Who Killed Bambi? Why Denis Mr. Burns Bilodeaud did

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Hatch told me that Guy and a few other young guys are partially responsible for the Orange lodge seeing a net increase in membership of about 100, or 15 percent, in the last four years. The average age of the Orange lodge has gone from about 67 in the early 1990s, to somewhere in the low 50s. Elks include all three men on the Orange City Council, Denis Bilodeau, Jon Dumitruand Mark Murphy. While not in their 20s, neither are they anywhere near retirement age.

All stopped by Saturday, Bilodeau bringing the most amazing gift I received on the tour: a genuine elk-hoof lamp - freshly loaded with energy-efficient bulbs. As much as I loved it, I couldn't accept it from a public official, so I re-gifted it to the Orange lodge for its foyer with the proviso that it bear a brass plaque commemorating my historic tour, as well as Denis' and my names. Lodge officials immediately agreed.

Did you shoot Bambi on your last water district junket to Wyoming?  Way to go HE man!

And for the love of all that is holy, someone tell these idiots to stop appearing in public in shorts!  What the hell are you thinking Denis Mr. Burns Bilodeaud?   There are children present!  

Just in case you were a little unclear on the laws

Someone tried to hack my Facebook account last night!  

FB has been notified and a report submitted

Remember:

Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network, where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime. Netcrime refers, more precisely, to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking. There are also crimes of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted.  

The security level for all my sites has been upgraded to severe

Ambitious Lil Mutant Ninja Turtle Mike

I'm Gonna be Mayor!  Wait, you see what had happened is my paperwork got lost on my way back to city hall, Nice try Mutant Ninja Turtle!

Another Pizza is on the way to calm you down!

Published: Aug. 2, 2006 3:00 a.m.

Cavecche aims for top spot

By COURTNEY BACALSO

The Orange County Register
Story Highlights

Orange councilwoman decides to run for mayor instead of trying to retain her seat.

ORANGE – Councilwoman Carolyn Cavecche has filed nomination
 papers for Orange's mayoral race.

Because Cavecche won't file for her incumbent seat on the City Council,
 the deadline for filling papers for two council seats moves to Aug. 16.

Mike Alvarez, Michael Merino and Jose Pablo Serrano-Nieblas also pulled
 papers for mayor but have yet to file.

Cavecche filed her papers on Tuesday. The election is Nov. 7.

And don't forget how loyal DUM I Tru is to Orange, and how scary a high speed rail line is!

Add Orange’s Jon Dumitru to list of possible candidates

September 10th, 2009, 1:04 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Martin Wisckol, Politics reporter

Orange City Council Jon Dumitru is also considering running for the seat of Assemblyman Mike Duvall, who announced his resignation yesterday in the wake of a sex scandal.

“I’m getting a lot of encouragement from supporters,” he said. “The party needs a candidate who can restore the voters confidence and represent the party’s platform.”

I asked him about the only declared candidate so far, county Supervisor Chris Norby.

“I bring my own conservative values, while Chris is more of a libertarian,” he said.

Then, one month later

Orange Councilman Dumitru joins county clerk race

October 8th, 2009, 11:09 am · 2 Comments · posted by Martin Wisckol, Politics reporter

Orange City Councilman Jon Dumitru told me at last night’s Assembly debate that he’s joining the race for clerk-recorder. If you don’t know the steps to the 2009-2010 Election Shuffle, here’s how they go:

*County Supervisor Chris Norby and former Chief Deputy Recorder Hugh Nguyen declare their candidacy for the clerk’s seat, which Tom Daly is expected to vacate to run for Norby’s termed-out supervisorial seat.

*When “Open Mike” Duvall resigns his Assembly seat amid a sex scandal, Norby drops his clerk’s bid to run for the seat. Dumitru also declares his candidacy.

*When Linda Ackerman says she’s running for the Assembly seat too, Dumitru drops out and endorses her.

*Dumitru jumps into the clerk-recorder race, joining Nguyen and another political newcomer, Assistant Clerk-Recorder Renee Ramirez.

And now this

Orange mayor faces a surprise opponent

By FRANK MICKADEIT

COLUMNIST

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

fmickadeit@ocregister.com

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I was surprised when I heard Orange Councilman Jon Dumitru had pulled nomination
papers to challenge incumbent Mayor Carolyn Cavecche .

Cavecche was surprised too, since she had endorsed Dumitru when he ran for council. 
My thinking was Dumitru would wait until 2012 to run for mayor, when his current term 
on the council expires and Cavecche is termed out anyway. But he told me Tuesday that 
a couple of issues just won't wait: city finances and the threat of a high-speed rail line.

Orange Councilman Jon Dumitru, center, has taken out papers to run against incumbent Mayor Carolyn Cavecche, right. To far left is Councilman Denis Bilodeau.

JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Dumitru sees himself as more
fiscally conservative than Cavecche.
He has consistently voted against
 raising fees for various city services
and wants to go as far as privatizing
 some, such as ambulance service.
He is also against the proposed
 high-speed rail project acquiring
any land in Orange through
eminent domain.

Cavecche says she's holding back
a bit on how she's going to frame these
 issues, but pointed out Dumitru has
voted with her on each city budget.
She says that despite her leadership
at Orange County Transportation
 Authority, "I've never been a huge
advocate of high-speed rail," and has
fought to ensure any such rail line
 would end before it got to Orange.

This race will get interesting because
both have a history as strong local
campaigners. Cavecche came up through the grassroots route of local library boards and such,
 and has since become a politician with a regional reputation.

Cavecche has about $90,000; Dumitru has about $15,000. He says he'll raise ten times
that; she says, "I'll raise as much as I need to win."

Not One Penny!

