build civic engagement in Fullerton. https://www.cityoffullerton.com/government/departments/city-clerk/elections/find-my-district https://fullerton.granicus.com/player/clip/1543?&redirect=true&h=db870779f84dcfd49b72e6ad09941853 https://www.cityoffullerton.com/government/departments/city-manager-s-off ..read more

In this episode, Jodi revisits her May interview with Michele Bell. Michele Bell is a commissioner for the Orange County Superior Court, presiding on the Central Panel. Prior to her appointment, she worked for almost fourteen years as a deputy public defender with the Orange County Public Defender's Office. During her tenure there, Bell held an assignment on the Felony Panel Trial Team. She was a former board member of the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association ..read more

Jodi talks with Ronald Baesler about what's at stake in this election, why it's important to be informed and vote for candidates who will protect democracy and uphold our elections. “The 2022 elections will determine the fate of our democracy. We are lucky that Southern California, including Orange County, has several competitive districts which could tip the balance in Congress and change the fate of our nation. YOUR VOTE MATTERS!” Ronald Baesler Physicist, retired pastor, and social and economic justice advocate Ron Baesler has led Habitat for Humanity trips to El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil ..read more