Wow. It looks like Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante DID NOT get endorsed by the Lincoln Club of Orange County! This should have been a slam dunk for him, since Bustamante is a Republican and the Lincoln Club supports Republicans. But when you consider that this organization is in favor of limiting government, Bustamante simply doesn’t cut it.
He voted twice to raise our water rates this past year – even though I proved through my own research that the City of Santa Ana spends ten percent more than other water agencies on administration. Bustamante also supported Measure G -a property tax increase that SAUSD Trustee John Palacio said was unnecessary.
And Bustamante, as an incumbent, helped put the City of Santa Ana in a $28 million budget deficit that he has no answers for.
It looks like Bustamante’s reelection won’t be a slam dunk after all…
The Lincoln Club cares NOT for RINOs.
I noticed that Bustamante’s campaign website still lists the OC Lincoln Club as endorsing his candidacy. How long will it take for Carlos to correct this?
How many other outdated endorsements are listed here?
Did Carlos even seek the LC’s endorsement?
Mike –
Art and I have had that conversation. We have the beginnings of a plan. I’ll consult with you soon.
SMS
Oh, if John Palacios said Measure G was unnecessary, then it must be true.
How’d that turn out for him?
Arturo,
A better question would be how did it turn out for th Classified workers? They all worked hard on Measure G’s campaign – only to be fired after it passed. And John said that firing was bogus too as he knew there was money available to pay him. Sure enough many were hired back after John complained.
More often than not John is right about what is up at the school district.