Orange City Council Candidate Chris Horton Challenges All Orange County Political Candidates to Take his “Not-One-Penny” Pledge

Horton vows not to take one penny of taxpayer dollars for if elected to public service.

Orange City Council candidate Chris Horton is the only candidate in Orange – and possibly all of Orange County – to pledge not to take one penny of taxpayer dollars if he is elected to public service as a Councilmember in his hometown of Orange.  For years council members in Orange and other cities have fed at the public trough pocketing thousands in tax dollars not only for serving in their role on the City Council, but further dipping into the taxpayers’ pockets for health benefits, retirement benefits and even for serving on auxiliary boards and commissions.

“So many candidates run on a platform of fiscal responsibility, but I believe you really need to walk the walk,” said Horton.  “I’'ve been a small businessman my entire life and the immediate past President of the Orange Chamber of Commerce.  I get taxed twice in the City of Orange, once as a resident and secondly as a business owner.  When my business is slow, I take a cut and reduce my pay to protect those working for me.  To my knowledge only our Mayor opted to do so in Orange while others are collecting multiple taxpayer checks, its ludicrous.  I finally said, “Enough!” and decided to run for City Council under the banner of true public service and fiscal leadership, and came up with the “Not-One-Penny” Pledge.”

 Horton said that part-time elected office should be public service, and one should not get paid for public service.  The hallmarks of his pledge are very basic:

• I will not accept any financial compensation for my public service as an elected official.

• I will not accept any health benefits or financial equivalent from the city or any public agency

• I will not accept any pension plan benefits from the city or any public agency.

Any candidate for any public office in Orange County is welcome to join Chris in his commitment to protect taxpayers, but he particularly invites his fellow candidates in the City of Orange to join him.

“Not one penny.” said Horton “That is my pledge to the taxpayers of Orange.  If elected, I will not take one penny in compensation for my public service and I challenge every one of my fellow candidates for Orange City Council to take this pledge with me.  The taxpayers of Orange deserve nothing less.”

Mayor Carolyn Cavecche: Setting the Record Straight

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Greetings! Holding public office is an honor that I have never taken for granted. When you elected me Mayor in 2006 and again in 2008, I pledged to conduct business in an open and honest atmosphere. I believe very strongly in public service and fiscal responsibility. That is why it has been so disturbing to read newspaper headlines and political mailers that not only distort the truth, but are in fact fabrications.

It's Time to Set the Record Straight The Mayor of Orange has never been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary. As Mayor, I actually take home less then any other member of the City Council in compensation including my opponent. When the employees at city hall were asked to take a 5% cut in pay, I voluntarily took the same cut. The only member of the city council to do so. Unlike my opponent, I am not a full time government employee and I will not receive an "abusive" pension. In fact, I have started working to change the current policy in Orange so that elected officials will never be placed into a pension system at all. I was the leader in initiating comprehensive pension reform in city government ensuring that employees pay their fair share for pension benefits. I also worked with our city employees to roll back salaries when we needed them to do so. Mayor Cavecche & U.S. Representative Ed Royce We face many challenges in the future. Your Mayor needs to focus on keeping Orange the kind of community that we have been for over 122 years. A city with safe neighborhoods, a strong business climate and a high quality of life for our residents. Those have been my priorities from the beginning and why I first became involved in public service.  Like many of you, I am a homeowner raising a family in Orange and there is nothing more important to me than ensuring that your family and mine live in a safe and nurturing city. I am campaigning for my last term as Mayor with respect for the office and for you, the voter.

I would be honored to have your vote on November 2. Sincerely, Carolyn Cavecche Mayor of Orange

Some mayors go public on Facebook

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ORANGE – The first post on Carolyn Cavecche's Facebook page was from a friend welcoming the mayor of Orange to the 21st century.

Cavecche, who started her Facebook page about a week ago, has joined the groundswell of elected officials and municipalities throughout Orange County maintaining Facebok pages on the Web to reach constituents.

A screen shot of the Facebook page for Orange Mayor Carolyn Cavecche. Cavecche said she wanted to reach out to the community.

EUGENE W. FIELDS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

"The main reason I'm doing it is that Facebook is so huge," Cavecche said. "It's a great way to reach out to my constituency in Orange."

Cavecche, 49, does not fit into the typical demographic sector of Facebook users, which according to insidefacebook.com, is 18-34.

"I've been watching my kids do it for the past couple of years, and a friend helped me set it up," Cavecche said. "I look forward to getting on and writing."

Thus far, Cavecche has gained more than 220 Facebook "friends" and responded to every post or question from constituents, including answering questions about the "Three Strikes Law" and paycheck protection.

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido also keeps a Facebook page, with a following of 195 people. Unlike his counterpart in Orange, Pulido has not been active on his page, posting just three times since December. Pulido's most recent post was on Jan. 13 advising residents about the upcoming U.S. Census.

Pulido did not return messages seeking comment.

Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle said he maintains a personal Facebook page with a rule: Followers must know the names of his wife and children to be added.

"I like it, because I can show my friends what I'm doing in my personal life and my role as mayor," Pringle said. "I don't do it to garner votes. I have it so my friends across the country can see what I'm doing."

Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang also maintains a private Facebook page. Kang says he uses a monthly newsletter to reach out to his constituents, but he isn't opposed to having a public Facebook page.

"I'm from the old-school, so it's going to take a little while to catch up," Kang said. "Facebook is a way to reach out to a younger audience. If you don't catch up with the trends, you're totally outdated."

In neighboring Villa Park, City Manager Lori Sassoon said none of the council members maintains a public Facebook page. But the 6,500-resident city maintains a general-information Facebook page that has more than 1,500 followers.

"We get a lot of calls generated from it," Sassoon said. "It's another tool in the toolbox to help us get the word out."